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Jordi Montero on La Marató de TV3: ’21st century is brain’s century’
Dr. Montero told “the 21st century is brain’s century”.
VCN Biosciences, awarded by Biocat’s BioEmprenedorXXI prize
This program, promoted by La Caixa, Barcelona Activa, Biocat, Fundación Genoma España and Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, aims to ease the creation of a company through a series of training activities and analysis of the feasibility of business ideas. VCN Biosciences, a company promoted by the IDIBELL researchers Manel Cascallo, Ramon Alemany, and Gabriel Capellá, […]
The study of a new technique for treating hemorrhagic stroke, bestowed by Diario Médico
The health specialised journal Diario Médico has honoured as one of the “Best Ideas of the year” a research project on the effectiveness of alteplase (rt-PA) administration to treat intraventricular brain haemorrhage (hemorrhagic stroke). The award ceremony took place on November 30 at Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, in Barcelona, during the Diario Médico gala “The […]
Advances to improve understanding of neuroendocrine tumors
The register reveals previously unpublished data on the epidemiology, clinical practices and prognosis of neuroendocrine gastroenteropancreatic tumors in Spain, and provides information to improve understanding of regional disparities in the incidence of tumours, patterns of care and survival in this heterogeneous pathology, in different continents. This multicenter scientific work has been led by the researcher […]
A cell membrane protein causes metastasis in a severe childhood cancer
Caveolin-1 is involved in tumour spread in Ewing’s sarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer that affects children and young people Paper reference Miguel Sáinz-Jaspeado* Laura Lagares-Tena* Jaime Lasheras* Xavier Sanjuan* Xavier Garcia del Muro* Àngels Fabra* Oscar M Tirado* *Investigadores IDIBELL
The response of monetary gain or loss is determined by brain structure
Researchers from IDIBELL and UB describe how the reward mechanisms in humans are determined by structural properties of brain white matter Addictive behaviours
New data validate effectiveness of a new treatment for leukaemia
Published in Blood Article reference Santidrián AF* González-Gironès DM* Iglesias-Serret D* Coll-Mulet L* Cosialls AM* de Frias M* Campàs C* González-Barca E* Alonso E* Pons G Gil J*
Manel Esteller interviewed in Science Magazine
Science magazine publishes this week in its Science Careers supplement an interview with Manel Esteller, director of the Epigenetics and Cancer Biology at Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL). The interview, entitled “Opening New Avenues in Epigenetics Research”, is part of the publication of a special on epigenetics in the latest issue of the magazine. Science […]
Bellvitge University Hospital, one of the best hospitals in Spain
Iasist’s Top 20 Hospitals recognizes quality, performance and efficiency