Collagen hypersecretion can lead to scarring and in some cases, fibrosis, yet few strategies exist to control the response. A new experimental strategy tackles the problem at the cellular level.

A pioneering study led by IBEC in collaboration with ICFO has unveiled a method to control brain activity in living organisms using drugs activated by infrared light. This cutting-edge technique activates a specific neurotransmitter receptor using light that can penetrate deep into tissue and offers unparalleled pharmacological and spatiotemporal precision in three dimensions. The findings open new frontiers for neurobiology research and the development of light-based noninvasive neuromodulation therapies.

A new study reported in International Journal of Molecular Sciences helps demonstrate that gene therapy can reverse the effects of the mutation that causes the symptoms of congenital muscular dystrophy in patient cells.

Seeing is believing: light-sheet videos show efficacy of facemasks against the spread of aerosols. Correctly fitting masks dramatically reduce the release of droplets of aerosols into the air that lead to the spread of SARS-COV-2.