An immunosuppressive drug could delay the onset of neurodegenerative diseases
Rapamycin, a drug used to prevent rejection in transplants, could delay the onset of diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s Reference of the paper
Month: October 2012
La Vanguardia publishes an opinion article on research, by the IDIBELL general manager
The newspaper La Vanguardia publishes on Sunday, October 7th, an opinion article written by the IDIBELL general manager, Emilià Pola, on the future of the research and development in the world and in Catalonia. Pola highlights that “every biomedical researcher makes possible a business of 400,000 euros per year, five times more than it costs”. …
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IDIBELL leads a European project on developing strategies against liver disease
The Initial Training Network for novel researchers looks for strategies to inhibit TGF -β in liver disease Project partners: Associated partner:
Annual Report 2011
In 2011, IDIBELL have continued increasing its scientific output focused on improving the health of people. Our researchers have continued publishing in top international journals and participating in leading research projects. The annual report 2011 highlights the most important facts of the year at the centre. A new feature of this edition is the inclusion …
The MED12 oncogene, key in response to cancer drugs
The MED12 oncogene is essential in monitoring response to new cancer drugs, according to the study published in Cell and leaded by researchers at the IDIBELL and ICO in collaboration with researchers from the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) in Amsterdam. This research, published in Cell, has shown that MED12 oncogene plays a key role in …
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Animal models developed by researchers at IDIBELL and ICO can revolutionize the study of cancer
Orthotopic implants of human tumor tissues in mice behave similarly as tumors growing in humans They have proved their usefulness in a preclinical study evaluating a new treatment for ovarian cancer developed by Pharmamar Article reference
New function of protein involved in colon cancer identified
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Clément François: “We must promote music in children”
Introduction: functional plasticity in the auditory system Testing phase The importance of learning music
Aging and epigenetics in “Divendres” (TV3)
New advances in anti-aging research attended the “Divendres” program on TV3 last October 3. After an introduction about aging and how our habits determined up to 90% of our life, the journalist Xavi Coral talked with Dr. Manel Esteller, director of the Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program in the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Professor …
UPC and IDIBELL researchers patent a virtual guided-bronchoscopy system to help diagnose lung cancer
The system avoids futile examinations and minimises potential risk for the patient because it guides physicians by describing the best bronchoscope route from the trachea to a peripheral lung lesion