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

Linking alterations in precursor cells of brain formation with the origin of neuropsychiatric diseases

by IMIM - Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques

11 months ago
neuropsychiatric diseases

The origin of some neuropsychiatric diseases, such as autism, bipolar disorder, or depression, and certain neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, can be found in very early stages of...

One billion-year-old rules of protein stability revealed

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

11 months ago
FYN-SH3

The study turns this idea on its head. Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona and the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Hinxton, UK, studied a human protein domain (the functio...

Desarrollan un sistema ‘inteligente’ que analiza los genes implicados en enfermedades como la fatiga crónica

by Fundación Andaluza para la Divulgación de la Innovación y el Conocimiento

11 months ago
síndrome de fatiga crónica, fibromialgia, encefalomielitis miálgica

Un equipo de investigación de la Universidad de Málaga ha desarrollado una herramienta que aplica simultáneamente hasta 26 técnicas de inteligencia artificial para explorar interacciones genética...

7 Common RNA Extraction Errors and How to Solve Them

by Abyntek

11 months ago
RNA extraction

This post reveals the 7 most common mistakes that can ruin your results—from cross-contamination to improper RNA storage. If you work in molecular research, this guide can help you avoid frustration...

Leriglitazone Marketing Authorization Application submitted for treatment of cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy has been validated by European Medicines Agency

by Ysios Capital

11 months ago
Leriglitazone, adrenoleukodystrophy

Minoryx Therapeutics today announce that the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for Minoryx’s lead candidate leriglitazone (NEZGLYAL®) has been submitted to the European Medicines Agency (EM...

Novel drug combination significantly improves survival in subgroup of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

by VHIO

11 months ago
talazoparib and enzalutamide, metastatic prostate cancer

Published in The Lancet, final overall survival results of the phase 3 TALAPRO-2 trial show that talazoparib plus enzalutamide significantly improves survival in patients with homologous recombination...

Can artificial intelligence outperform experts in mechanical ventilation?

by Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Parc Taulí

11 months ago
artificial intelligence, mechanical ventilation, large language models (LLMs)

I3PT team demonstrates the potential of language models to accelerate the creation of vital diagnostic tools

New Research Supports Ivermectin as an Effective Strategy to Control Malaria Transmission

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

11 months ago
Ivermectin, malaria

The BOHEMIA trial, the largest study on ivermectin for malaria to date, showed a 26% reduction in new malaria infection on top of existing bed nets, providing strong evidence of ivermectin’s potenti...

Human genome ‘re-read’ greatly expands catalogue of large genetic variation

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

11 months ago
LINE-1 element, Human genome

Researchers have significantly expanded the catalogue of known human genetic variation. The resulting datasets, shared in two back-to-back publications in the journal Nature, constitute what may be th...

Researchers from ibs.GRANADA and the University of Granada discover that fibromyalgia, not menopause, could be behind altered blood flow in the hands

by Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria - Ibs Granada

11 months ago
fibromyalgia, menopause, blood flow in the hands

The study, published in the journal Climacteric, reveals that the increase in temperature in the hands of women with fibromyalgia is not due to the hormonal changes associated with menopause, but to t...

The UEx is investigating alternatives to the use of antibiotics in equine farming for the treatment of endometritis

by Universidad de Extremadura

11 months ago
Infectious endometritis

UEx researchers use new molecular techniques called "omics" to understand the mare's uterine microbiome and improve the diagnosis of endometritis.

Cataluña impulsa el primer banco público de microbiota fecal del Estado para tratar algunas infecciones intestinales graves

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

11 months ago
C. difficile, Banco de Microbiota Fecal

Es un servicio público pionero y de referencia estatal y europea promovido por Salud, junto con los hospitales de Bellvitge y Clínic, la OCATT y el BST.