08/09/2011 - Press release
A major landmark study released a few days ago by the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) in which IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute) has participated, sheds new light on the state of Europe’s mental and neurological health.
06/06/2011 - Press release
Researchers at Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM) and Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) have successfully reproduced and reconstructed the complete process of a small molecule binding with its target protein. This advance enables the drug's affinity and binding level with the protein to be calculated as well as understanding the interactions established by the drug in order to act, thus moving towards safer and more efficient design of new drugs.
Més informació "A major step in molecular simulation - key to designing new drugs"
27/05/2011 - Press release
A new consortium of European organisations unite to support next generation drug discovery by providing a single view across data sources, bringing the semantic web to drug discovery.
Més informació "Semantic 'lego': an information framework to drive drug discovery."
26/05/2011 - Press release
At the request of the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a scientific opinion on a food product, namely, about the health properties of olive oil. This has been possible thanks to the contribution of the cardiovascular risk and nutrition research group at the IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute).
12/04/2011 - Press release
High blood pressure, dyslipidaemia and obesity are the three most prevalent cardiovascular risk factors among Spaniards aged between 35 and 74 years. In addition, these factors occur most commonly in the autonomous regions of Extremadura, the Canaries and Andalusia. Here are some of the conclusions reached by the DARIOS Study.
06/03/2011 - Press release
An International study to be published online on the 6th March in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics identifies 13 new genetic characteristics associated with coronary artery disease.Genetic factors are thought to explain about 40% of the risk of the population presenting with coronary artery disease.
Més informació "New leads on the genetic origin of coronary artery disease"
16/02/2011 - Press release
A study published in the latest edition of Revista Española de Cardiología (REC, Spanish Journal of Cardiology) and carried out by researchers from the IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute) in Barcelona and from the Josep Trueta Hospital in Girona, highlights the importance of increasing the number of haemodynamics laboratories
Més informació "Having a haemodynamics laboratory almost halves the number of infarction deaths"
14/02/2011 - Press release
The 13th National Award for Research in Sports Medicine, awarded by the University of Oviedo and sponsored by Cajastur for the best research work in 2010, has been given to the work presented by the IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute) in Barcelona.
03/02/2011 - Press release
The aim of the CLINK project is to develop various protocols for the “in vitro” activation and expansion of a type of immune system cell which is important for combating certain infections and tumours, called a natural killer cell (NK cell). The consortium will attempt to find an ideal system for activating these cells which would allow the largest number of cells to be obtained from one single donor and at the same time provide them with greater ability to kill tumours
Més informació "The IMIM is participating in a research project on NK cell activation"
21th december 2010 - Press release
Triple-negative breast cancer (Estrogen Receptor-Negative, Progesterone Receptor-Negative, and HER-Negative) is a type of breast cancer with clinical characteristics and specific pathologies that represents a relevant clinic problem, as it affects around 20% of all women with breast cancer, and especially those who are young.
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