The UB becomes a reference in the creation of tissues and organs Aiming to create artificial organs and tissues for clinical application, the Production and Validation Center for Advanced Therapies of the University of Barcelona (Creatio), will purchase and launch one of the first 4D...
Juvenile fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by a chronic pain affecting the whole body. It also causes fatigue as well as sleep and mood disorders. It affects children and adolescents —mainly girls— worldwide and it appears during a critical period of the brain development. Analysing...
February 11th is the date to recognise the critical role women and girls play in science and technology and to promote scientific vocations to young people. The Institute of Neurosciences take part on this important day and some of its women researchers will participate in the...
The gene of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is associated with several processes related to memory and brain plasticity. Now, a paper reveals that it is easier to alter the cognitive activity through transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in people with the genetic variant Val/Val for the BDNF gene. Conclusions...
Problems when talking, communicating and expressing feelings are common among children and adolescents, in particular at an early age. These difficulties increase in the case of those diagnosed with developmental language disorder, which affects approximately 7% of the child population. There are still few studies...
Investigadors de la UB han elaborat, per encàrrec del Ministeri de l’Interior, un informe sobre la violència sexual a Espanya en què es recullen i analitzen les dades existents per tal de donar una visió global del fenomen. Els autors de l’estudi han emprat xifres...
A diet rich in plant products reduces the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in the elderly. This is the result of a study by the Biomarkers and Nutritional Food Metabolomics Research Group of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences of the University of Barcelona (UB)...
Stimulating transformation of glucose molecules into lipids in neurons is an essential factor for the development of neural networks, according to a study published in The EMBO Journal –publication of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory- and led by Professor Francesc X. Soriano, of the Faculty...
How do photoactive drugs work? What process does a water molecule undergo to get hydrogen and use it as a clean source of energy? Can we contribute to research on rivers and their preservation with our phones? These experiments and other science approaches can be...
Researchers from IDIBAPS and the University of Barcelona developed a virtual reality system so that men who committed a domestic violence crime can get into the victim’s shoes. The study, published in Scientific Reports, shows that these violent people have a lack of emotional recognition...