The Bellvitge University Hospital, involved in the awareness campaign on the prevention of stroke
On October 29th, on the occasion of the World Stroke Day, a simultanious campaign took place in 31 Spanish hospitals
Month: October 2012
Francisco Guarner: ”We need bacteria to maintain a good immune system”
Dr. Francisco Guarner, from the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, talked about the functions of the bacteria in our body in the IDIBELL Seminar. More benefits than harm
A simple test can prevent colon cancer hereditary
In Spain, 30,000 new cases of colorectal cancer are detected every year Between two and three relatives of each patient diagnosed with colon cancer may benefit from prevention programs Improved diagnostic Thirty thousand new cases a year References: Source:
Jose María Martínez Sánchez, Extraordinary Doctorate Award by UB
The University of Barcelona has granted a special award of the PhD thesis: “Exposure to environmental smoke snuff and tobacco control measures”, by Jose Maria Martinez Sanchez, a postdoctoral researcher IDIBELL-ICO. The thesis, headed by Esteve Fernández, group leader of Cancer Control and Prevention from IDIBELL-ICO is a compendium of seven scientific papers on passive …
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IDIBELL and ICFO researchers have developed a technology that predicts metastasis in breast cancer
Raman is a promising microspectroscopy technique for identifying metastatic phenotype of breast cancer cells from their lipid profile Reference of the paper
Eva Pros, UB PhD Extraordinary Award
The thesis of Eva Pros, from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), has been awarded with the Extraordinary Doctorate from the University of Barcelona among the theses defended in the Faculty of Biology during the 2010-2011 course. The thesis, entitled “Neurofibromatosi de tipus 1: Anàlisi de mutacions que …
An epigenetic difference in twins could explain the different risk of breast cancer
It can be detected an epigenetic alteration associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in the sick twin a few years before the clinical diagnosis Article reference
Matias Hidalgo: ”The ciliated cells of inner ear can be regenerated in birds”
Molecular and Cellular Therapy. Is it possible to regenerate the inner ear?
IDIBELL and ICO researchers, awarded by the Children’s Tumor Foundation
The selected project, “Targeting NF‐1 associated MPNST with aurora kinase inhibitors”, is awarded with the maximum compensation in their category.
The epidermal stem cells contribute to the development of squamous cell carcinoma
The group headed by Purification Munoz, researcher from the IDIBELL, showed that the expression of the human papillomavirus oncoproteins induces alterations in the function of stem cells and promotes their proliferation and expansion. Future Applications Reference of the paper