Cancer cells ‘power up’ when literally pressed to the limit

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona made the discovery using a specialised microscope that can compress living cells to just three microns wide, about one-thirtieth the...

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A New System Enables Objective Measurement of Gait Impairments

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

The results indicate that this system can detect prototypical abnormal gait patterns associated with peripheral neuropathies, such as ataxia—an uncoordinated or unstable gait—and steppage gait—a...

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A study by Clínic-IDIBAPS presents a new neuromodulation strategy and opens the door to possible treatments for disorders such as depression and Parkinson's disease

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

It has been investigated how alternating electrical fields affect cortical neural networks that generate spontaneous slow oscillations, typical of states such as deep sleep or anaesthesia. The aim was...

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Combining Diet, Physical Exercise, Cognitive Training, and a Green Tea Compound Reduces the Risk of Dementia

by IMIM - Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques

Researchers from the Research Institute of Hospital del Mar and the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center, the research center of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation, have demonstrated the benefits of foll...

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CNIO researcher develops a test aimed to detect early-stage tumors with a blood sample

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

It has been developed a test that can detect early-stage solid tumours with just a blood sample and the test also provides information relevant to the choice of treatment.

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Melanoma ‘sat-nav’ discovery could help curb metastasis

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

Researchers have discovered a protein which is critical for steering melanoma cancer cells as they spread throughout the body. The malignant cells become dependent on this protein to migrate, pointing...

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New, safe, and effective treatment for giant cell arteritis, a disease with few therapeutic options

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

It has been presented Upadacitinib as a new effective and safe therapeutic option for giant cell arteritis, an inflammatory disease that mainly affects the elderly and that until now had few treatment...

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Lipid changes during ageing follow a non-linear pattern and are influenced by gender

by IRB Lleida. Institut de Recerca Biomèdica

Researchers from the University of Lleida and IRBLleida publish one of the most comprehensive lipidomic analyses to date on human ageing

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Even in People Without Risk Factors, Elevated Lp(a) Increases the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

This study indicates that people with elevated Lp(a) levels are at increased risk of coronary heart disease even if they don’t have high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, or a history of s...

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Descubren un mecanismo celular que altera la microbiota intestinal y que aumenta la aparición de enfermedades múltiples

by CSIC - Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

El estudio, liderado por el CSIC, demuestra que el deterioro asociado a la edad de los linfocitos T CD4 debilita la barrera intestinal, y favorece la inflamación crónica y la senescencia celular

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Las células estrelladas también son esenciales para el buen funcionamiento del hígado

by CIMA - Centro de Investigación Médica Aplicada

El Dr. Josepmaria Argemí, hepatólogo de la Clínica Universidad de Navarra e investigador del Cima, ha participado en una publicación internacional en la revista Nature que ha demostrado que su pap...

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