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IDIBELL brings together outstanding experts on Bioinformatics, Systems Biology and Regulatory Genomics

Outstanding experts in bioinformatics, systems biology and regulatory genomics from around the world will meet from 14 to 19 October at IDIBELL to discuss the latest developments in these fields. DREAM ENGINEERING CHALLENGES President: Gustavo Stolovitzky CANCER CONFERENCE ON RICCI Informatics President: Miguel Angel Pujana RECOMB Systems Biology President: Andrea Califano RECOMB REGULATORY GENOMICS President: Manolis Kells

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IDIBELL researchers discover a potential treatment against an aggressive childhood cancer

A molecule very similar to glucose kills ‘in vitro’ tumor cells of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma New therapeutic strategies Article’s reference

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The course begins at IDIBELL

The new course begins in IDIBELL with the resumption of external seminars. As always, the sessions take place on Friday at one pm in the auditorium of the Duran Reynals Hospital (ICO), the Bellvitge University Hospital and the Bellvitge Campus of the University of Barcelona. More information

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IUD reduces by half the risk of cervical cancer

The study involved more than 20 000 women from different countries Intrauterine devices (IUDs) may protect against cervical cancer. This is the conclusion of the broadest epidemiological study to date in which has participated the research group in Viruses and Cancer of IDIBELL, published at The Lancet Oncology. Reduces  the risk by half Article’s reference

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IDIBELL Researchers discover why tumour cells change their appearance

If environmental conditions of tumors are changed, the process reverses The study is led by Manel Esteller Like snakes, tumour cells shed their skin. Cancer is not a static disease but during its development the disease accumulates changes to evade natural defences adapting to new environmental circumstances, protecting against chemotherapy and radiotherapy and invading neighbouring organs, eventually causing metastasis. Article reference

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Morbid obesity and low weight are genetically related

A study published in the journal Nature has found in a region in chromosome 16 the tendency to suffer from obesity or underweight. The study has the participation of researchers from the Psychiatry and Mental Health research group at IDIBELL and the Networking Biomedical Research Centre on the Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn). Article […]

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UB is among the top 100 world universities in the field of clinical medicine and pharmacy

The University of Barcelona maintains its position in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2011 (ARWU) published this August.

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46% of IDIBELL smokers plan to quit smoking

The tobacco consumption survey shows that over 25% of staff is smoker and almost half of them think about quit it someday Under the Smoke-free IDIBELL program, offered by the institute through ICO’s Control Tobacco Unit to all workers who want to quit smoking, it has been performed a poll to assess what is the snuff prevalence among IDIBELL staff and if all workers know about this support program. Quit smoking The poll

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The network of our brain which is active at rest is disabled when performing a task either emotional or cognitive

Published on PLoS ONE IDIBELL researchers have shown that several brain regions known as the Default Mode Network have activity at rest and when we induce a task, this network is disabled. Emotional or cognitive tasks Article’s reference

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