La presencia elevada de un gen empeora el pronóstico del cáncer de pulmón y de páncreas

by CIMA - Centro de Investigación Médica Aplicada

Investigadores del Cima han identificado un gen que está implicado en el desarrollo del cáncer de pulmón y de páncreas. Se trata de un transportador de fosfolípidos (proteínas de las membranas c...

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Ventipet aims to become the new reference standard for lung ventilation assessment

by CIC biomaGUNE

Its operation is based on a harmless radiofluorinated gas that provides a clear view of the gaseous content of the lungs throughout the respiratory cycle. Ventipet is pioneering in that it is compatib...

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Kawasaki Disease Linked to Air Pollution from Intensive Agriculture and Urban Emissions

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

Study finds link between metal-rich ultrafine aerosols and incidence of Kawasaki disease

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Researchers identify new biomarkers of the most frequent lung cancer

by Universitat de Barcelona

​​​​​​​Researchers of the University of Barcelona and the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have identified new biomarkers for non-small cell lung cancer, the most common l...

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Drug prevents infection with SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses in preclinical models

by IrsiCaixa

β-cyclodextrins prevent SARS-CoV-2 and HCoV-229E infection in cell cultures, primary tissues and animal model

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Un nuevo tratamiento para el cáncer de pulmón eleva la supervivencia y podría beneficiar a más de 6.000 pacientes al año

by ICO - Institut Català d'Oncologia

Un 36,8% de los pacientes que reciben este nuevo tratamiento consiguen una desaparición completa del tumor, frente al 6,9%. Además, un 85% de los pacientes sobreviven dos años después de haber rec...

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‘Traffic control’ system for mucin and insulin secretion identified

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

Researchers from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona have published a study in the journal Nature Communications that reveals how cells carry out the controlled release of mucins and ...

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La FDA aprueba la primera terapia génica para ciertos pacientes con distrofia muscular de Duchenne

by Revista Genética Médica

La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha aprobado Elevidys, la primera terapia génica para el tratamiento de la distrofia muscular de Duche...

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Key mechanism in embryonic development revealed: pivotal role of DNA copy number

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

A study performed at IRB Barcelona unveils how the number of copies of genetic material influences the cell death processes that shape organs during development.

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Novel p53-mediated mechanism of lung cancer suppression by cell differentiation promises a new route for therapy

by VHIO

Findings from a study published in Nature (1) show that the TP53 gene governs differentiation of pulmonary alveolar type 1 (AT1) cells, but when mutated it loses its function, resulting in abnormal ce...

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Babies conceived through assisted reproduction have a much higher risk of being asthmatic, according to a study

by Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria - Ibs Granada

Babies are also at higher risk of being asthmatic when one of their parents is asthmatic, or when the mother is young at the time of delivery (under 30 years of age).

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Demuestran que la inhibición de la proteína antiapoptótica survivina mejora la hipertensión pulmonar en un modelo experimental

by CIBERES - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias

El estudio demuestra un aumento de la expresión de survivina en las arterias pulmonares y en el tejido pulmonar de los ratones con HAP inducida por SU5416/hipoxia, así como una regulación al alza d...

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