Basic Research
Basic Research28.04.2026 Nature Metabolism. A study by CNIO discovers a mechanism of the bile ducts that could help personalise the treatment of liver fibrosis Many liver diseases share a common characteristic: fibrosis, that is, the progressive accumulation...
Basic Research27.04.2026 Nature Communications. Revealing the unusual ability of a protein involved in lung and thyroid cancer Research conducted at the National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) has revealed an unexpected...
Basic Research23.03.2026 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. Closer to deciphering TOR, the molecular machinery that makes humans and yeast grow The name might sound like a Nordic god, but it is actually the molecular machinery that allows many...
Basic Research19.02.2026 Nature. A study on the most common form of melanoma in Latin America, Africa and Asia warns about the lack of cancer genetics research in non-European populations Melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer, is not always caused by sun exposure. In fact,...
Translational06.02.2026 Molecular Cancer. A new experimental strategy uses gene editing against tumours with too many oncogenes The onset and aggressiveness of cancer are related to the abnormal behaviour of certain genes, known...
Basic Research12.01.2026 Nature Communications. A CNIO study identifies new genes that predispose an individual to pancreatic cancer A new study by the National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) has identified several sets of genes...
Basic Research15.12.2025 Science Advances. The way our cells respond to oestrogen, the main female sex hormone, depends on how DNA is ‘supercoiled’ Oestrogens, the main female sex hormone, although they also perform some functions in men, are...
Translational07.11.2025 CNIO leads European project to decipher how fat controls our physical health One fifth of the Spanish population is obese, a condition that increases the risk of cancer,...
Basic Research18.09.2025 Genes and Development. New findings explain how a mutation in a cancer-related gen causes pulmonary fibrosis Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a potentially fatal disease currently without treatment, in which...