Research and Health

The year 2024 broke several temperature records: it was the hottest ever recorded, and its summer was also the warmest to date. A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, has ...

Art, science and technology come together in CaixaForum Barcelona’s new immersive experience, Root for Nature. Produced and travelled by Oasis Immersive Studios in collaboration with National Geographic, this exhibition arrives in Europe for the ...

Root for Nature is a powerful and contemporary immersive experience that offers a striking journey through the lens of biodiversity—encouraging positive action and commitment to environmental protection.

A high-resolution ultrasound device has shown great accuracy in detecting suspected meningitis in newborns and infants, potentially offering a non-invasive alternative to lumbar puncture, the traditional diagnostic method. This is the main ...

A new study led by the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), research center of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation, reveals the relationship between sleep fragmentation and brain structure in cognitively healthy adults, with more pronounced ...

A total of 232 biomedical and technological research projects supported in Spain and Portugal, 50 spin-offs created, four innovation licences granted to companies and more than 19 clinical trials conducted – these are some of the achievements over ...

The CaixaImpulse call for proposals to support health innovation projects has been bringing research closer to patients for a decade. Here we highlight some of the 232 biomedical and technological research projects supported by the programme in ...

Attending to spiritual needs can have a significant impact on the well-being of people in the final stage of life. At the San Camilo palliative care unit in Tres Cantos (Madrid), several patients with advanced illnesses and their families share ...

Study with data from over 1.6 million children across 68 low and middle-income countries shows that early-life exposure to economic shocks is linked to an increased risk of malnutrition, including overweight and obesity.