Els cossos amilacis (CA) són uns agregats complexos localitzats en diferents òrgans i teixits que s’associen a l’envelliment i a processos degeneratius. Descrits per primer cop el 1779 per Giovanni… Read More from Dels cossos amilacis als ‘wasteosomes’: noves perspectives sobre l’eliminació de substàncies perjudicials en els teixits
Alzheimer’s is a neurodegenerative disease that features the accumulation of the beta-amyloid peptide and Tau protein in the brain, which are associated with deficits in the neuronal connections and with… Read More from New mouse model for studying the cognitive protection mechanisms in Alzheimer’s
At its annual executive meeting, on September 20, 2021, the professional interest area (PIA) ‘Reserve, Resilience and Protective Factors’ of the Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and… Read More from Dr. David Bartres-Faz new chair of the ‘Reserve, Resilience and Protective Factors’ PIA of the Alzheimer’s Association International Society
Photopharmacology is an emerging area of science based on the development of photosensitive drugs, that is, drugs that activate with light. A team from IDIBELL and the University of Barcelona… Read More from Light-activated drugs: localized medicine without side effects
Mitofusin 2 is a key protein in the regulation of the physiology of mitochondria ─cellular organelles that produce energy─ involved in several neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases, as well as in… Read More from New findings on the function of mitofusin 2 in the cellular energy metabolism
La Caixa Foundation announced today the thirty projects that were selected in the call CaixaResearch on Health Research 2021. These are excellence projects on biomedicine and research on health presented by… Read More from CaixaResearch call for Health Research promotes UB research
Last Thursday 15th of July, the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona held a meeting for all young researchers to help them push their careers to the next… Read More from Training the next generation of Neuroscience leaders
Recent studies led by Dr. Raúl Estévez from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona, have resulted in the identification of the genes responsible for two types of… Read More from Identification and characterization of two new disease genes implicated in developmental brain diseases
Research has shown that listening to music daily improves language recovery in patients who have experienced a stroke. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the phenomenon have so far remained unknown…. Read More from Vocal music boosts the recovery of language functions after stroke
Del 29 de Junio al 1 de Julio se desarrollará la primera acción de la European Performing Science Night 2021 en la sede de la Fundación Épica La Fura dels… Read More from ¿Estas interesado en hacer ciencia a través de las artes escenicas?
The LSL60101 compound, a specific ligand of the I2-IR receptors in the brain, could shed light on the development of future strategies against Alzheimer’s disease. This is stated in the… Read More from LSL60101 compound reduces neuroinflammation and improves cognition in animal models with Alzheimer’s
Dr. Raúl Estévez, group leader of the Institut of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona and IDIBELL, has led an investigation that has identified the GlialCAM protein interactome, whose gene… Read More from GlialCAM interactome identification: involvement in signaling and control of astrocyte self-organization