Psychosocial factors determine the effectiveness of self-care in patients with heart failure
Lack of family and social support and depressive symptoms are the main factors that impair patients’ ability to adopt healthy habits and practices.
Month: April 2022
The second edition of the project “VacunAcció: how to immunize yourself against misinformation” concludes
The initiative, promoted by the Escolab program and carried out by IDIBELL, has been carried out with 4th year ESO students from the Escola Pia of Granollers.
A study presents MCLA-158, the first drug candidate targeting cancer stem cells from solid tumors
An international consortium led by IRB Barcelona and the biotech company Merus, with the participation of IDIBELL and the Catalan Institute of Oncology, presents the preclinical data leading to the discovery of MCLA-158 and its action mechanism on cancer stem cells.
Two IDIBELL members receive 2021 Biologist Day awards
Two of the 2021 Biologist Day awards, celebrated by the College of Biologists of Catalonia, are given to two members of IDIBELL: Dr. Milagros González Garrigues and Dr. Núria Sala-Serra.
Success at the Presentation Conference of the Bellvitge Campus Scientific and Technical Services
On Thursday afternoon, April 21, the Presentation Conference of the Bellvitge Campus Scientific and Technical Services for Clinical Research took place with the aim of raising awareness of the research support services that IDIBELL and UB offer to researchers in the Bellvitge Campus.
Study of skin biopsies offers potential as new diagnostic marker for ALS
Researchers from IDIBELL, HUB, UAB and Hospital del Mar have identified the presence of an ALS biomarker outside the nucleus of skin cells of patients. The discovery can be very useful for cases in which diagnosis is difficult, or in those with a family history of ALS, and even for early diagnosis.
IDIBELL becomes a member of the Pessics de Ciència Scientific Committee
IDIBELL, together with other scientific institutions in Catalonia, is already part of the Scientific Committee for Pessics de Ciència.
Researchers identify changes in lipids of neural regions affected by aging
A new study with the participation of IDIBELL showed that some brain regions especially involved in memory are the most affected by aging. Researchers have analyzed the lipid profile of 13 regions of the central nervous system of healthy individuals between the ages of 40 and 80 in order to identify changes in lipid patterns.
The Department of Research and Universities produces a video on IDIBELL’s biomedical research to promote scientific vocations among young people
The second edition of the RECERCLIPS collection explains genetics research at IDIBELL and is presented by the youtuber Juliana Canet.
Research is written in feminine: IDIBELL women and their career
The glass ceiling, family reconciliation and gender stereotypes are barriers that have had to be overcome, but they have not been an impediment to becoming the leading scientists today.