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 …

Silibinin, a natural molecule from milk thistle, blocks a key protein in cancer metastasis that has so far resisted therapeutic manipulation. A study by the Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI) and the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) has identified an inhibitor of a key protein in …

Thanks to two recent studies led from Lleida Two recent studies led from Lleida have shed light on the mechanisms associated with the persistence of pulmonary sequelae in critically ill COVID-19 patients. The research, which has been published in the scientific journals “ …

•  Focusing on modifiable risk factors, the project aims to reduce the global impact of breast cancer, a significant health challenge worldwide. •  Multidisciplinary experts will conduct a thorough analysis of national cancer plans and design innovative interventions that will be tailored to specific regions.

Researchers at the Institute for Biomedical Research of Girona (IDIBGI) and the Eurecat technology centre have also found that histidine levels are linked to a bacterial species in the gut microbiota. This research suggests that the interaction between microbiota, histidine and fatty liver may open …

It will develop a computer model to predict the risk of these pollutants in a person’s reproductive health. This model will over time contribute to carry out this type of studies without animals. A European study involving researchers from the IISPV-CERCA-URV will investigate the impact …

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 …

This five-year project is funded by the EU, coordinated by ISGlobal, and involves collaboration with IISPV. It will focus on the implementation and evaluation of interventions in key industries in Europe. In response to the growing concern about the effects of climate change on occupational …

A study by the Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI) has found that there is a relationship between fat tissue and brain cognitive function. The article, published in the scientific journal Science Advances, identifies a group of genes that, depending on how they are expressed in adipose …

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system of patients attacks the pancreatic cells responsible for insulin production. A study from the University of Lleida (UdL) the Biomedical Research Institute of Lleida (IRBLleida) and the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), recently …

It is an international project, from the hand of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (IISGlobal) and with funding from the California Walnuts Commission (institution of world reference in this field) The Clinical and Epidemiological Neuroscience Research Group (NeuroEpia) of the Pere Virgili Health Research …

The implementation of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic made it possible to maintain care for pregnant women and the postpartum period given the limitations imposed on attendance at the health centre.