Computer Science - Today
UPF is leading a European project to improve energy efficiency and savings by the media and audiovisual sector through artificial intelligence
UPF is leading a European project to improve energy efficiency and savings by the media and audiovisual sector through artificial intelligence
Life Sciences - Mar 29
The dissemination program AmgenTransferCičncia brings biotechnology and genetics to Valencian institutes
The dissemination program AmgenTransferCičncia brings biotechnology and genetics to Valencian institutes
Event - Mar 24
The University of Valencia's Experimenta fair arrives with 66 science and technology projects
The University of Valencia's Experimenta fair arrives with 66 science and technology projects
Law - Mar 20
UPF to aid with the training of EU legal practitioners in the application of fundamental rights
UPF to aid with the training of EU legal practitioners in the application of fundamental rights
Innovation - Mar 17
New European research project, involving UPF, to investigate the effects of music on sleep
New European research project, involving UPF, to investigate the effects of music on sleep
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Life Sciences - Health - 29.03.2023
Life Sciences - Health - 14.03.2023
Life Sciences - Health - 09.03.2023 
Designed a computational methodology to block the interaction between proteins
A research team from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the University of Valencia, in collaboration with Sarel Fleishman's group, from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, has developed a computer-assisted approach to modulate intramembrane interactions between proteins.
Health - Life Sciences - 03.03.2023 
HERC1 protein deficiency to cause osteopenia
Recerca Bones remain healthy thanks to the fact that they are in continuous remodelling, a process that is given by the balance between the activity of osteoblasts —cells that create bone tissue— and the osteoclasts, which reabsorb it. An imbalance between these two can disrupt bone homeostasis and lead to diseases such as osteopenia, i.e. a loss of bone mass.
Health - Life Sciences - 27.02.2023 
New method for the detection of RNA viruses such as SARS-CoV-2
Recerca Experts from the University of Barcelona, the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM-CSIC) and the Aragon Nanoscience and Materials Institute of Aragon (INMA) —a joint institute of the CSIC and the University of Zaragoza— have developed a new method to detect RNA viruses based on the triplex-forming probe technology.
Environment - Life Sciences - 21.02.2023 
Detecting the impact of drought on plants with user-friendly and inexpensive techniques
Recerca Climate change is aggravating the impact of droughts —one of the factors that only affect plant physiology— on all plant ecosystems worldwide. Although new tools have been developed to detect and assess drought stress in plants —transcriptomic or metabolomic technologies, etc.— they are still difficult to apply in natural ecosystems, especially in remote areas and developing countries.
Life Sciences - 14.02.2023 
Researchers identify new molecular mechanism key to planarian regeneration
Planaria are freshwater flatworms that have become a key model for studying regeneration and stem cells, as they can regenerate any part of the body, even the head.
Health - Life Sciences - 13.02.2023 
Differences found in the production of microRNA in Lafora epilepsy that improve follow-up
Research by the University of Valencia (UV), the Institute of Biomedicine of Valencia (IBV-CSIC), INCLIVA and CIBERER, among other entities, has made it possible to find differences in the production of microRNA (small molecules that regulate gene expression) in Brain tissue from mouse models of Lafora disease, a type of neurodegenerative epilepsy with very rapid deterioration, manifesting in adolescence and fatal outcome.
Health - Life Sciences - 01.02.2023 
The quail could be the unknown reservoir of Tuscany and Sicilian viruses
Recerca The quail could be the unknown reservoir of the Toscana virus (TOSV) and the Sandfly Fever Sicilian virus (SFSV), mosquito-borne pathogens that can infect domestic animals and also cause disease in humans. This conclusion is drawn from a study published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology , and which is led by Jordi Serra-Cobo, professor at the Faculty of Biolog y and the Biodiversity Research Institute ( IRBio ) of the University of Barcelona, and Remi Charrel, from the Aix-Marseille University (France).
Health - Life Sciences - 31.01.2023 
Recruitment mechanism for cancer-associated fibroblasts in the most common lung cancer
Recerca A team of experts from the University of Barcelona, the University of Zaragoza and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona found a mechanism of recruitment for tumour-associated cells (cancer-associated fibroblasts or CAFs) which are essential to lung adenocarcinoma, the most frequent type of cancer. This finding is very relevant since the cancer-associated cells contribute to all the phases of tumour development, including metastasis.
Life Sciences - 31.01.2023 
Two master regulators identified in the process of creating new neural cells in the adult brain
Members of the University Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (BIOTECMED) of the University of Valencia have identified two key regulators in the process of adult neurogenesis.
Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 26.01.2023 
To improve existing antibiotics and develop new antimicrobial treatments
Recerca The lack of effective antibiotics is an increasingly serious threat to global health. In recent decades, only a few new antimicrobial agents have been able to reach the market. Designing new functionalities for already known antibiotics —or those that have fallen out of use due to toxicity— is one of the strategies to make up for this drug shortage.
Life Sciences - Environment - 23.01.2023
Health - Life Sciences - 18.01.2023 
Alterations in mitochondrial dynamics lead to inflammation and muscle atrophy
Recerca Mitochondria —the energy powerhouses of cells— play an essential role in cell physiology. The joining of two or more mitochondria and the division of a mitochondrion into two units are common processes. They are known as mitochondrial dynamics and are necessary for the proper functioning of these structures and of the cell itself.
Life Sciences - 16.01.2023
Life Sciences - 12.01.2023 
Unraveling the evolutionary history of ivies
UAM researchers have studied the evolution of the ivy family using massive genome sequencing techniques. The results, published in the Journal of Systematics and Evolution , show that the genera of this family, including ivy, arose in a very short time and as a result of hybridization between species.
Life Sciences - Health - 12.01.2023 
UB and IBEC researchers grow mature neurons to study neurodegenerative diseases
A team of researchers from the University of Barcelona, the UB Institute of Neurosciences (UBneuro) and the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has created the first highly mature neurons from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) using a synthetic material. This finding opens up new opportunities for medical research and potential therapies for neurodegenerative diseases and traumatic injuries.
Life Sciences - 10.01.2023 
I2SysBio leads a European project to obtain green hydrogen from bacteria
This is an EIC Pathfinder project endowed with more than 4 million euros to get some genetically modified bacteria to produce hydrogen using non-potable water.
Life Sciences - Health - 04.01.2023
Life Sciences - Health - 22.12.2022 
Cellular reprogramming can generate neural networks that reproduce unique characteristics of human cells
Studies on diseases that affect the human brain are usually based on animal models which cannot reproduce the complexity of human neuropathies. Therefore, these methodologies often fail when applied in a clinical environment with patients. In this context, the findings of the cellular reprogramming techniques to generate cultures of human neurons using skin cells have revolutionised the study and development of innovative therapies in neurosciences.
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Juan Nácher: ’It has been proved that cannabis is a risk factor for the development of schizophrenia’
Juan Nácher Roselló, full professor of Cellular Biology at the University of Valencia (UV), is one of the main researchers of the Spanish Network for Cooperative Study in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), as
Juan Nácher Roselló, full professor of Cellular Biology at the University of Valencia (UV), is one of the main researchers of the Spanish Network for Cooperative Study in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), as
Researchers identify new genes that modulate the toxicity of the protein --amyloid, responsible for causing Alzheimer’s disease
In the study led by the UPF Molecular Physiology Laboratory, 238 genes have been identified that regulate Alzheimer's disease, including Surf4, which contributes to the disease by altering the regulation of calcium within the cell. An international study led by the Molecular Physiology Laboratory at the UPF Department of Medicine and Life Sciences ( MELIS ) identifies new genes that modulate the toxicity of the protein -amyloid, responsible for causing Alzheimer's disease.
In the study led by the UPF Molecular Physiology Laboratory, 238 genes have been identified that regulate Alzheimer's disease, including Surf4, which contributes to the disease by altering the regulation of calcium within the cell. An international study led by the Molecular Physiology Laboratory at the UPF Department of Medicine and Life Sciences ( MELIS ) identifies new genes that modulate the toxicity of the protein -amyloid, responsible for causing Alzheimer's disease.
A research team from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the University of Valencia, in collaboration with Sarel Fleishman's group, from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, has developed a computer-assisted approach to modulate intramembrane interactions between proteins.
Recerca Bones remain healthy thanks to the fact that they are in continuous remodelling, a process that is given by the balance between the activity of osteoblasts —cells that create bone tissue— and the osteoclasts, which reabsorb it. An imbalance between these two can disrupt bone homeostasis and lead to diseases such as osteopenia, i.e. a loss of bone mass.
Recerca Experts from the University of Barcelona, the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM-CSIC) and the Aragon Nanoscience and Materials Institute of Aragon (INMA) —a joint institute of the CSIC and the University of Zaragoza— have developed a new method to detect RNA viruses based on the triplex-forming probe technology.
Recerca Climate change is aggravating the impact of droughts —one of the factors that only affect plant physiology— on all plant ecosystems worldwide. Although new tools have been developed to detect and assess drought stress in plants —transcriptomic or metabolomic technologies, etc.— they are still difficult to apply in natural ecosystems, especially in remote areas and developing countries.
Planaria are freshwater flatworms that have become a key model for studying regeneration and stem cells, as they can regenerate any part of the body, even the head.
Research by the University of Valencia (UV), the Institute of Biomedicine of Valencia (IBV-CSIC), INCLIVA and CIBERER, among other entities, has made it possible to find differences in the production of microRNA (small molecules that regulate gene expression) in Brain tissue from mouse models of Lafora disease, a type of neurodegenerative epilepsy with very rapid deterioration, manifesting in adolescence and fatal outcome.
Recerca The quail could be the unknown reservoir of the Toscana virus (TOSV) and the Sandfly Fever Sicilian virus (SFSV), mosquito-borne pathogens that can infect domestic animals and also cause disease in humans. This conclusion is drawn from a study published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology , and which is led by Jordi Serra-Cobo, professor at the Faculty of Biolog y and the Biodiversity Research Institute ( IRBio ) of the University of Barcelona, and Remi Charrel, from the Aix-Marseille University (France).
Recerca A team of experts from the University of Barcelona, the University of Zaragoza and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona found a mechanism of recruitment for tumour-associated cells (cancer-associated fibroblasts or CAFs) which are essential to lung adenocarcinoma, the most frequent type of cancer. This finding is very relevant since the cancer-associated cells contribute to all the phases of tumour development, including metastasis.
Members of the University Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (BIOTECMED) of the University of Valencia have identified two key regulators in the process of adult neurogenesis.
Recerca The lack of effective antibiotics is an increasingly serious threat to global health. In recent decades, only a few new antimicrobial agents have been able to reach the market. Designing new functionalities for already known antibiotics —or those that have fallen out of use due to toxicity— is one of the strategies to make up for this drug shortage.
The Emerging Science project shows young research from the Cavanilles, López Pińero and BIOTECMED institutes
Emerging Science, a science dissemination project where the youngest researchers at the University of Valencia explain their work through short videos, has published a new series.
Emerging Science, a science dissemination project where the youngest researchers at the University of Valencia explain their work through short videos, has published a new series.
Recerca Mitochondria —the energy powerhouses of cells— play an essential role in cell physiology. The joining of two or more mitochondria and the division of a mitochondrion into two units are common processes. They are known as mitochondrial dynamics and are necessary for the proper functioning of these structures and of the cell itself.
Understanding the magic of movie watching in the brain
In a new article, published in the leading international journal Science Advances, researchers from Universities of Oxford (UK), Aarhus (Denmark), Buenos Aires (Argentina) and UPF have shown how watching movies, a favourite pastime for billions of people, makes us feel and think in often transformative ways compared to our everyday experiences.
In a new article, published in the leading international journal Science Advances, researchers from Universities of Oxford (UK), Aarhus (Denmark), Buenos Aires (Argentina) and UPF have shown how watching movies, a favourite pastime for billions of people, makes us feel and think in often transformative ways compared to our everyday experiences.
UAM researchers have studied the evolution of the ivy family using massive genome sequencing techniques. The results, published in the Journal of Systematics and Evolution , show that the genera of this family, including ivy, arose in a very short time and as a result of hybridization between species.
A team of researchers from the University of Barcelona, the UB Institute of Neurosciences (UBneuro) and the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has created the first highly mature neurons from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) using a synthetic material. This finding opens up new opportunities for medical research and potential therapies for neurodegenerative diseases and traumatic injuries.
This is an EIC Pathfinder project endowed with more than 4 million euros to get some genetically modified bacteria to produce hydrogen using non-potable water.
An international study, with the participation of UPF, has deciphered the origin of the CRIPSR gene-editing tool which is 2.6 billion-year-old
An international study led by Spanish scientists, with the participation of the researchers of UPF Marc Güell and Avencia Sánchez-Mejías, has deciphered the origin of the CRIPSR gene-editing tool and has confirmed its original activity. An international research group, with the participation of UPF, has for the first time reconstructed ancestors dating back 2.6 billion years of the well-known CRISPR-Cas system, and studied their evolution over time.
An international study led by Spanish scientists, with the participation of the researchers of UPF Marc Güell and Avencia Sánchez-Mejías, has deciphered the origin of the CRIPSR gene-editing tool and has confirmed its original activity. An international research group, with the participation of UPF, has for the first time reconstructed ancestors dating back 2.6 billion years of the well-known CRISPR-Cas system, and studied their evolution over time.
Studies on diseases that affect the human brain are usually based on animal models which cannot reproduce the complexity of human neuropathies. Therefore, these methodologies often fail when applied in a clinical environment with patients. In this context, the findings of the cellular reprogramming techniques to generate cultures of human neurons using skin cells have revolutionised the study and development of innovative therapies in neurosciences.
Computer Science - Today
UPF is leading a European project to improve energy efficiency and savings by the media and audiovisual sector through artificial intelligence
UPF is leading a European project to improve energy efficiency and savings by the media and audiovisual sector through artificial intelligence
Life Sciences - Mar 29
The dissemination program AmgenTransferCičncia brings biotechnology and genetics to Valencian institutes
The dissemination program AmgenTransferCičncia brings biotechnology and genetics to Valencian institutes
Event - Mar 24
The University of Valencia's Experimenta fair arrives with 66 science and technology projects
The University of Valencia's Experimenta fair arrives with 66 science and technology projects
Law - Mar 20
UPF to aid with the training of EU legal practitioners in the application of fundamental rights
UPF to aid with the training of EU legal practitioners in the application of fundamental rights
Innovation - Mar 17
New European research project, involving UPF, to investigate the effects of music on sleep
New European research project, involving UPF, to investigate the effects of music on sleep