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  • Imitating nature to improve health
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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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  • Rare diseases: a challenge for families, for hospitals and for society
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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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  • Support of 25.7 million for basic, clinical and translational research projects in biomedicine
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    Madrid 12.11.24

    Support of 25.7 million for basic, clinical and translational research projects in biomedicine

    The "la Caixa" Foundation has selected 29 new biomedical research projects of excellence with a high social impact as part of the CaixaResearch Health Call 2024, endowed with 25.7 million euros, so that they can be conducted in research centres, ...

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  • The future of breast cancer management
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    Barcelona 10.10.24

    The future of breast cancer management

    Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent tumours in the world. One in eight women will experience breast cancer in her lifetime. Biological understanding of the breast tumour provides insights into how it will behave in the future, depending on ...

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  • Esther Latres:
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    Barcelona 03.10.24

    Esther Latres: "We want to improve the lives of people with type 1 diabetes"

    Between 5% and 10% of the adult population suffers from diabetes, a chronic disease that, in the long term, can lead to complications that significantly reduce the quality of life of those affected. The "la Caixa" Foundation, aware of the importance ...

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  • Artificial intelligence in biomedicine to help research advance faster
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    Barcelona 01.08.24

    Artificial intelligence in biomedicine to help research advance faster

    In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) and its application and integration in different fields has become increasingly tangible in our daily lives. In the field of biomedicine and health, the scenarios that arise are encouraging: perfecting ...

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  • ALS: researching a disease still without a cure that affects more than 4,000 patients
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    Madrid 11.06.24

    ALS: researching a disease still without a cure that affects more than 4,000 patients

    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the third most prevalent neurodegenerative disease in Spain. The "la Caixa" Foundation, in collaboration with the Fundación Luzón, is promoting research aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of this ...

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  • Overcoming superbugs, one of the great challenges of this century
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    Madrid 16.05.24

    Overcoming superbugs, one of the great challenges of this century

    Every year, 1.2 million people around the world die from infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. According to the WHO, the ability of bacteria to adapt and resist drugs designed to combat them is already one of the biggest threats to ...

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  • Treating cancer when neither chemotherapy nor transplant works
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    Barcelona 29.04.24

    Treating cancer when neither chemotherapy nor transplant works

    Without the most common side effects, with improvement from the first days and complete remission after 18 months in almost 70% of cases. A clinical trial of CAR-T therapies coordinated by the Hospital Clínic Barcelona - IDIBAPS, with the support of ...

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