02/11/2009 - Press release
A team of student researchers and interns from the Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) and the Foundation CIM will conduct a scientific experiment aboard three parabolic flights scheduled by the ESA, on the 3, 4 and 5 November. The experiment intends to improve medical treatment for astronauts through a better understanding of the drug absorption mechanisms in diseases such as cancer and AIDS, will take on board.
Més informació "Students will experiment in microgravity on board of European Space Agency Flights"
30/09/2009 - Events
On Saturday, October 3, from 10am to 7pm, we invite the citizens to an educational and joyful Open Day at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB). Visitors can participate in scientific experiments, visit laboratories and installations, watch videos, get to know the lines of research of the park, participate in a round-table discussion and talk to the young scientists who will attend all the questions of the public.
28/09/2009 - Press release
We must stress that every year, 18.000 Spaniards die from COPD, a figure that makes it the top cause of avoidable death in Spain and the only pathology related to smoking that continues to be on the rise. According to the EPISCAN study, the prevalence of COPD in Spain currently extends to 10.2% of the population –nearly one and a half million citizens.
Més informació "Moderate physical activity can help stop the evolution of COPD"
22/09/2009 - Institutional news
On Monday, September 21, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden and a delegation from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences have visited the PRBB. The delegation is on a 4-day Royal Technology Mission to Spain and has chosen the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park to get informed about the infrastructure and the research that is carried out in this building.
28/08/2009 - Press release
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects almost half of smokers of advanced age. Although clinical manifestations and disease severity vary greatly across patients, treatment is often similar. Through the development of a new risk index for COPD patients, researchers are seeking ways to improve this situation.
11/08/2009 - Press release
Researchers at the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL) and the Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) have observed that the household use of bleach is associated with a lower sensitivity to allergens, both inside the home (for example, cat allergens) as well as those outside the home (pollen allergens).
14/07/2009 - Press release
Experts of the IMIM-Hospital del Mar Cancer Research Programme have collaborated on a study that identifies new keys in breast cancer tumour invasion. The study has been published in the prestigious journal Nature Cell Biology.
Més informació "Keys to reprogramming cells and suppressing tumour invasion"
07/07/2009 - General information
Following the assessment by the National Agency of Evaluation and Prospective Studies (ANEP), the Foundation Board of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) approved, on 17 June, the awarding of two grants worth 1,200,000 euros over a period of 5 years to research programmes that jointly coordinate and run a translational research programme.
Més informació "The AECC grants €1,200,000 to a project in which IMIM is participating"
08/07/2009 - Press release
The medical history of more than 35 million Europeans will be studied in order for doctors to gain a better understanding of how to balance the risk of gastrointestinal and cardiovascular episodes related to prescription NSAIDs.
15/06/2009 - General information
Jordi Mestres, coordinator of the Chemogenomics Laboratory at IMIM-Hospital del Mar, will be one of the 4 editors of the new magazine Molecular Informatics that will be published by Wiley-VCH publishers starting in January 2010.
Més informació "Jordi Mestres, editor of Molecular Informatics"
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