Research and fellowships

Socioeconomic factors are widely recognized as potential modifiers of the relationship between air pollution and mortality, but the available evidence remains limited. In this context, a new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health ...

A total of 100 researchers will carry out their projects in Spain and Portugal thanks to the 60 fellowships awarded under the INPhINIT doctoral programme and the 40 fellowships from the "la Caixa" Foundation’s Junior Leader postdoctoral ...

For decades, biomedical research has taken the male body as the reference point, leaving many of women’s specific health needs unaddressed. Today, although the situation has improved, only 7% of research resources is directed towards health issues ...

The "la Caixa" Foundation’s postgraduate fellowships abroad have given thousands of people the opportunity to train at some of the world’s leading universities and research centres. Such is the case for Roger Paredes, Eulàlia Alemany and Iñaki ...

Investigators at the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), research center of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation, together with Hospital del Mar Research and its research center (HMRIB), have published in Nature Scientific Reports the results of ...

The prenatal period is a critical window for brain development, yet few studies have examined the impact of air pollution exposure during pregnancy on child cognition. A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center ...

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by “la Caixa" Foundation, in collaboration with the American Cancer Society (ACS), analysed the relationship between different air pollutants and the main ...

Diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 10, Luz Rello turned the difficulties she faced with reading and writing during her school years into the driving force behind a career dedicated to researching this learning disorder. After training in ...

Work-related factors play a significant and independent role in the risk of developing Long-COVID, shows a new study based on the COVICAT cohort and led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by “la Caixa" ...