Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects neurons in the brain and spinal cord causing loss of muscle control. A study by the University of Barcelona has designed a potential therapeutic strategy to tackle this pathology that has no treatment to date....
The University of Barcelona is, once again, the first university in Spain with the most researchers among the most influential worldwide and it is the second most influential research centre in Spain, behind the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). In total, the UB has eleven...
On November 9th, 2023, the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona, hosted the annual VI PhD Workshop at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences. Once again, the Institue of Neurociences of the University of Barcelona, promotes a day to celebrate the remarkable scientiffic passion among...
The Pasqual Maragall Researchers Programme (PMRP) will distribute a total of 1.5 million euros among the three selected projects.The winning projects address epigenetics, microglia, and the connection between the disease and sleep, reflecting the diversity of approaches needed to understand and address Alzheimer's.The Pasqual Maragall...
What brings together the chef Carme Ruscalleda, the artistic director of La Fura dels Baus, Pep Gatell, and the professor and researcher in computational neurosciences Idan Segev? The answer is easy: creativity, an essential tool for the efficient development of their professions. On Friday, 6...
A new study by the University of Barcelona could drive the design of future strategies to regenerate damaged brain areas in neurodegenerative diseases. The study emphasizes the role of neuron-derived extracellular vesicles in the processes that modulate synaptic plasticity and neuronal signalling pathways. In...
People with more aggressive and psychopathic tendencies adopt hostile behaviours quickly, but they find it difficult to leave them when they are no longer adaptive or practical. Although this was already suspected, a study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry confirms this hypothesis for the first time,...
A successful event organized by the PhD Committee of the Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona This past thursday, 8th of June, the PhD Committee of the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona organized a highly successful event called "Neurobrews." This unique initiative aimed...
Huntington’s disease is a genetically-based neurodegenerative disorder that causes motor, cognitive and psychiatric disorders in the affected individuals. Understanding the alterations in the neural circuits in this disorder is essential in order to design therapeutic approaches. In the case of patients, this disease is associated...
When pregnant women sing to their babies or listen to music on loudspeakers during their pregnancy, babies are born with a better ability for neuronal encoding of speech sounds. This is one of the main conclusions of a study led by Professor Carles Escera, head...