A lung cancer research project in Lleida detects 14 tumours, 90% of which can be cured thanks to early diagnosis
A lung cancer research project in Lleida detects 14 tumours, 90% of which can be cured thanks to early diagnosis …
Deciphering the pathways of cell death by iron accumulation key to advancing research into Friedreich's ataxia
The Lleida-based research group Biochemistry of Oxidative Stress is leading a study to determine the onset of the effects on the cells of people suffering from this disease Friedreich's ataxia (FA) is a minority neuro-cardiodegenerative disease caused by the deficiency of a protein called frataxin …
Cognition, related to ferritin in blood and microbiota
According to research led by the Dr. Josep Trueta Biomedical Research Institute of Girona (IDIBGI) Blood levels of ferritin, a protein involved in iron storage, are positively related to executive brain function, which is responsible for skills such as planning, inhibition, flexibility, verbal fluency and …
The biomedical research institutes of Tarragona, Girona and Lleida receive funding to maintain their joint project for the internationalisation of their research
The IISPV, the IDIBGI and the IRBLleida will receive more than 361,000 euros over 3 years from the Beyond GO_HERO project The Pere Virgili Health Research Institute (IISPV), the Dr. Josep Trueta Biomedical Research Institute of Girona (IDIBGI) and the Dr. Pifarré Foundation Biomedical Research …
Call for a national screening programme for chlamydia infection in the young population
Screening for genital chlamydia infection in young sexually active women should be introduced in our country. This is the conclusion of a study carried out in Lleida, with funding from the Diputació de Lleida, with 628 people aged 18 to 25 from September 2021 to …
The role of oxidative stress in the progression of Alzheimer's disease is shown to affect only the cellular level
Researchers at the University of Lleida (UdL) and the Institute of Biomedical Research of Lleida (IRBLleida) have led an investigation, in collaboration with the Pablo de Olavide University in Seville, which has shown that the role of oxidative stress in the progression of Alzheimer's disease …
Vitamin D receptor inhibition helps prevent vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease and reduce mortality
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 …
New research with Lleida's participation will change the approach to patients with dementia caused by the rare disease CADASIL
New research with Lleida's participation will change the approach to patients with dementia caused by the rare disease CADASIL …
New breakthrough to prevent alterations in the cell degeneration process in the rare disease spinal muscular atrophy
Research conducted in Lleida has discovered a new link between intracellular calcium, signalling pathways and autophagy that represents a new advance in preventing alterations in the process of cell degeneration in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a minority disease affecting children.
New method for detecting nanoplastics in blood
A study uses for the first time flow cytometry to detect and measure nanoplastics in peripheral human blood. People with various medical conditions have been included in the study so as to investigate potential differences for nanoplastic accumulation across the population. In addition, mice have …
Online calculator predicts lung damage at hospital discharge for critically ill COVID patients
This clinical tool, CIBERESUCICOVID SCORE, will select patients who may be more likely to have complications for respiratory follow-up in post-COVID units …
The project to study improvements in gait in Parkinson's patients obtains the quality seal of the National Health System's ITEMAS platform
The 'Cognitive Game Gait' project, to study how to improve walking in patients with Parkinson's disease when they walk on a treadmill, has obtained the quality seal of the platform for dynamisation and innovation of the industrial capacities of the National Health System (ITEMAS).