A small group of neurons modulates the amount of insulin that the pancreas must produce
The brain is key in the regulation of appetite, body weight and metabolism. Specifically, there is a small group of hypothalamus neurons, called PO...
News from 2017
FreeOx Biotech acquires the rights of two compounds to treat neurological and cardiovascular diseases
Dr. Ángel Chamorro, Head of the Functional Unit of Cerebral Vascular Pathology at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, has developed two compounds with...
A study reveals the biological changes in breast cancer between the primary tumor and metastases
A study published in the journal Cancer Research underscores the importance of the molecular characterization of the metastases in breast cancer. R...
Elías Campo takes office as Director of IDIBAPS
Yesterday, Tuesday, April 4th, Elías Campo took office as the new Director of IDIBAPS replacing Ramon Gomis, who has held the position since 2008....
Ramon Gomis, Honorary Doctorate from the URV
Last Friday, March 31, Ramon Gomis de Barbarà, director of IDIBAPS, was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Universitat Rovira i Virigili (URV)...
IDIBAPS hosts the meeting of the HEP-CAR european project on hepatocarcinoma and co-morbidities
On 13 March, IDIBAPS hosted the annual meeting of the European HEP-CAR consortium. The aim of the project is to identify the molecular mechanisms i...
The IDIBAPS participates in BIO-Europe Spring
The Barcelona International Convention Center hosted from 20-22 March the BIO-Europe Spring conference. This is the most important partnering congr...
An International study proves that Huntington’s disease alters neurons since they start developing
Huntington’s disease could alter neurons since they start developing, according to a study conducted by the international HD iPSC Consortium, which...
IDIBAPS and IRB Barcelona researchers create viruses to selectively attack tumor cells
Scientists at the IDIBAPS Biomedical Research Institute and at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) lead a study in which they...
A device with mobile games and remote medical monitoring for at-home pelvic floor rehabilitation
As part of the European WOMEN-UP project, in September the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (Spain), along...