2020

Iron treatment reduces the risk of hospitalization in people with heart deficiencies

Results, released simultaneously at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2020 virtual conference and in the journal The Lancet, show that patients who received the iron supplement were 26% less likely to be readmitted to the hospital for heart failure compared to the control group.

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Spain is one of the most permissive states with the tobacco industry interference in tobacco control

This is one of the results indicated by the latest report of the ‘Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index’ published this November and in which Spain obtains a score that places it behind 35 countries out of the 57 analyzed.

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A study evaluates the effectiveness of colon and gynecological surgeries and their risk reduction in patients affected by Lynch syndrome

The results show that this type of surgery can represent a good option for people affected by this syndrome since it supposes a reduction in the incidence of cancer and its mortality.

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The close relationship between gambling and video games

Not all video games are the same in terms of addictive potential, nor all patterns of behavior can be considered risky. But the scientific community agrees, and also among some regulators, is that the so-called “reward boxes”, or loot boxes, seem to be on the border between video games and gambling.

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Scientists discover the immunomodulatory activity of a drug that would improve the efficacy of immunotherapy against breast cancer

The team of Dr. Eva González-Suarez, from the CNIO and IDIBELL, and the team of Dr. Christos Sotiriou, from the Jules Bordet Institute, demonstrate that a drug already used to treat osteoporosis promotes the infiltration of immune cells in breast tumors.

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The team led by Dr. M. Carolina Florian at IDIBELL receives a European grant of 2 million euros to study bone marrow rejuvenation

With this project, Dr. M Carolina Florian, from the IDIBELL’s Regenerative Medicine Program, aims to improve the survival and quality of life of elderly patients undergoing chemotherapy.

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IDIBELL has held a meeting with the best Healthtech projects

The most innovative technology projects in the healthcare sector were presented this November 26th at the third edition of the Accelerator Meeting Point (AMP). The digital meeting allowed different IDIBELL entrepreneurs and invited entities from the HealthTech/Biotech sector to espouse their projects to investors and pharmaceutical companies to obtain financing.

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