Basic Research
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...
Basic Research02.07.2025 Nature. DNA damage associated with air pollution could contribute to lung cancer in non-smokers A quarter of lung cancer cases occur in people who have never smoked. What is the cause behind these...
Basic Research08.05.2025 Nature. Mutated cells that divide rapidly are more prone to forming cancer Cancer starts when cells acquire genetic mutations that prompt them to proliferate out of control...
Basic Research06.05.2025 Nature Communications. CNIO researchers discover a molecular mechanism that initiates colon cancer Colorectal – colon or rectal – cancer is the third most diagnosed type of cancer...
Basic Research23.04.2025 Nature. Rise in colorectal cancer in young people may be due to bacterial infection in childhood Exposure during childhood to a bacterial toxin could be triggering an epidemic of colorectal cancer...