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GPCRs are the target of almost 40% of current drugs. Jana Selent's team has led the creation of a platform that facilitates their study.

Research 20.07.2020

Facilitating drug design: a platform to study GPCRs

The annual report of the PRBB 2019 invites us to review the main events that took place last year in the park.

Community 17.07.2020

A look back at the PRBB in 2019

Twitter is, according to Luca Cozzuto, the best social channel for a scientist to communicate and to follow colleagues. Photo by Morning Brew on Unsplash.

Public engagement 15.07.2020

How sending a tweet got me on national television

The use of masks, hand washing and social distancing could prevent a second wave. Image by cottonbro (Pexels).

Research 14.07.2020

Covid19: learning from the past to plan for the future

Scientific life 10.07.2020

First Virtual Symposium on Phylogenomics and Comparative Genomics

About 95% of pancreatic cancer patients die within 5 years. Scientists at the DCEXS-UPF may have found a solution. Picture taken from science4life.

Scientific life 06.07.2020

Nanotarg: nanocapsules against pancreatic cancer

Picture by Cocoparisienne from Pixabay.

Research 02.07.2020

Researchers find the origin of current sled dogs in Siberia, 9500 years ago

The findings provide further evidence that modifying environmental exposures early in life can limit the risk of obesity and associated complications. | Picture by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay.

Research 30.06.2020

Air pollution, smoking and built environment are associated with an increased risk of childhood obesity

The coronavirus pandemic has aggravated and increased the cases of mental health disorders in certain population groups. | Picture by Tumisu from Needpix.

Research 29.06.2020

Two projects to study the impact of COVID-19 on mental health

Community 26.06.2020

The PRBB choir and orchestra, rehearsals during lockdown

Detecting cancer in human tissues, LM. Credit: Aamir Ahmed, Jane Pendjiky and Michael Millar. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Public engagement 25.06.2020

Cancer: a problem of brakes and accelerators

We know that animals support people in difficult times, but this benefit has never been measured in a context where the whole population has been exposed to the same problem, on the scale of the COVID-19 epidemic. | Picture by Bruno Cervera from Unsplash.

Research 23.06.2020

Companion animals have been key for emotional support during lockdown