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.

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 …

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 …

Thanks to Mamapop funding, researchers in Lleida have been able to identify genetic variation schemes in patients with ERBB-2 positive breast cancer, a finding that will improve the treatment of these patients by offering them a more personalised option. The research was recently published …

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 …

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 …

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.

A new study reveals the importance of the 'viral storm' in critical patients with COVID-19.

Concludes a world-leading study in this field led by the IISPV and with the collaboration of ISGlobal and the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) Eating walnuts on a regular basis could benefit the cognitive development of adolescents and contribute to their psychological maturation.

Coffee consumption has a protective effect against the development of diabetic retinopathy, the eye condition that can cause vision loss and blindness, in people with type 2 diabetes, which accounts for 80% of diabetes cases, according to research recently published in the journal …