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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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Barcelona 22.04.25

Imitating nature to improve health

Regenerating skin or delivering medication to specific areas of our body is now possible thanks to the inspiration scientists draw from nature. Three projects supported by the CaixaResearch calls for Research and Innovation in Health proposals are ...
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Notas de prensa
Barcelona 16.04.25

The Government of Catalonia and the CaixaResearch Institute join forces to promote the research ecosystem

The president of the Government of Catalonia, Salvador Illa, and the chairman of the "la Caixa" Foundation and chair of the Board of Trustees of the CaixaResearch Institute, Isidro Fainé, have signed a collaboration agreement between the two ...
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Notas de prensa
Barcelona 15.04.25

Key to the high aggressiveness of pancreatic cancer identified

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers and has one of the lowest survival rates—only 10% after five years. One of the factors contributing to its aggressiveness is its tumor microenvironment, known as the stroma, which makes up the ...
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Notas de prensa
Barcelona 10.04.25

Europe's Population is Adapting Better to Cold than to Heat

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, has shown that Europe has adapted better to low temperatures than to high temperatures over the last two decades.
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Barcelona 21.02.25

Rare diseases: a challenge for families, for hospitals and for society

The diagnosis of a rare disease can take an average of five years – a wait that, in many cases, does not lead to an immediate solution, as 95% of these conditions still have no cure. In search of answers for the more than three million people ...
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Barcelona 19.02.25

We support people in vulnerable situations at all stages of life

In 2024, the "la Caixa" Foundation assisted more than 235,000 beneficiaries in Spain and Portugal through its direct social intervention programmes, supporting people in vulnerable situations from childhood to later life. In 2025, the institution’s ...
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