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16/12/20

Research in Lleida concludes that chloroquine does not protect against COVID

COVID-19

Results of the survey of patients with chronic treatment published in ‘PLOS ONE Chloroquine and its derivatives do not have a protective effect on COVID-19 in people who are chronically treated, according to research carried out by researchers from the University of Lleida (UdL), the …

17/11/20

RIA H2020 IISPV: Science Engagement to Empower Disadvantaged AdoleScents

Citizen Science COVID-19 Metabolism and Nutrition

The right to education for children and young people contributes to their overall development and consequently lays the foundations for success later in life in terms of employability, social integration, health and well-being. Education and training have the potential to play a crucial role in …

05/10/20

Insights into mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease

Neuroscience and Mental Health

Dr. Xavier Gallart-Palau at the Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Tarragona, Spain, together with Dr Aida Serra of the IMDEA Research Institute Food & Health Sciences in Madrid, Spain, and with Dr. Siu Kwan Sze of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, is driving forward research concerning …

02/10/20

ACCELERATING THE TRANSITION TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE PEST CONTROL IN AGRICULTURE - INTRODUCING THE SPRINT PROJECT

Health and Environment

The use of pesticides represents a risk to human and environmental health, with recent research findings suggesting an association of exposure with increased risk of health problems, including Parkinson’s disease, reproductive and developmental issues and cancer, whilst affecting the health of soil, water, and biodiversity.

01/10/20

IDIBGI participates in the H2020-funded project ProCAncer-I, which aims to improve prostate cancer management through MRI and AI

Oncology

The Medical Imaging Research Group at IDIBGI receives funding to carry out the ProCAncer-I project, which aims to develop a platform to support clinical decision making in prostate cancer through medical imaging and artificial intelligence. ProCAncer-I project brings together 20 partners from 11 different …

21/09/20

PEPPER: a personalized decision support tool to help improve the lives of people with diabetes

Metabolism and Nutrition

According to the World Health Organisation, over 422 million people have diabetes. Many have to regulate their condition by administering insulin several times a day, either by injection or insulin pump. Currently there is no decision support system for insulin dosing on the market that …

03/09/20

The IRBLleida biobank collects more than 4,700 samples from COVID-19 patients in Lleida to be used for research

COVID-19

These samples are stored and will be used for future research on this disease The biobank of the Lleida Institute for Biomedical Research (IRBLleida) has so far collected 4,787 samples of blood, plasma and serum from 368 patients who have suffered from COVID-19. Also a …

02/09/20

Professor's Sonia Fernandez Veledo project is one of the winners of the "Call for Health Research 2020"

Metabolism and Nutrition

Obesity and metabolic diseases related to excess weight such as type 2 diabetes, are a veritable 21st century epidemic, despite preventive measures being widely known. This is causing a huge impact on public health systems, with far reaching psychosocial consequences. However, no cost effective treatment …

01/09/20

Meet obesity and diabetes specialist, Professor Sonia Fernandez Veledo

Metabolism and Nutrition

In the moments which we are living now reading is an alternative to travel. Don’t miss your chance to learn more about obesity and diabetes type 2 specialist Professor Sonia Fernandez Veledo. Associate Professor Sonia Fernandez is the DIAMET research group leader in the …

12/08/20

Lleida study associates obstructive sleep apnea with increased cardiovascular risk in patients without previous heart disease

Cardiovascular

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, …

07/08/20

Public Health experts call for independent assessment of the Spanish state health system

COVID-19

International letter with the participation of Montserrat Gea, researcher at IRBLleida and professor at the UdL A group of public health experts has demanded an independent and impartial evaluation, carried out by a panel of international and national experts, of the Spanish health system, focusing …

07/08/20

The IRBLleida biobank collects more than 4,700 samples from COVID-19 patients in Lleida to be used for research

COVID-19

The biobank of the Lleida Institute for Biomedical Research (IRBLleida) has so far collected 4,787 samples of blood, plasma and serum from 368 patients who have suffered from COVID-19. Also a brief collection of samples of respiratory origin (bronchoaspirates). These samples are stored and will …

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