A study led by the URV reveals the potential of some glycoproteins to help in our understanding of the chronic inflammation associated with disease and its impact on cardiovascular risk
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The study has been led by the URV’s Nutrition and Metabolic Health research group and its results will help to improve the prediction of Alzheimer’s disease and to design preventive and therapeutic strategies to mitigate its symptoms
Various disciplines coincide on the need to focus on encouraging community involvement and on identifying needs and the resources to address them. The programme brought together students and professors from master’s programmes in six countries
A study from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) and ’Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV) has investigated the patterns of supplementation and status in these vitamins in pregnant women, a lack of these vitamins is a risk factor for maternal and child health
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia causes children to have blood cholesterol levels that are dangerous for their health. A study led by the URV has shown that a pill, lomitapide, can reduce cholesterol in these children by half
A research project involving the URV has studied the presence of microplastics in bivalves cultured in Catalonia and has determined the effects of a purification process on the levels of these particles in mussels, oysters and clams
This is the objective of the second edition of an international conference being held by the Department of Anthropology, Philosophy, and Social Work at the URV
If it is shown that nut consumption is beneficial, healthcare professionals could include them in dietary recommendations and medical protocols
This unique infrastructure in Catalonia will enable the stages of experimental and clinical research to be optimised before finally being applied to people.
The five projects focus on improving the lifestyle of the young elderly, overcoming social exclusion through education, creating polymers that help reduce waste production, studying the consequences of femicides on the victims’ sons and daughters and designing a nutritional support programme for people with dementia