For the first time in Spain, a healthy baby has been born without a genetic mutation present in its family that predisposes individuals to breast and ovarian tumors. This medical achievement was made possible thanks to a practice known as preimplantation genetic diagnosis. The procedure was carried out by the Puigvert Foundation and the Hospital de Sant Pau

STAFF | MARCH 17TH, 2011

Heart infarction and angina pectoris (CHD) are very common. A study of more than 147,000 people has found thirteen new genetic factors that increase the risk for these problems. The study, published in Nature Genetics, is the result of an international study including the Hospital del Mar Research Institute in Barcelona.

STAFF | MARCH 8TH, 2011

The analysis of the genome of an extinct hominid in Siberia and the morphology of a tooth of another individual now suggest that this is a new hominid population different from the Neanderthals and Homo sapiens

STAFF | DECEMBER 23RD, 2010

The ZRF1 gene plays a key role in the activation of genes related to the cell destination of stem cells, according to a study published in Nature by a team led by researchers at Barcelona’s Center for Genomic Regulation

STAFF | DECEMBER 23RD, 2010