21/07/2008 - Press release
Next Tuesday 22 July at 14:30, in the framework of the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF 2008), the session ‘Doping and society: towards the perfect human machine?’ will be held, organised by Dr Jordi Segura, director of the Anti-doping Laboratory of the Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) in Barcelona and member of the Medical Commission Games Group of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Més informació "Towards the perfect human machine?: Doping & society"
14/07/2008 - Press release
More than 3,000 scientists from all disciplines, politicians and businessmen will participate in 112 conferences and debates with 430 speakers. 20,000 visitors are expected for more than 70 expositions and public events for young people and families. These are some of the figures expected for the third meeting of the multidisciplinary, transverse ESOF2008, EuroScience Open Forum, organised by EuroScience and the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI).
08/07/2008 - Press release
In the PS3GRID project, the PS3™ Cell processor has become an indispensable tool for understanding proteins at the molecular level. Sony Computer Entertainment España (SCEE) has once again demonstrated its support of the scientific world, this time with the PS3GRID project on biomedical research that is being carried out by Researchers at the Research Unit on Biomedical Informatics (GRIB) at the Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) and Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) in Barcelona.
There are close links between blood inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), and respiratory function. So reveals a study to be published in the forthcoming issue of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ), the peer-reviewed publication of the European Respiratory Society (ERS).
Més informació "Respiratory function conditioned by inflammation markers and genetic profile"
20/06/2008 - General information
The new, completely revised, and updated edition of this classic text, published this time by Oxford University Press and edited by Miquel Porta, Head of the Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Cancer Group of IMIM, remains the definitive dictionary in epidemiology worldwide. With contributions from over 220 epidemiologists from around the globe, it is more than a dictionary.
Més informació ""A dictionary of Epidemiology" (fifth edition)"
13/06/2008 - General information
Air pollution, water contamination, persistent organic pollutants, pesticides, metals, and radiofrequencies to name a few have all been linked to adverse health effects such as cancer, respiratory disease and reproductive effects. Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen, Research Professor at CREAL, has co-edited a text book on environmental epidemiology, Environmental Epidemiology: Study Methods and Application.
Més informació "Environmental Epidemiology: Study Methods and Application"
22/05/2008 - Press release
In a paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Associations (JAMA) this week, European scientists propose applying a structured numeric identifier to studies involving human biological samples collected for DNA. This would allow optimised use of biological resources through increased traceability and open new perspectives for genetics studies.
14/05/2008 - Press release
Prostate cancer patients treated with this method have a higher quality of life than those treated with external beam radiotherapy or excision of the prostate. The best results obtained by brachytherapy are in regards to sexuality, the area most affected by surgery. External beam radiotherapy, however, is the option that causes the least urinary dysfunction.
06/05/2008 - Press release
Ten centres of the research Network of Excellence GA²LEN, the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network, will be following athletes selected for the Olympic Games 2008 to assess the prevalence and diagnosis rates of asthma and allergies among top athletes in summer sports.
Més informació "Sport and asthma: GA²LEN researchers follow European Olympic athletes to Beijing"
05/05/2008 - Press release
An international study coordinated by Jordi Alonso, manager of the health care services research group at the Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) has revealed that different types of anxiety disorders suffered by adults are associated with lack of care or excessively protective maternal behaviour during the early lives of their children.
Més informació "Good parent-children relationships can prevent future anxiety disorders"
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