02/11/2009 - Press release
A team of student researchers and interns from the Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) and the Foundation CIM will conduct a scientific experiment aboard three parabolic flights scheduled by the ESA, on the 3, 4 and 5 November. The experiment intends to improve medical treatment for astronauts through a better understanding of the drug absorption mechanisms in diseases such as cancer and AIDS, will take on board.
Més informació "Students will experiment in microgravity on board of European Space Agency Flights"
28/09/2009 - Press release
We must stress that every year, 18.000 Spaniards die from COPD, a figure that makes it the top cause of avoidable death in Spain and the only pathology related to smoking that continues to be on the rise. According to the EPISCAN study, the prevalence of COPD in Spain currently extends to 10.2% of the population –nearly one and a half million citizens.
Més informació "Moderate physical activity can help stop the evolution of COPD"
28/08/2009 - Press release
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects almost half of smokers of advanced age. Although clinical manifestations and disease severity vary greatly across patients, treatment is often similar. Through the development of a new risk index for COPD patients, researchers are seeking ways to improve this situation.
11/08/2009 - Press release
Researchers at the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL) and the Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) have observed that the household use of bleach is associated with a lower sensitivity to allergens, both inside the home (for example, cat allergens) as well as those outside the home (pollen allergens).
14/07/2009 - Press release
Experts of the IMIM-Hospital del Mar Cancer Research Programme have collaborated on a study that identifies new keys in breast cancer tumour invasion. The study has been published in the prestigious journal Nature Cell Biology.
Més informació "Keys to reprogramming cells and suppressing tumour invasion"
08/07/2009 - Press release
The medical history of more than 35 million Europeans will be studied in order for doctors to gain a better understanding of how to balance the risk of gastrointestinal and cardiovascular episodes related to prescription NSAIDs.
08/06/2009 - Press release
A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology that was done by researchers at CREAL-IMIM makes it clear that gas combustion in homes affects the neuropsychological development of children and that this damaging effect is aggravated when there is a specific genetic susceptibility.
Més informació "Contamination in homes can affect children’s cognitive development and behaviour"
8/05/2009 - Press release
The greater the amount of pollution due to suspended particulate matter from traffic in residential areas, the greater the risk of developing asthma. This not only affects children, but also non-smoking adults. This was the conclusion reached by the SAPALDIA cohort study backed by the Schweizerischen Nationalfonds (Swiss National Foundation on Scientific Research) in collaboration with the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL).
11/05/2009 - Press release
Start of international multi-centre study MOBI-KIDS, coordinated by the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), involving research groups in 13 countries investigating a relationship between communication technologies including mobile phones and environmental factors and brain cancer in young people
10/05/2009 - Press release
Spanish researchers from the Municipal Institute for Medical Research (IMIM), the Biomedical Research Centre Network for Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP) and the HERACLES Cardiovascular Network are the only Spanish representatives that have participated in a study which has identified 8 genetic variants associated with blood pressure.
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