Enguany es torna a organitzar la ja 16a Summer School on Medicines, que tindrà lloc del 4 al 10 de juliol, a Toulouse, França. La SSM16 ofereix un programa que inclou presentacions, estudi de casos i la interacció amb experts del sector i de la indústria farmacèutica per a entendre tota la cadena de valor
The 16th Summer School on Medicines (SSM16) will be held in Toulouse, France from July 4 — 10, 2026. The curriculum of SSM16 covers the entire drug R&D process, from target discovery to market access. Participants will take part in interactive classes, case studies, a visit to a translational medicine research center, and a full-day
The IBUB-OBD Early Career Day, organized by IBUB in collaboration with the Bioethics and Law Observatory (OBD), was successfully held on May 22nd, 2026, at the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Barcelona. The event was a resounding success, bringing together 180 attendees and reaching 100% occupancy of the Aula Magna. The meeting provided
Endometriosis, a chronic inflammatory disease that affects approximately one in 10 women of reproductive age — around 190 million worldwide — remains poorly understood from a biological perspective, which has historically hindered both its accurate diagnosis and the development of effective treatments. Now, an international study published in the journal Nature Genetics provides new data
Professor Gemma Marfany, from the Faculty of Biology and the Institute of Biomedicine (IBUB) at the University of Barcelona, has been awarded in the science communication category at the first edition of the Awards in Journalism and Public Outreach on Genetics. The awards, organized by the biotechnology company Amgen Spain and the National Centre for
SYNGAP1 encephalopathy is a rare genetic disorder for which there is no treatment, causing epilepsy, intellectual disability, psychomotor delay and, frequently, autism. It is caused by mutations in the SYNGAP1 gene, which produces a protein essential for brain and cognitive development. Now, a multicentre study describes the wide variability in clinical symptoms among patients and
Whenever there is a wound or infection, the body produces an inflammatory response. This is the body’s first line of defence, and macrophages — cells of the innate immune system — play a key role: first, they help eliminate pathogens and other infectious agents, and then they trigger the mechanisms that repair the damage caused
A new study examines the role of palmitic acid and oleic acid — among the main fatty acids in the diet — in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, a chronic condition associated with high morbidity and mortality worldwide. The study, published in Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism (Cell Press), is led by teams
Us convidem a la projecció del documental “Respira Mama“, que explica el cas d’una nena amb una malaltia respiratòria vinculada al gen Alfa-1. El film reflexiona també sobre la importància de la qualitat de l’aire, els seus impactes en la salut i les possibles implicacions per a condicions i vulnerabilitats genètiques. Després de la projecció
Tirzepatide is one of the drugs that has revolutionized the treatment of obesity and other conditions such as diabetes in recent years. Despite its clinical success, its precise molecular and cellular mechanisms are still not fully understood. A study in mice shows that the drug has a direct impact on improving metabolism by activating brown
