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

La arquitectura molecular de los procesos de fisión celular al descubierto

by Universidad del País Vasco

11 years ago
membrane fission, dinamina 1

Lo novedoso del estudio es que por primera vez se ha probado experimentalmente la existencia de una secuencia definida de estructuras intermedias de la membrana durante la escisión, secuencia antes s...

Describen alteraciones en estructuras cerebrales en pacientes con esquizofrenia descubiertas mediante un innovador análisis de imagen cerebral

by Cibersam- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental

11 years ago
esquizofrenia, schizophrenia

Para intentar clarificar el tipo de anomalías estructurales cerebrales presentes en la esquizofrenia, se ha llevado a cabo un innovador meta-análisis prospectivo que analiza datos de imagen cerebral...

El color amarillo es el preferido en personas con daltonismo severo

by Universidad Complutense de Madrid

11 years ago
color blindness, dichromatism

Las personas con un tipo de daltonismo muy común (el dicromatismo rojo-verde) se inclinan por el color amarillo en la paleta de colores, frente al azul que eligen aquellas sin alteraciones en la visi...

Un biosensor detecta la celiaquía en pocos minutos

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

11 years ago
Celifast, celiaquía, celíacos

Desarrollado por investigadores del Departamento de Química y del Instituto de Biotecnología y Biomedicina, Celifast ha ganado el concurso Valortec de ACCIÓ en la categoría de creación de empresa...

Liquid biopsy identifies mutations in colorectal cancer that go undetected in tissue biopsy

by Vall d’Hebron

11 years ago
BEAMing, Colorectal cancer, colon cancer, CORRECT study, Liquid biopsy

The CORRECT study, published ahead of print online today in The Lancet Oncology, is one of the largest trials to date comparing data provided by liquid versus tissue biopsy in metastatic colorectal ca...

Alterations in a specific type of neurons are related with type 2 diabetes

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

11 years ago
POMC neurons, diabetes, type 2 diabetes

These results will help to understand the mechanisms involved in the regulation of glucose production in the liver and demonstrate that alterations in the production of alpha-MSH in the hypothalamic P...

New strategy to track how chemicals behave in the human body

by European Commission - Joint Research Centre

11 years ago
Animal Testing

The strategy aims at reducing animal testing while at the same time improving the protection of human health from exposure to chemicals

Scientists First to Image Short-lived Molecules

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

11 years ago
short-lived molecules, IBM Research, CiQUS, University of Santiago de Compostela, arynes

Researchers have confirmed the existence and characterized the structure of arynes, a family of highly-reactive short-lived molecules which was first suggested 113 years ago. The technique could be us...

The first 30 hours of embryo development are key to knowing whether the human embryo is going to be chromosomally normal and ensuring a successful pregnancy

by Universitat de València

11 years ago
human embryo, chromosomes, Igenomix

It is possible to predict if a human embryo is going to be chromosomally normal or abnormal within the first 30 hours after the union of the nuclei of an egg and a sperm, and ensure the success of the...

Nueva diana farmacológica para el tratamiento del Parkinson

by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

11 years ago
Parkinson, PDE7

Un equipo español ha demostrado que la inhibición de la proteína PDE7 no sólo actúa como neuroprotector y anti-inflamatorio sino que también podría suponer un método eficaz para reemplazar la ...

Researchers discover new applications of the drug fingolimod to improve cognitive deficits in Huntington’s disease

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

11 years ago
Fingolimod, Huntington’s disease

Fingolimod, a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis, restores hippocampal synaptic plasticity and improves memory function

3D review on Smads

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

11 years ago
Smad proteins, cancer

Maria Macias, Pau Martín, and Joan Massagué publish a featured review article in Trends in Biochemical Sciences (TIBS) on the Smad protein family, the members of which play a key role in cancer