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 …

A new study funded by the Alzheimer’s Association’s International Research Grant Program will attempt to answer this question. “How is the Mediterranean diet associated with reduced cognitive decline and lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease?” This is the research question that a new international project funded …

The IISPV office in Tarragona hosted the first face-to-face meeting of the BiomarKid project, which will identify key biomarkers for a better approach to childhood obesity. This meeting has been also attended by scientific experts in different areas such as metabolomics, diet and physical activity …

The test to detect diabetic retinopathy is an examination of the fundus of the eye. In Catalonia it is carried out in certain primary care centers (CAP), mostly located in cities. In the future, the aim is to put the technology that will commercialize the …

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 …

The project will make possible the classification of the different types of breast cancer and predict the probability of metastasis thanks to the joint analysis of radiological and microscopic images. It will be led by researcher Domènec Puig from the Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili …

This clinical tool, CIBERESUCICOVID SCORE, will select patients who may be more likely to have complications for respiratory follow-up in post-COVID units …