A new atlas unveils which mutations are behind the noxious amyloid formation

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

Researchers from the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have developed the most complete atlas up to date with the genetic mutations that causes the formation of amyloid beta fibril, a p...

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Un estudio aporta nuevas pistas sobre la toxicidad del hierro en la enfermedad de Parkinson y explica el efecto paradójico de la deferiprona

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Un estudio en el que han participado investigadores del Instituto de Investigación del Hospital de la Santa Creu y Sant Pau – IIB Sant Pau concluye que si se administra deferiprona en pacientes que...

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VHIO ha participado en la elaboración de un nuevo protocolo para ensayos fase I

by VHIO

Acaba de ser publicada en la revista Annals of Oncology una nueva guía en la que se pone especial énfasis en la necesidad de desarrollar un nuevo concepto de dosis recomendada que se aleja del parad...

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Desarrollan una molécula que elimina el ARN tóxico responsable de la esclerosis lateral amiotrófica familiar

by Revista Genética Médica

Investigadores del Instituto Scripps han desarrollado una molécula con potencial para el tratamiento de la esclerosis lateral amiotrófica y la demencia frontotemporal de origen genético. La molécu...

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Research provides new clues about iron toxicity in Parkinson's disease and explains the paradoxical effect of deferiprone

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

Treatment with deferiprone in patients with early Parkinson's disease who have not yet received treatment with levodopa or other dopaminergic drugs, does not provide clinical benefit and, on the contr...

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Un estudio de INCLIVA permite desarrollar una secuencia diagnóstica para identificar la exploración más adecuada en caso de ingesta de cáusticos

by INCLIVA

Han conseguido elaborar una secuencia diagnóstica para identificar cuál es la exploración más adecuada ante la ingesta de cáusticos, según el riesgo de complicación del paciente, con el fin de ...

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IBEC researchers discover how to improve the existed antibiotics and develop new antimicrobial treatments

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

In a new study carried out by researchers from the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), improved so that they are more effective in much smaller doses, which opens the possibility of deve...

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Can electronic cigarettes cause heart problems?

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

E-cigarettes are not a good alternative to stopping smoking. A recent study in the journal Nature explains that they can cause heart problems, apart from lung problems.

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Study Reveals Inequalities in the Regulation and Monitoring of Trihalomethane Levels in Drinking Water Worldwide

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the ”la Caixa” Foundation, has revealed the “enormous gap” between high-income and low-income countri...

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TraffikGene receives €2.5M from European Innovation Council to bring its technology to market

by Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biológica y Materiales Moleculares

The project led by Prof. Javier Montenegro, principal investigator at CiQUS (USC), receives support from the European Innovation Council to advance in the preclinical validation of a novel delivery sy...

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Certain Chemical Pollutants in the Environment Increase the Risk of Developing COVID-19

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

Is the first prospective analysis of pre-pandemic data on pollutants in healthy people. The findings provide a possible new explanation for the large differences in susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infect...

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Light controlled drugs for future precision therapies against diseases such as cancer

by Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC)

Researchers from the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC) of Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) have developed a series of drugs, photosensitive molecules, which can be reversibl...

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