Diet influences the accumulation of fat in the arteries. This has been demonstrated by a recent study that confirms that low adherence to the Mediterranean Diet is associated with a greater presence of fatty plaques in the arteries, i.e. atherosclerosis.

A study has identified a 4-microRNA signature that improves early prediction of mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients. The results of the research, led by several groups of the CIBER area of Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), with the participation of research staff …

According to research led by the Vascular and Renal Translational Research Group, which also confirms that small RNA molecules (microRNAs) can protect against calcification The elimination of the vitamin D receptor exclusively in vascular smooth muscle cells (a type of muscle without striations) of the …

This is a physical exercise training programme funded by the Carlos III Health Institute and led by the Health Cures Research Group (GRECS) The Health Cures Research Group (GRECS) of the University of Lleida and the Biomedical Research Institute of Lleida (IRBLleida) is starting a …

It is estimated that one in four people aged 30 to 70 has obstructive sleep apnea, an underdiagnosed disorder that leads to high morbidity and mortality if not treated in time.The project will create the expert Virtual Sleep Unit and will introduce the figure of …

José Luis Morales Rull, specialist in Internal Medicine at HUAV and researcher at IRBLleida, is one of the coordinators of the study, in which 26 hospitals have participated Researchers from the Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation working group of the Spanish Society of Internal …

On February 2nd took place the first assembly of the new i4KIDS Pediatric Innovation Hub (HIP), an R&D& I network whose main objective is the development of a program for the valorisation and transfer of the research results in …

It will make a comparative analysis with 270 people: 135 project participants who have passed the disease and 135 participants who have not passed it as a control group The ‘Bus de la Salut’ began its journey through the Lleida area on 9 November, assessing …

Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk in patients without previous heart disease. This is the result of research carried out in Lleida, which has recently been published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, …

The Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, has awarded Prof Jordi Salas Salvadó, deputy director of the Health Research Institute Pere Virgili (IISPV), the ICREA Academy 2019 award. The ICREA Academia Program aims to encourage and reward excellence in research and teaching among professionals …

More than 1,100 people have taken tests for the prevention of cardiovascular and renal diseases for the second time to see their evolution. ‘El Bus de la Salut’ has incorporated this year the use of a bioimpedance electric scale, a new test to estimate the …

The scientific article has been published in the prestigious journal The British Medical Journal A study, led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore with participation from Lleida, has associated obesity with decreased renal function and the risk of death for …