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- Palm oil favors tumor expansion https://www.irbbarcelona.org/en/news/scientific/palmitic-acid-promotes-cancer-metastasis-and-leaves-more-aggressive-memory-tumour 112 comments
- Vitamin B12 is a key player in cellular reprogramming and tissue regeneration, finds a new study in mice. Vitamin B12 supplementation shows potential in speeding up tissue repair in a model of ulcerative colitis—an observation that points to potential new treatments for inflammatory diseases. https://www.irbbarcelona.org/en/news/scientific/vitamin-b12-key-player-cellular-reprogramming-and-tissue-regeneration 150 comments science
- Four commonly used medications reverse Alzheimer's disease in mice https://www.irbbarcelona.org/en/news/scientific/four-commonly-used-medications-reverse-alzheimers-disease-mice 9 comments upliftingnews
- Scorpion venom shuttle drugs into the brain: Researchers modify chlorotoxin, a small protein in scorpion venom, to transport drugs through the blood-brain barrier, which protects the brain and prevents about 98% drugs used to treat neurological diseases and brain tumours from entering the organ. https://www.irbbarcelona.org/en/news/scorpion-venom-to-shuttle-drugs-into-the-brain 3 comments science
- The immune system of the alpaca reveals a potential treatment for cancer. A new study is the first to identify nanobodies derived from alpacas able to block EGF, a protein that is abundant in tumour cells and that helps them to proliferate. https://www.irbbarcelona.org/en/news/the-immune-system-of-the-alpaca-reveals-a-potential-treatment-for-cancer 398 comments science
- Discovery of single key protein involved in the development of autism - Researchers discovered that CPEB4, a molecule that regulates protein synthesis, is impaired in most cases of autism. Defects in CPEB4 lead to the dysregulation in the expression of most of the 200 genes associated with autism. https://www.irbbarcelona.org/en/news/discovery-of-a-key-protein-involved-in-the-development-of-autism 14 comments science