Latest biotechnology articles and news on biotech industry leaders, emerging biotech companies in Spain

New Insights into the Side Effects of a Recent Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

by Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla

10 months ago
rheumatoid arthritis (RA), JAK-STAT pathway inhibitors, JAKinibs

A study led from Cantabria analyzes how JAK-STAT pathway inhibitors affect the immune system

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

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

10 months ago
lysine, tryptophan, tyrosine, cysteine and cysteine

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.

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

10 months ago
cognitive decline & dementia, green tea, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), Physical Exercise, Mediterranean diet, APOE-4 gene

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...

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

10 months ago
neuromodulation, cortical neural networks

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...

A New System Enables Objective Measurement of Gait Impairments

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

10 months ago
peripheral neuropathies, digital biomechanical sensors, ataxia, steppage gait

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...

Fibrosens Project receives funds from AFM-Telethon to develop sensor devices for muscular dystrophy

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

10 months ago
muscular dystrophy, Fibrosis, Nanoplasmonic sensing technology, Fibrosens

The objective is to develop multiplexing sensor devices to achieve online, real-time sensing capability to monitor fibrosis markers and evaluate drug response in muscular dystrophy in vitro models.

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

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

10 months ago
ATP, HeLA cells, “NAMs” (nucleus-associated mitochondria

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...

The University of Zaragoza has achieved a new breakthrough in immunotherapy, opening up new avenues for cancer diagnosis and treatment

by Universidad de Zaragoza

10 months ago
sugar Tn and STn, combotope, drugs (ADCs: antibody-drug conjugates)

Researchers at the Institute of Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI) at the University of Zaragoza have achieved an important advance in immunotherapy by developing antibodies capable ...

Científicos del CSIC participan en la obtención de la escala de riesgo genético de alzhéimer más completa

by CSIC - Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

10 months ago
escala de riesgo genético, alzhéimer

Un equipo internacional con participación de tres centros del CSIC ha combinado estudios genéticos de cerca de 100.000 personas sanas y enfermas en Europa, Asia, África y América

La grasa que se esconde entre los músculos: un nuevo enemigo silencioso de la salud cardiometabólica

by Professional Newco

10 months ago
grasa intermuscular (IMAT), riesgo cardiometabólico

Más allá de la grasa subcutánea, es decir, la que se acumula bajo la piel, existen depósitos de grasa menos evidentes, como la grasa intermuscular (IMAT), que se acumula entre los músculos y que ...

Relacionan una mayor diversidad alimentaria con un menor riesgo de mortalidad en personas mayores

by Universitat Rovira i Virgili

10 months ago
Riqueza de Especies Dietéticas (DSR)

Un estudio liderado por la URV/IISPV demuestra que una dieta rica en diferentes especies vegetales y animales se asocia a una esperanza de vida más larga

Un estudio liderado por el IMIBIC demuestra que un nuevo enfoque en el tratamiento del cáncer de ovario reduce efectos secundarios

by Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC)

10 months ago
Paclitaxel, quimioterapia intraperitoneal hipertérmica (HIPEC), cáncer de ovario avanzado

Un estudio multicéntrico liderado por el Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC) ha demostrado que el fármaco Paclitaxel, administrado mediante quimioterapia intraper...