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  • High-income households spend 18% more on private tuition in Spain
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    Madrid 03.02.26

    High-income households spend 18% more on private tuition in Spain

    Households that report being more financially comfortable spend 18% more on private tutoring than those who say they struggle to make ends meet. This is one of the conclusions of the study Shadow Education in the Iberian Peninsula, published by the ...

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  • Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution is Associated with Lower Cognitive Performance in Early Childhood
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    Barcelona 27.01.26

    Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution is Associated with Lower Cognitive Performance in Early Childhood

    The prenatal period is a critical window for brain development, yet few studies have examined the impact of air pollution exposure during pregnancy on child cognition. A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center ...

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  • Air pollution during pregnancy is associated with slower brain maturation in newborns
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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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  • More than half of adolescents have witnessed other young people being subjected to discrimination
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    Barcelona 05.05.25

    More than half of adolescents have witnessed other young people being subjected to discrimination

    The study Stigma and discrimination as vulnerability factors in adolescence, promoted by the Social Observatory of the "la Caixa" Foundation, analyses these two variables, which often affect young people and can be key factors in the vulnerability ...

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  • Competitive men and empathetic women: gender stereotypes persist among millennials
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    Barcelona 14.11.24

    Competitive men and empathetic women: gender stereotypes persist among millennials

    The study ¿Are gender stereotypes still alive in the twenty-first century?, by the Social Observatory of the "la Caixa" Foundation, has analysed the current relevance of these stereotypes. The research, led by Marta Fraile from the Institute of ...

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  • Simulating old age: a suit to enhance carers’ empathy
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    Madrid 16.07.24

    Simulating old age: a suit to enhance carers’ empathy

    A pioneering study – based on the use of a suit that limits mobility and reduces the wearer’s strength, coordination, dexterity and sensory perception – simulates how ageing affects the daily lives of older people. The initiative, selected in the ...

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