Dr. Alfredo Garcia Diaz has been appointed managing director of the Bellvitge University Hospital and managing director of the South Metropolitan Territorial Management of the Catalan Institute of Health. Replaced in this role Dr. Xavier Corbella, who has been appointed manager of the Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona.
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Certain proteins, such as 14-3-3, conserve their basic functions of cell cycle control in diverse organisms, from worms to humans. In a study led by Julián Cerón and Simó Schwartz Jr, researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and the Research Institute of Vall d’Hebron (VHIR) respectively, have described germ line functions of par-5,
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Dr. Antonio Gentilella has get an EMBO Long-Term Fellowship The project, leaded by Dr. Antonio Gentilella and funded by an EMBO Long-Term Fellowship, is focussed on understanding the mechanisms by which the tumor suppressor p53, also known as the guardian of genome, is activated in response to ribosomal impairment, a cause of two rare anemias,
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A study led by Manel Esteller has discovered the existence of an antitumor molecule that has been originated within an oncogene. A common point in all human tumors is that they produce an activation of oncogenes, genes that cause cancer and they also cause a loss of function of the protective genes, called anti-oncogenes or
Identified an anti-oncogene into an oncogene Read More »
25% of IDIBELL staff is smoker May 31 is the World without Snuff. The Smoke-Free IDIBELL program is aimed at workers ready to quit smoking. It is a free personalized program offered by the Tobacco Control Unit of the ICO. To qualify for the Smoke-Free program IDIBELL, the smoker must be motivated to quit. According
A study led by Manel Esteller compares the epigenetic marks of a healthy person with a patient with a genetic disease Methylation Article’s reference:
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The diagnosis of male fertility is usually performed through the observation of the sperm in the microscope. However, a normal quality semen does not guarantee an adequate fertility. In fact, there is a considerable proportion of cases of unexplained infertility and data suggest that abnormal sperm function may have a genetic or molecular origin. A
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Alterations in the formation of ribosomes (the elements of the cell where proteins are made) cause the induction of p53 protein and cell cycle disruption. This process is crucial to understand fundamental biological processes and the emergence of various diseases. Now, scientists at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) have found that this response is
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Researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) have identified the mechanism by which protein Zds1 regulates a key function in mitosis, the process that occurs immediately before cell division. The result has been achieved in the online edition of the Journal of Cell Science and opens the door to developing targeted and direct therapies
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The Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) has recruited the researcher George Thomas, one of the leading international scientists in cancer and metabolic diseases. Dr. Thomas’ research focuses on the metabolic processes that are behind human diseases, which has led him to similar findings in apparently different diseases such as cancer, diabetes and obesity. George Thomas
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