Life expectancy and healthy ageing in mice can be determined by a protein present in some cells of the immune system, according to a study published in the journal Cell Reports…. Read More from Study identifies a key protein for healthy ageing
Interview of Dr Josep Maria Canals, Director of Creatio UB and full professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Barcelona. In a few words,… Read More from “With the 3D bioprinter, we will manufacture artificial tissue to help cure currently incurable illnesses”
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… Read More from New therapeutic strategy to reduce neuronal death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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… Read More from The University of Barcelona is the Spanish university with most researchers among the most influential worldwide
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… Read More from VI PhD Workshop
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… Read More from The Pasqual Maragall Foundation announces the winners of the research grants in Alzheimer
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… Read More from Ruscalleda, Gatell and Segev to debate on creativity at the University of Barcelona
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… Read More from UBneuro study outlines new strategies to combat neurodegenerative diseases
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… Read More from A study by the University of Barcelona shows similarities between people with aggressive and psychopathic tendencies
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… Read More from Neurobrews 2023
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… Read More from New insight on the sensory-induced behavioral alterations in Huntington’s Disease
Today, Wednesday, May 31, the welfare room was inaugurated at the Bellvitge Campus, a pioneering initiative in the Catalan university scene, promoted by the Vice-Rector’s Office of Equal Opportunities and… Read More from Inauguration of UB’s first welfare room in Bellvitge