A team of researchers from the University of Barcelona and the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) has identified a potential biomarker of Parkinson’s disease progression. According to the new study, published in the NPJ Parkinson’s Disease, patients with a slow progression of the pathology would...
Exploring the horizons of scientific knowledge to integrate the three major thematic areas of the study of the brain — the healthy brain, the pathological brain and the artificial brain — is the aim of the 2nd International Multi-Brain Barcelona Congress, which will be held...
The Sunrise project, coordinated by the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and involving the University of Oxford and the University of Barcelona, has won a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to study key challenges in research into paediatric cancers, such as neuroblastoma, the...
When a neuron ages, it loses synaptic connections with other neurons, it is less able to transmit nerve impulses, and its metabolism is also altered. This process of neuronal ageing — inevitable with the passing of time — is particularly accelerated and becomes a...
Eduard Vieta, professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Institute of Neurosciences (UBneuro) of the University of Barcelona, has been appointed new elect academician of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia (RAMC). The ceremony took place on Sunday 20...
A groundbreaking study published in Nucleic Acids Research has identified a critical mechanism linking the protein RTP801 to Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Led by Cristina Malagelada, PhD and her team at the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona, the research uncovers how elevated levels...
The University of Barcelona (UB) has joined the international GlioLight project, a cutting-edge initiative aimed at developing the next generation of treatments for glioma, one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer. Next Generation Glioma Treatments The GlioLight project, under Horizon Europe’s EIC Pathfinder Programme, introduces Direct...
The professor from the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Barcelona and member of UBneuro, has been recognized in the academic/researcher category with this award, which acknowledges the role of women in the field of new technologies and STEM disciplines. Up...
The Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UB) held its Annual Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) meeting from 7th to 9th October 2024. This event gathered experts from prestigious institutions to assess the Institute’s progress and discuss future strategies. A highlight of this...
A study carried out by the University of Barcelona and the University of Rochester reveals data on how the visual system can process detailed information about the environment in complex and dynamic contexts. Imagine driving a vehicle on a day when there is a lot...