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A research team led by Dr Esther Dalfó has managed to generate and validate a new animal model.  This model enables the examination of the initial phases of Parkinson's disease, occurring prior to the onset of motor symptoms, and the exploration of molecular processes preceding neuronal degeneration. The new model, based on the Caenorhabditis elegans worm, emerges as an essential tool in creating future therapies aimed at stopping the characteristic loss of neuronal structure and function seen in the disease.

A study coordinated by Dr. Jiménez-Altayó demonstrates in animal models the benefits of vorinostat after having suffered a stroke. The drug, used in humans to treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, has been proved to mitigate brain injuries and help in restoring brain tissue.

Dr. Paula Escudero did a postdoc at the laboratory coordinated by Dr. Jose Manuel López Blanco, with whom she has recently published an article on how the cell culture medium conditions influence the study of Lesch-Nyhan's neurological disease.

February the 11th is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and to celebrate it we're running activities in schools and high-schools.

Last January 10 and 11, the members of the external evaluation committee visited the Institute and met with the coordinators of the SGRs and members of the different groups. The goal is for them to report on the state of the center and propose improvement initiatives that can be implemented.

A study published in Nature Nanotechnology presents an innovative graphene-based neurotechnology with the potential for a transformative impact in neuroscience and medical applications. This research, spearheaded by the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), with the participation of the Institute, is currently being developed for therapeutic applications through the spin-off INBRAIN Neuroelectronics. Read the article

La UAB ha posat en marxa una nova campanya per recaptar fons per estudiar una teràpia gènica per a la deficiència d'adenilsuccinat liasa (ADSL), una malaltia genètica ultrarara que pateixen uns 80 nens i nenes al món, entre els quals dos germans de Cambrils, l’Anton i l’Andreu.

La informació que percebem del moviment viatja des de l'oïda interna fins a unes zones del cervell anomenades nuclis vestibulars, que juguen un paper important en el mareig. Ara, investigadors del grup de recerca en Neuropatologia mitocondrial i la Universitat de Washington han identificat en ratolins quines neurones específiques transmeten els senyals que provoquen aquest malestar. L’estudi s’ha publicat a la revista Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Llegeix l'article

"Las partículas diésel son perjudiciales y alteran la fisiología de órganos tales como el cerebro, el pulmón o el sistema circulatorio lo que puede dar lugar a la aparición de un ictus o a que su recuperación sea peor".