Un equipo resucita proteínas ancestrales para descifrar la evolución celular de la vida en la Tierra

by Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB)

Se trata de la primera reconstrucción estructural de proteínas ancestrales multiméricas, es decir, aquellas capaces de ensamblarse para generar una función biológica nueva

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Identifican factores genéticos compartidos entre los trastornos adictivos y el éxito educativo

by Professional Newco

Un estudio liderado por el grupo del CIBERSAM perteneciente a Psiquiatría, Salud Mental y Adicciones del Vall d’Hebron Instituto de Investigación (VHIR) ha identificado un conjunto de factores gen...

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Plant hormone allows lifelong control of proteins in living animal

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

Researchers have found a way to control protein levels inside different tissues of a whole, living animal for the first time. The method lets scientists dial protein levels up or down with great preci...

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They design a tool to predict the risk of ischemic stroke from blood fats

by IMIM - Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques

The result, after analyzing the blood samples, is clear. Those with a higher score on the blood fat index, indicating a better diet, had a 14% lower risk of suffering from this type of stroke.

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Oniria Therapeutics, VHIO and ICIQ awarded over €1.7 million from Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation to advance ONR-001 drug targeting resistant colon cancer

by ONIRIA Therapeutics

Biopharmaceutical company Oniria Therapeutics, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) and Institut Català d’Investigació Química (ICIQ) will work together on the regulatory preclinical phas...

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An international study shows that combining immunotherapy with chemotherapy improves survival in stomach cancer

by Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla

The results confirm that combining durvalumab with FLOT (fluorouracilo, leucovorina, oxaliplatina y docetaxel) is not only effective but also safe for patients.

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Un estudio identifica el papel clave del colesterol en la migración de las células del sistema inmunológico

by Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB)

Investigadores del CNB-CSIC han descubierto que los niveles de colesterol en la membrana celular afectan a la capacidad de las células inmunitarias para migrar a los tejidos donde son necesarias

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A Study Reveals How Hippocampal Synapses Adjust Their Proteins to Specialize Their Function

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

A research team led by Dr. Àlex Bayés, Head of the Molecular Physiology of the Synapse Group at the Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (IR Sant Pau), has achieved what for decades had been an elusive goal...

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The way our cells respond to oestrogen, the main female sex hormone, depends on how DNA is ‘supercoiled’

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

This discovery reveals that the way DNA twists or 'supercoils' is key for cells to respond to oestrogens.

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La obesidad sarcopénica acelera el deterioro cognitivo en personas mayores

by Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Un estudio liderado por la Universidad Rovira i Virgili ha seguido durante seis años a más de mil personas con sobrepeso u obesidad y otros indicadores metabólicos, como la hipertensión o niveles ...

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Neutrophils are less aggressive at night, explaining why nighttime heart attacks cause less damage than daytime events

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares - CNIC

A CNIC study reveals that neutrophils—a type of immune cell—are less aggressive at night, explaining why nighttime heart attacks are less severe than those occurring during the day

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