Monday May 11th, 2009
Improving medical practice for third-cycle students and broadening their experience of the care of critical patients is the aim of the new Clinical Simulation Laboratory of the Faculty of Medicine at UB - one of the most advanced, in terms of medical simulation, of any Spanish university. This teaching device was presented on Friday, 8 May in an event presided over by the vice rector of Teaching and European Convergence, Amelia Díaz, and the dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Francesc Cardellach, as well as other institutional authorities.
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Monday May 11th, 2009
The Department of Health of the Catalan Government, with the support of the General Directorate of Public Information, has started a special website on flu caused by the new A(H1N1) virus. This website is updated continuously with contents aimed at the public and professionals.
Thursday May 7th, 2009
Hereditary anemias or major hemoglobin syndromes principally include two different entities: beta thalassemia major or Cooley’s anemia, which is prevalent in the native population; and sickle-cell anemia, which is associated with the immigrant population. The term thalassemia corresponds to a group of hereditary anemias that affect 2% of the Spanish population. Each year, approximately 300 children are born throughout the world with thalassemia syndromes. Falciform anemia is one of the most common hereditary anemias and has a higher mortality, especially in childhood. If not detected on time, mortality in children is as high as 8%; this is reduced to 1.8%, however, in patients who are diagnosed early by neonatal screening.
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Wednesday May 6th, 2009
According to an article published in the journal Proteomics (9(4):1004-17), certain human spermatozoon nuclear proteins associated with chromatin have epigenetic potential. This means that it may play a key role in the activation of some genes during initial embryonic development. The study was carried out by Dr. Rafael Oliva and Dr. Sara Mateo of the IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic Human Genetics Research group, and Dr. Josep María Estanyol of the proteomics unit of the faculty of medicine at the University of Barcelona.
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Wednesday May 6th, 2009
Doctor Manel Esteller, director of the Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program at the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research, and Dr. Andrès Esteban de la Torre, head of the intensive care department of Getafe University Hospital and head of one of the CIBER groups on Respiratory Disease (CIBERES), have been awarded the 2009 Biomedical Research Awards in the categories of preclinical and clinical biomedical research, respectively. The award ceremony, which was first held in 2002, was presided over by the Minister for Science and Innovation, Cristina Garmendia.
Doctor Antoni Torres, head of the respiratory medicine department of Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, an IDIBAPS group and CIBERES, attended the event on 6 May as a 2007 winner and presented the scientific results obtained with the help of the Lilly grant money. The Minister for Science and Innovation stated that the new government plans will encourage biomedical research in public hospitals, particularly translational research with repercussions for the treatment and outcome of patients.
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