The French Friedreich’s Ataxia Association (AFAF) has awarded a €28,000 grant to the Biochemistry of Oxidative Stress research group at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Lleida (IRBLleida) and the University of Lleida (UdL) to better understand the early stages of the disease.

CERCAGINYS is the access platform to the facilities of the 41 CERCA centers. The website collects 196 platforms classified by categories and by quality accreditations. The initiative aims to optimize access to these facilities for the Catalan scientific community and, especially, to industrial sector offering …

The research team has analysed 31 scientific articles and 11 international legislations The application of euthanasia involves a multidisciplinary healthcare team with the participation of nursing staff. A study from Lleida has analysed the current legislation and certified the lack of laws in force to …

According to research led by psychiatrists from the University Hospital Santa Maria and the IRBLleida Healthy lifestyle habits and a correct diet improve the cognitive evolution of patients with bipolar disorder, according to the conclusions of a research project led by psychiatrists from the University …

Lleida, through the Clinical Trials unit of the Biomedical Research Institute of Lleida (IRBLleida), is participating in the Destiny-Breast clinical trials programme to tackle HER2+ breast cancer. Specifically, it has participated in Destiny-Breast 2 and is currently participating in Destiny-Breast 5, which involves patients with …

Research by the UdL and IRBLleida describes how they are necessary for the formation and migration of interneurons Defects in the formation and migration of interneurons or inhibitory neurons in the cerebral cortex, related to disorders such as schizophrenia or autism spectrum syndromes, could be …

The centre – dependent on the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRBLleida) – is dedicated to biomedical research and training using the porcine model and works in the areas of surgery, gynaecology, urology, nephrology… The CREBA centre (Centre de Recerca Experimental …

With these results, discussions will be held with the Department of Health to implement screening in asymptomatic young people A study carried out in Lleida by Oriol Yuguero, head of the Urgency and Emergency Multi-disciplinary Research Group at the Institute of Biomedical Research of …

A study led in Lleida claims that working conditions are detrimental to their physical and psychosocial health Colonial logic – based on servility and discriminatory practices towards migrants – harms the physical and psychosocial health of Latin American women working in the domestic sector in …

The research group Neuronal Signalling Unit of the Lleida Biomedical Research Institute (IRBLleida) and the University of Lleida (UdL) has made important progress in establishing a new strategy in the therapeutic treatment of spinal muscular atrophy, a disorder that leads to weakness and progressive muscle …

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 …