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Nanopolymer treatment prevents the formation of protein aggregates in neurons derived from Parkinson’s patients

One of the hallmarks of Parkinson’s disease is the abnormal accumulation of the α-synuclein protein that causes neuronal death responsible for motor impairments. Dendrimers are highly branched polymers that decrease α-synuclein accumulation in dopaminergic neurons derived from patient stem cells.

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Pancreatic beta-cell boost in mice paves way for future diabetes treatments

A research team from IDIBELL, CRG and UB has uncovered the role of a gene that is critical to boosting the number of insulin-producing cells during the early development of the pancreas. The findings could bolster diabetes research efforts and eventually lead to new replacement therapies for the disease.

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The group led by Dr. Alessandra Giorgetti receives a grant from the GESMD to study myelodysplastic syndrome

The research group led by Dr. Alessandra Giorgetti, leader of the research group “Biology of Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Leukemogenesis” of IDIBELL, and professor at the UB, has received a grant of € 15,000 from the GESMD (Spanish Group of Myelodysplastic Syndromes), a group of which Giorgetti is an active member.

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