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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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  Barcelona 22.09.25

  Over 62,700 Deaths Associated with Record-breaking Heat During the Summer of 2024 in Europe

  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 ...

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  Barcelona 28.07.25

  A Non-Invasive Test Enables Accurate Detection of Infant Meningitis

  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 ...

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  Barcelona 22.07.25

  Sleep fragmentation alters brain structure, especially in women

  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 ...

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  Barcelona 08.07.25

  CaixaImpulse celebrates 10 years with a total of 232 health innovation projects

  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 ...

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  Barcelona 08.07.25

  From the laboratory to the patient, CaixaImpulse succes stories

  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 ...

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  Madrid 02.07.25

  Supporting people until the end: the importance of spirituality in palliative care

  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 ...

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  Barcelona 28.06.25

  Malnutrition in Children Rises when Economy Drops

  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.

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  Barcelona 23.06.25

  Rabinovich: “Immunotherapy could treat all diseases with an inflammatory background”

  In his parents’ pharmacy in Córdoba, Argentina, Gabriel Rabinovich realised as a child that his vocation was linked to people’s health and well-being. His research into the role of galectins in the immune system, which has opened up new pathways for ...

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