21 November 2008 - Press release
The study is the first to show that women who are exposed to hairspray in the workplace during the first trimester of pregnancy have more than double the risk of having a son with the genital birth defect hypospadias.The study was carried out in the UK and coordinated by the Imperial College London, with the participation of the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL) in Barcelona and University College Cork.
Més informació "Hairspray is linked to common genital birth defect"
14 October 2008 - Press release
According to the results of a study recently published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, ecstasy use causes problems with verbal fluidity, working memory and the speed that information is processed. These effects are long-term and may not disappear, even when use of the drug has ceased.
Més informació "Harmful effects of ecstasy use found to be long-term"
13/10/2008 - Press release
The diagnosis and treatment alone of certain mental illnesses is not enough. In the future the way in which the mentally ill are perceived within their environment must also be taken into consideration. An international study and the first carried out at local level, has shown that one of the associated effects of mental illness is a feeling of shame and social discrimination that sufferers experience simply as a result of being ill.
Més informació "People suffering from mental disorders feel discriminated"
08/10/2008 - Press release
A study directed by Anouchka Skoudy in which researchers from IMIM and UPF took part, in collaboration with other European institutions, has enabled the generation of pancreatic cells with acinar phenotypes under controlled conditions for the first time.
19/09/2008 - Press release
The Italian Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute Carlo Besta of Milan coordinated an innovative European research that involved for three years leading international researchers and that will allow the European Union to propose to its member countries a new model for disability policy within both health, statistical and social contexts. In this project has participated the health services research group of IMIM.
Més informació "MHADIE: A new framework for supporting health and disability policy in Europe"
16/09/2008 - Press release
By providing fresh information, the new Aphekom project , with the CREAL colaboration, will further elucidate the characteristics and consequences of air pollution for policy and individual decision making across Europe.
21/07/2008 - Press release
Next Tuesday 22 July at 14:30, in the framework of the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF 2008), the session ‘Doping and society: towards the perfect human machine?’ will be held, organised by Dr Jordi Segura, director of the Anti-doping Laboratory of the Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) in Barcelona and member of the Medical Commission Games Group of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Més informació "Towards the perfect human machine?: Doping & society"
14/07/2008 - Press release
More than 3,000 scientists from all disciplines, politicians and businessmen will participate in 112 conferences and debates with 430 speakers. 20,000 visitors are expected for more than 70 expositions and public events for young people and families. These are some of the figures expected for the third meeting of the multidisciplinary, transverse ESOF2008, EuroScience Open Forum, organised by EuroScience and the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI).
08/07/2008 - Press release
In the PS3GRID project, the PS3™ Cell processor has become an indispensable tool for understanding proteins at the molecular level. Sony Computer Entertainment España (SCEE) has once again demonstrated its support of the scientific world, this time with the PS3GRID project on biomedical research that is being carried out by Researchers at the Research Unit on Biomedical Informatics (GRIB) at the Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) and Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) in Barcelona.
There are close links between blood inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), and respiratory function. So reveals a study to be published in the forthcoming issue of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ), the peer-reviewed publication of the European Respiratory Society (ERS).
Més informació "Respiratory function conditioned by inflammation markers and genetic profile"
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