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Oligonucleotides, the language of life in small doses

A technological revolution can start with a key concept, the application of an equation or, often, with the development of a particular material. Steels, alloys, concretes, liquid fuels, semiconductors or polymers are examples that changed the history of mankind and today are ubiquitous in our lives. The pharmaceutical industry is no different. Thus, the ability […]

Anaplastic thyroid cancer: the most aggressive and lethal type of cancer

Thyroid cancer is a common malignancy of the endocrine system. There are four types: Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common of all thyroid cancers. Follicular thyroid cancer accounts for 10% of thyroid cancers. Medullary thyroid cancer represents 2% of thyroid cancers. Anaplastic thyroid cancer is the most advanced and aggressive of the thyroid cancers. […]

Guillain-Barré Syndrome: when the immune system attacks peripheral nerves

Today we are going to talk about one of those diseases classified as rare, for which there is, as yet, no solution. It is one of the diseases we are working on and researching at Oligofastx: Guillain-Barré syndrome. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a neurological disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the peripheral nervous […]