Neurofibromas are tumors of the peripheral nervous system, which develop in people with a hereditary disease, and they are the main cause of death among those people.
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.
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.
Pancreatic beta-cell boost in mice paves way for future diabetes treatments Read More »
Researchers from IDIBELL and the University of Barcelona (UB) have described that neurons derived from Parkinson’s patients show impairments in their transmission before neurodegeneration.
Identified an early neuronal dysfunction in Parkinson’s that could help early diagnosis Read More »
