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Neurons in spinal-cord injuries are reconnected in vivo by means of carbon nanotube sponges
09/29/2020A research led by Ikerbasque researchers at CIC biomaGUNE has demonstrated the restoring in vivo of the connection between neurons, yielding functional results. The results of this study, published in the prestigious PNAS journal, are opening up a channel for possible...
New disruptive technology that enables a safer birth of babies
09/18/2020The CIC nanoGUNE Nanoengineering Group has developed a new technology that allows non-invasive and continuous monitoring of the physiological risks of babies during birth in real time. This technology helps obstetricians make quick decisions and thus reduce the growing number of caesarean...
The first demonstration that the brain claustrum activity that has been attributed to “consciousness” is involved in mental processes
09/10/2020Ikerbasque Professor Dr. Mazahir T. Hasan at the Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience and his team and Professor Dr. José M. Delgado García and researchers at the Pablo de Olavide University from Seville have...
An animal model to study post-traumatic stress disorder has been developed
09/03/2020The experience of traumatic situations affects the physical and/or psychological well-being of the person who suffers them throughout their life. In fact, on numerous occasions they can develop "post-traumatic stress disorder" (PTSD). In these cases, the feeling of fear is...
The structure of a protective enzyme of DNA and key to the development of therapies against chemoresistant tumors has been discovered
08/25/2020All organisms depend for survival on the ability to copy their genetic information and pass it on from one generation to the next. However, cellular DNA is constantly damaged by the action of natural factors, such as ultraviolet radiation, and those produced by man such as...
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