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• 11/08/2009 - Press release

  The Use of Bleach Reduces Allergy Sensitivity, but Increases Risk of Respiratory Problems

  

  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).

  Més informació "The Use of Bleach Reduces Allergy Sensitivity, but Increases Risk of Respiratory Problems"

• 14/07/2009 - Press release

  Keys to reprogramming cells and suppressing tumour invasion

  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.

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• 07/07/2009 - General information

  The AECC grants €1,200,000 to a project in which IMIM is participating

  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 SOS research project assesses cardiovascular and gastrointestinal risks related to the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

  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.

  Més informació "The SOS research project assesses cardiovascular and gastrointestinal risks related to the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)"

• 15/06/2009 - General information

  Jordi Mestres, editor of Molecular Informatics

  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.

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• 08/06/2009 - Press release

  Contamination in homes can affect children’s cognitive development and behaviour

  A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology that was done by researchers at CREAL-IMIM makes it clear that gas combustion in homes affects the neuropsychological development of children and that this damaging effect is aggravated when there is a specific genetic susceptibility.

  Més informació "Contamination in homes can affect children’s cognitive development and behaviour"

• 8/05/2009 - Press release

  Air pollution also causes asthma in adults

  

  The greater the amount of pollution due to suspended particulate matter from traffic in residential areas, the greater the risk of developing asthma. This not only affects children, but also non-smoking adults. This was the conclusion reached by the SAPALDIA cohort study backed by the Schweizerischen Nationalfonds (Swiss National Foundation on Scientific Research) in collaboration with the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL).

  Més informació "Air pollution also causes asthma in adults"

• 11/05/2009 - Press release

  Are communication technologies and environmental exposures risk factors for brain cancer in young people?

  

  Start of international multi-centre study MOBI-KIDS, coordinated by the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), involving research groups in 13 countries investigating a relationship between communication technologies including mobile phones and environmental factors and brain cancer in young people

  Més informació "Are communication technologies and environmental exposures risk factors for brain cancer in young people?"

• 10/05/2009 - Press release

  Eight new genes associated with blood pressure and hypertension have been discovered

  

  Spanish researchers from the Municipal Institute for Medical Research (IMIM), the Biomedical Research Centre Network for Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP) and the HERACLES Cardiovascular Network are the only Spanish representatives that have participated in a study which has identified 8 genetic variants associated with blood pressure.

  Més informació "Eight new genes associated with blood pressure and hypertension have been discovered"

• April, 20th and 21st, 2009 - General information

  HITEA Assembly Meeting 2009

  

  The first assembly meeting of the European Project HITEA (Health Effects of Indoor Pollutants: Integrating microbial, toxicological and epidemiological approaches), will be held at CREAL. Jordi Sunyer and Jan-Paul Zock lead two of the project work packages. In this meeting, what has been done until now will be presented, and a plan for the future will be drawn.

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