The initiative will enable oenology students to practise and familiarise themselves with training systems that are not common in Catalonia and to test alternative systems in response to climate change
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Two URV research groups have created a machine learning model that may reduce the time needed to develop drugs against new viruses.
The Cheminformatics and Nutrition research group of the University has designed a machine learning system that predicts recurrent mutations of coronaviruses, information that will allow new drugs to be developed
This finding will make it possible to personalise treatments and in some cases find alternatives to operations that involve significant aesthetic and physical damage that reduces the patient’s quality of life.
A study shows that the beneficial effects of polyphenols on obesity may vary due to seasonal changes in gut microbiota
The VitaGlobal project, coordinated by URV researcher Joan Miquel Canals, transfers the knowledge of European experts in wine science to universities around the world
The children of mothers who have a low socio-economic status, primary school education and a non-Mediterranean diet had poorer results in verbal skills tests.
The informative workshops in Reus and the Antoni de Martí i Franquès scientific tour of the city complete a weekend devoted to scientific communication.
The professor and director of the URV’s Human Nutrition Unit is among the most influential scientists in the world due to the impact of his research, according to the “Highly Cited Researchers 2021” list
Pilar Galán has helped create a bank of biological samples for understanding the mechanisms involved in the relationship between food and cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes and has launched food labels containing nutritional information.