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Non-coding DNA implicated in type 2 diabetes
Variations in non-coding sections of the genome might be important contributors to type 2 diabetes risk, according to a new study. DNA sequences th...
Psychiatrists and basic scientists describe a dysregulation of the peripheral endocannabinoid system in first psychotic episodes
The journal Neuropsychopharmacology, from the Nature group, recently published an article that describes a dysregulation of the main components of...
Cardiac-resynchronization therapy is not useful in patients with systolic heart failure and a narrow QRS
A work published in New England Journal of Medicine demonstrates how Cardiac-resynchronization therapy does not reduce the rate of death or hospita...
The sperm cell contains a range of proteins involved in RNA metabolism and translational regulation
The recent use of advanced proteomic approaches is clearly challenging the understanding of sperm biology. The group led by Dr. Rafael Oliva, withi...
Treatment of atrial fibrillation through ablation is more effective than antiarrhythmic drug treatment
A recent study, conducted in 8 hospitals in Spain and led from the Hospital Clínic - IDIBAPS, has randomly compared catheter ablation vs. antiarrhy...
XIII Biennial Research Award Ramon Trias Fargas for the work "Learning about Down syndrome with the help of viruses"
On Wednesday 18 December the XIII Biennial Ramon Trias Fargas Research Award was awarded to a work which proposes a gene therapy as a new opportuni...
LIPT1 is a gene recently identified to be involved in human metabolism of lipoic acid
A study led by Inherited Metabolic Diseases IDIBAPS team, directed by Dr. Antònia Ribes from Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, identified in one patie...
Dr. Marc Claret exposes the role of Mitofusin 2 in leptin resistance and energy imbalance in an IDIBAPS In-House Seminar
Dr. Marc Claret, researcher at the IDIBAPS Laboratory of Diabetes and Obesity, exposed his recent research on the molecular causes of obesity in an...