Glioblastoma multiforme is a very aggressive type of brain cancer, with no effective therapy, so it is classified as an unmet medical need. A team from Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), led by the professor of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Carmen Escolano, has received a grant from the
We present the IBUB researchers working in the field of rare diseases, each within their area of expertise. The Chair of Rare Diseases and the pharmaceutical company Pfizer are organizing a conference on March 7 where all the current work on rare diseases will be presented.
According to the dimensional view of mental disorders, psychosis is expressed on a continuum ranging from mild subclinical traits and experiences present in the general population (schizotypy) to clinical symptoms in patients diagnosed with the disorder. Numerous studies have explored the genetic link between schizophrenia and its subclinical expressions, but the results have been inconsistent.
Insulin resistance precedes and predicts the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), a chronic disease that causes high morbidity and mortality worldwide. In affected people, insulin is unable to facilitate the uptake of glucose through tissues and organs, leading to an increase in blood glucose (chronic hyperglycaemia). Since skeletal muscle is the tissue that
#11F, International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we want to highlight the scientific talent of the women who drive research forward at #IBUB. They are not all of them, but they represent all of us. #11FdonesIBUB #11FdoneSTEMUB
From left to right, researchers Dora Koller and Marina Mitjans. The Institute of Biomedicine (IBUB) and University of Barcelona has participated in an international study that has found new evidence linking traumatic experiences and stressful events with endometriosis, a chronic systemic inflammatory disease characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. They show
Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol — a necessary hormone for foetal development — and this would affect the baby’s development from very early stages, as stated in a paper published in the journal European Neuropsychopharmacology. The study suggests that a mother’s emotional wellbeing during pregnancy is
The 8.2 million euros raised by La Marató 2023 will help to promote 26 research projects on sexual and reproductive health led by 52 teams. These resources will be decisive in the coming years to find more answers to problems that affect three million people only in Catalonia, with 211,000 new cases each year, especially
The Institute of Biomedicine of University of Barcelona takes part in two research projects on antimalarial drugs, and minority pathologies that will receive grants from the CaixaResearch call for research in health 2024. This grants are promoted by the La Caixa Foundation to provide results that benefit people’s health and well-being. The call, now in
The annual meeting of IBUB researchers will take place on November 4 in the emblematic hall of the historic building of the University of Barcelona, the Aula Magna. The day will start with a keynote speaker of honor, Alexandra Avgustinova (IRSJD/IRB), followed by the presentation of the research lines of the new members of the
