Ionic channels -integral proteins in the cell membrane- are essential in several processes such as cardiac activity, nervous transmission, cell proliferation and the regulation of blood pressure. A study which… Read More from A team from the UB and IBUB describe an unknown route of assembly and ionic channel traffic in cardiac cells
An article published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry shows a new family of molecules with high affinity to join imidazoline receptors, which are altered in the brain of those patients with… Read More from Researchers design a new family of molecules with high affinity to join altered receptors in neurodegenerative diseases
Ernest Arenas, member of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona, has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant to tailor dopamine-producing brain… Read More from SAB member from the Institute of Neurosciences UB receives an ERC Advanced Grant
The molecule NCAM2, a glycoprotein from the superfamily of immunoglobulins, is a vital factor in the formation of the cerebral cortex, neuronal morphogenesis and formation of neuronal circuits in the… Read More from NCAM2 protein plays a decisive role in the formation of structures for cognitive learning
Injuries in the peripheral nervous system are an important health problem and their treatment is now a challenge for medicine. A great part of the current treatments is based on… Read More from Researchers identify a new repairing mechanism for the peripheral nervous system with bioengineering techniques
On Thursday, February 27, the cycle Debats UB: Feminism (s) starts. It will last for months and will treat questions such as gender and the human brain, the history and current… Read More from A conference by the neuroscientist Gina Rippon on the brain and gender starts the cycle Debats UB: Feminism (s)
A multidisciplinary study led by UB researchers has developed a new experimental tool that enables the application of focalized damage on an in vitro neuronal network of only a few millimetres and… Read More from New tool to study how neuronal networks recover their function after neuron loss
En el marc de la X Esteve Foundation Discussion Group, el passat 13 i 14 de febrer es va celebrar a la Universitat de Barcelona la desena reunió del grup de… Read More from Experts en receptors acoblats a proteïna G es reuneixen a la UB per debatre sobre noves perspectives farmacològiques
El projecte ETCONNECT, liderat per l’equip de la Dra. Roser Pueyo (Institut de Neurociències de la Universitat de Barcelona, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu ), té com a objectiu comprovar l’eficàcia d’un… Read More from Pensem que l’ús de jocs informatitzats en infants amb paràlisi cerebral pot millorar la seva qualitat de vida
Tauopathies are a group of neurodegenerative diseases known for the accumulation of the phosphorylated Tau protein, i.e. Tau associated with phosphate groups. In this set of pathologies –such as Alzheimer’s-… Read More from New findings on Global Glial Tauopathy could improve drug design for this pathology
Promoting the signalling pathway of reelin –an essential extracellular protein for the neuronal migration and synaptic plasticity- could be an effective therapeutical strategy to counterbalance the main cognitive, biochemical and… Read More from Reelin reverts the main pathological processes related to Alzheimer’s and other tauopathy
El Dr. Antonio Andrés Pueyo forma part del Grup d’Estudis Avançats en Violència (GEAV) de la Universitat de Barcelona. El GEAV va ser guardonat per la Fundació Bosch i Gimpera… Read More from Antonio Andrés Pueyo «El repte del RisCanvi és detectar quin intern té un alt risc de reincidència»