CD6 is a molecule of the immune system which could improve the treatment of sepsis
Sepsis is a generalized and exacerbated inflammatory reaction caused by a serious infection that could lead to multi-organ failure, shock and often...
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Dr. Ramon Trullàs presents the mitochondrial DNA hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease in an In-House IDIBAPS Seminar
Dr. Ramon Trullàs, head of the IDIBAPS Neurobiology Unit, presented in January 9th an In-House IDIBAPS Seminar about what he calls the mitochondria...
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...