Ion Arocena: “We need to boost policies based on capital instruments and subsidies to support deep-tech sectors such as biotechnology”.
Read moreUn equipo de investigadores de la Universidad de Bristol, en Reino Unido, ha desarrollado una terapia génica con potencial para el tratamiento de pacientes con síndrome nefrótico con mutaciones en ...
Read moreA study led by the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia demonstrates that laminin, a protein present in breast tissues, prevents the effects of stiffening, protecting cells against tumor growth. W...
Read moreIt has been developed a new model of Alzheimer's disease to address the role of one of its risk factors: herpes virus. The results, published in the journal Microorganisms , determine the usefulness o...
Read moreInvestigadores de la Universidad Duke han desarrollado una prueba para detectar la enfermedad de Parkinson basada en medir los daños en el ADN mitocondrial en sangre periférica. Una vez optimizada, ...
Read moreA team from the University of Barcelona has described how the lack of the CERKL gene alters the ability of retinal cells to fight oxidative stress generated by light and triggers cell death mechanisms...
Read moreIt has been shown that placophilin-2 protein (PKP2) is important for adipose cell viability and fat function, and that its presence is compromised in people with obesity.
Read moreA study in the journal Cell sheds new light on the evolution of neurons, focusing on the placozoans, a millimetre-sized marine animal. Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona fin...
Read moreUAB researchers have developed minimal nanozymes with the capacity of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted in industrial processes and applicable to other environmental remediation processes, based ...
Read moreTres recientes estudios amplían el repertorio de factores genéticos que influyen en el riesgo a desarrollar enfermedad de Alzheimer, con interesantes perspectivas para el desarrollo de terapias.
Read moreThe collaborative project InMaM, part of the Complementary Plan for Biotechnology Applied to Health, involving both Catalonia and the Basque Country, aims to discover new immunotherapy-based treatment...
Read moreB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia which carries the fusion between the MLL and AF4 genes is associated with a poor prognosis. The new model simulates its evolution in children's cells, thus facilit...
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