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Barcelona 16.12.25

There’s an empty chair: how to cope with grief at Christmas

December draws near, the streets fill with lights, decorations take over the shops, and diaries become packed with dinners, toasts and family gatherings. Christmas brings with it a shared collective image of celebration and joy, almost an obligation ...
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Barcelona 16.12.25

Occupational Factors Strongly Influence Long-COVID Risk

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" ...
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Barcelona 02.12.25

The CaixaResearch Institute continues to attract talent and has welcomed three new researchers in immunology

The CaixaResearch Institute will be welcoming three new group leaders who will bring their expertise to expand the study of immunology in health and disease. With these additions, there will be five active research groups when the institute begins ...
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Barcelona 20.11.25

34 biomedical research projects with potential social impact receive 26 million in funding from the ”la Caixa” Foundation

The 2025 edition of the Health Research Call from the "la Caixa" Foundation has selected 34 new cutting-edge biomedical research projects, awarding each of them up to one million euros. The projects are led by 25 research centres, universities and ...
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Barcelona 20.11.25

Forecaster.Health Now Issues Health Alerts of Air Pollution for Vulnerable Populations

The Forecaster.health early warning system now includes a new feature: the ability to anticipate mortality associated with air pollution in Europe, using epidemiological models to adjust forecasts for different regions and population groups by sex ...
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Barcelona 18.11.25

Global Aid Cuts Could Reverse Decades of Progress in Health and Development

The abrupt decline in Official Development Assistance (ODA) could result in more than 22 million additional deaths by 2030, including 5.4 million children under five, according to a new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health ...
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Barcelona 16.10.25

Air pollution during pregnancy is associated with slower brain maturation in newborns

A study published in Environment International concludes that air pollution during pregnancy is associated with slower brain maturation in newborns. It is the first study to analyze brain development within the first month of life and stems from the ...
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Barcelona 02.10.25

The science of care: three groundbreaking studies in mental health

Mental health has become one of the major healthcare challenges of the 21st century, with a growing impact on people of all ages, genders and social backgrounds, a trend only accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Traditionally pushed to the ...
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Barcelona 23.09.25

From the laboratory to the patient: the ”la Caixa” Foundation supports 31 projects in biomedicine and health

The "la Caixa" Foundation has announced the results of the 2025 call for proposals for its CaixaImpulse programme, through which it supports 31 biomedical projects from research centres, hospitals and universities in Spain and Portugal. In total, ...
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