Category archives: Science

Exosomes in cancer: corrupted messages that  transmit the metastatic impulse

Exosomes in cancer: corrupted messages that transmit the metastatic impulse

BiologyBiomedicine

By F. Javier Carmona

Just as people constantly exchange messages via email, cells communicate with each other and their microenvironment by sending and receiving packages of information; and as we react in one way or another depending on the news we get, cells respond to the “message” by changing the expression of their genes. Following the analogy, in a […]

Cell therapy as a cure for chronic pain

Cell therapy as a cure for chronic pain

BiomedicineMolecular biologyNeurobiology

By Sergio Laínez

The way we approach pain therapies doesn’t differ from the ones taken for other diseases. The aim is to look for molecular targets, which can be suitable for chemical intervention thoroughly assessing both efficacy and safety profiles for the drug, issues that are addressed throughout various stages of clinical trials. In the specific case of […]

The poor brain

The poor brain

NeurobiologyNeuroscience

By José Ramón Alonso

The human brain continues its development postnatally. It is a long process that extends throughout, at least, the first two decades of life. Along these years, environmental factors influence brain functions and, not surprisingly because of its high plasticity, brain structure. Among the variables that may affect the cognitive development is the socioeconomic status. Three […]