Researchers find HERC1 protein deficiency to cause osteopenia

by Universitat de Barcelona

Bones remain healthy thanks to the fact that they are in continuous remodelling, a process that is given by the balance between the activity of osteoblasts —cells that create bone tissue— and the ...

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Desarrollan un potencial tratamiento para la distrofia muscular rara LGMD D2 con edición génica

by CIBERER - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras

Investigadores del IIS La Fe de Valencia y el Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) han conseguido corregir con tecnología de edición génica CRISPR-Cas9 la muta...

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Telómeros, inflamación y mitocondrias colaboran para prevenir el desarrollo de cáncer

by Revista Genética Médica

Cuando los telómeros se acortan demasiado, se comunican con las mitocondrias para activar una respuesta inflamatoria que elimina las células inestables, revela un reciente estudio del Instituto Salk...

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Nanocápsulas con control remoto para amplificar localmente el efecto de las quimioterapias

by CSIC - Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

Un grupo internacional, con colaboración del Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona del CSIC, busca desarrollar nanoterapias contra el cáncer mediante nanocápsulas controladas externamente

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New strategy against chronic wound infections

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

A research team has published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology a study on how the use of specific enzymes and the combination of different antibiotic drugs can mean a breakthrough in the fight...

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Brachytherapy in initial tumors in breast cancer is shorter and with fewer side effects than conventional radiotherapy

by ICO - Institut Català d'Oncologia

This is demonstrated by the results of an international study with the participation of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) - the Biomedical Research Institute of Bellvitge (IDIBELL) and the Valen...

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Heart toggles between maintenance and energy-boost mode using ribosomes

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona have discovered a mechanism involving ribosomes which helps the heart toggle between a ‘regular maintenance mode’ for day-to-day...

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New study identifies an epigenetic signature associated to the rare genetic disorder GATA2 deficiency

by IDIBELL - Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge

The Hematopoietic Stem Cell Biology and Leukemogenesis group at IDIBELL, headed by Dr Alessandra Giorgetti, associate professor at University of Barcelona has discovered an additional level of gene re...

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Identifican bacterias de la microbiota intestinal que podrían prevenir la resistencia a antibióticos

by CIMA - Centro de Investigación Médica Aplicada

El trabajo, coordinado por la Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (Fisabio), identifica la capacidad de cinco cepas bacterianas de la micr...

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Long-term exposure to nitrate in drinking water may be a risk factor for prostate cancer

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

​The nitrate ingested over the course of a person’s adult lifetime through the consumption of tap water and bottled water could be a risk factor for prostate cancer, particularly in the case of ag...

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Vall d'Hebron has studied how the sex of the donor and the recipient influence survival after transplantation

by Vall d’Hebron

The work of the multinational team, which has reviewed the records of more than one million patients who have received a new organ, has found significant differences between women and men.

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Una alta concentración de CO2 en la atmósfera empobrece las tierras de cultivo de arroz

by CSIC - Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

Una elevada concentración de CO2 en la atmósfera reduce más de un 20% la disponibilidad de fósforo en los suelos donde se cultiva arroz. Este mineral fertilizante es indispensable para un suelo pr...

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