Plans to ban electric scooters in public transport after recent fire
Barcelona's metropolitan area transport authority urges to "temporarily" forbid these vehicles
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Free Renfe train tickets and 50% subsidized metro passes - how will it work?
Spain fully subsidizes Rodalies from September to December to tackle inflation
Cancer diagnoses in primary care centers return to pre-pandemic levels
Work increased by 30% on 2019 despite empty waiting rooms
Josep Baselga, pioneer of cancer treatments and oncology, dies at 61
Catalan doctor revolutionised molecular mechanism understanding, saving countless lives
Public transport tickets not used during state of alarm compensated from July 1
Passes not validated during emergency period will see expiry date moved, while an application will be required for those used from March 14
Incinerator burns coronavirus-infected hospital equipment
650 tons of personal protective equipment including masks, gowns, and hats destroyed
Plan to turn former power plant into first waste-to-energy facility in Catalonia
Project to invest €130m in updating plant in Central Catalonia envisages using industrial waste to generate power for 76,000 families
Bat-Signal raised over Barcelona celebrating Batman Day
The 80th anniversary of the Dark Knight sees iconic distress signal projected over MNAC
Bat-Signal to be seen in Barcelona this weekend
Saturday is Batman Day and the Catalan capital is among 12 cities in the world celebrating the Dark Knight's 80th anniversary
Bat-Signal to be seen in Barcelona this weekend
Saturday is Batman Day and the Catalan capital is among 12 cities in the world celebrating the Dark Knight's 80th anniversary
Spanish police raids Barcelona region authority
29 arrested for alleged misuse of funds
Type 1 diabetes vaccine could be on the way as Catalan researchers take a step forward
Researchers at the Hospital Germans Trias in Badalona (Greater Barcelona) have taken an important step toward creating a vaccine for Type 1 diabetes, which currently has no cure. The discovery, published in the scientific journal 'Plos One', consists of the preparation of nanoparticles in the laboratory that, once introduced into the body, slow down the destruction of beta cells (whose primary function is to store and release insulin). With Type 1 diabetes, the body’s immune system attacks these insulin-producing cells located in the pancreas and destroys them. Currently, to combat the disease, patients must take insulin injections. In recent years, Catalonia has become a global hub for biomedical investigation, developing cutting-edge research initiatives and participating in leading international projects. With just 0.1% of the world’s population, Catalonia accounts for nearly 1% of global scientific production and attracts 2.2% of European competitive funds and 3.5% of European Research Council (ERC) grants.
Genetic alterations in cancer patients, identified by new computational method developed in Barcelona
A new computational method allows the detection, within just a few hours, of the genetic alterations responsible for the formation and progression of cancer tumours. This new method manages to accurately identify almost all types of genetic changes of cancer cells in a simple, quick and precise way. It is also able to identify large-scale chromosome rearrangements, which had been difficult to be detect until this breakthrough. The new method, called SMUFIN, has been developed by the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre and the ICREA (Catalan Institution of Research and Advanced Studies), in collaboration with research groups from Barcelona, Oviedo and Heidelberg. This progress has been published by the prestigious journal 'Nature Biotechnology' and represents a significant step forward towards the personalised treatment of cancer and other illnesses.