Second leading cause of mental retardation in females Article reference Article reference Neuropsychopharmacology
Effective drugs for Parkinson’s reduce symptoms of Rett syndrome in mice Read More »
Under the slogan “Loud and clear against cancer: Research” on 5 June, the Spanish Association Against Cancer Barcelona (AECC) hit the streets to raise funds with a clear objective: financing research against cancer. The aecc marquee located at Barcelona downtown became a laboratory where ICO-IDIBELL researchers showed people how day a day cancer research is,
ICO-IDIBELL researchers collaborate in raising funds for cancer research Read More »
Estrogens are essential female hormones that perform many basic functions in the body. However, on some occasions it may also cause or contribute to the growth of some cancers, including breast, because it stimulates the growth and division of tumor cells. The estrogens-responsive tumors are known as “positive for the estrogens receptor” and it is
When we talk about genetic material, we are usually referring to the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) that we inherit from our parents. This DNA is the factory where is built a similar molecule called RNA (ribonucleic acid) which produces our proteins, such as hemoglobin or insulin , allowing the lives of our cells. But there is
Discovered a new way to control genetic material altered in cancer Read More »
Manel Esteller, Director of Epigenetics and Cancer Biology at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), ICREA Research Professor and Professor of Genetics at the University of Barcelona, has been appointed Member of the Editorial Board of Genome Research. The journal publishes outstanding original research worldwide since 1995 and is recognized internationally as the most current
Manel Esteller, elected Member of Editorial Board of Genome Research Read More »
The tumor microenvironment New biomarkers Article reference Differences between CAFs and their paired NCF from adjacent colonic mucosa reveal functional heterogeneity of CAFs, providing prognostic
Identified a hundred biomarkers, useful to predict the evolution of colorectal cancer Read More »
On Tuesday May 6 students of higher technical certificate in Lab of analysis and quality of Provençana Institute of Hospitalet de Llobregat visited the IDIBELL to learn about how research is done. Students had the opportunity to know how some IDIBELL research support platforms work. Specifically, they visited units of proteomics and genomics. This initiative
Students of the High School Provençana visit IDIBELL research support platforms Read More »
The study opens the door to distinguish patients who will suffer particularly virulent prostate tumors to personalize treatment Prostate cancer Identify high-risk patients Two new genes in the spotlight
Identified two new genes involved in the more aggressive prostate cancer Read More »
