An IDIBAPS study deciphers abnormalities in mouse neurons that favor obesity
The study, led by researchers from the IDIBAPS group Neuronal control of metabolism, has identified the mechanism that favors the onset of obesity in mice...
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Complement factor H (CFH) may be involved in age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
A study carried out by Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS has determined that complement factor H (CFH), a protein of the complement system, plays a role in AMD through...
28 July, World Hepatitis Day: The generalisation of oral antivirals means that admissions due to complications associated with hepatitis C will be anecdotal in a few years
A study conducted by researchers from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS and the CIBEREHD that has been published by the Journal of Hepatology shows that the...
Low birth weight induces changes to the heart that persist at adult age and limits capacity for exercise
A study coordinated by researchers at BCNatal-IDIBAPS, and published by the journal JAMA Cardiology, shows that people born with a low birth weight present...
Cellular push and pull, a key to the body's response to processes such as cancer
Researchers from IDIBAPS, IBEC, UB and CIBERES discover how force dynamics affect cells and living tissues. The results give an insight into the critical...
Launch of the European project Hippocrates to improve knowledge of psoriatic arthritis
It has a budget of 21 million euros and will have a duration of 5 years
A new regulatory mechanism of STARD1 in Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC), discovered
Researchers from the group Mitochondrial regulation of cell death and steatohepatitis have revealed a new role for acid ceramidase (ACDase) in experimental...
A study explains how chemotherapy works in young women with low-risk hormone-sensitive breast cancer
Researchers from Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS have shown for the first time that the benefit of chemotherapy in premenopausal patients with low-risk hormone-dependent...
A study with over 700,000 patients enables the age of onset of different mental disorders to be established
A study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, which is part of the Nature group, has conducted a meta-analysis with data from 192 epidemiological...
Controlling brain states with a ray of light
A study led by researchers from IBEC and IDIBAPS achieves, for the first time, the control of brain state transitions using a molecule responsive to light,...