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
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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
A URV research project has studied the prevalence of autistic spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in school-age children and how these conditions affect their social relationships
A study led by the URV’s Human Nutrition Unit has associated the consumption of ultra-processed foods products with a greater risk of overweight, increased blood sugar and worse levels of good cholesterol
The results of this study, led by the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, are a step forward in our understanding of the relationship between obesity, type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease
A pioneering technique that a Universitat Rovira i Virgili, the Ohio State University and University of Texas researcher team has helped to develop enables this chronic disease to be identified more quickly and precisely
The URV is part of the European project PoCCardio which is developing this innovative tool for quick detection that can be used in primary health-care centres.
A URV-IISPV research group has found an association between the presence of a group of molecules in the blood and the development of Alzheimer’s
The URV is taking part in this European project, which for four years will engage in a variety of projects to achieve systemic change in maternity care.
An international research project in which the URV has taken part has designed and manufactured a surface that has virucidal properties but does not use any chemicals
A hundred activities have been organised by about 300 researchers from the URV and the four research institutes of the region. On Thursday the last activity, the micro-talks, will take place at the Xavier Amorós Library in Reus
This dietary pattern is designed to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions. The results of the study, led by the URV, were obtained in women who were undergoing infertility treatments
These are the results of a study by the URV and the IISPV on how the restrictions of the pandemic affected people with metabolic syndrome who took part in the Predimed-Plus project
A consortium led by the MútuaTerrassa Teaching and Research Foundation aims to promote two studies to extract scientific indicators that anticipate and improve the health of people suffering from chronic diseases
Two URV research groups have created a machine learning model that may reduce the time needed to develop drugs against new viruses.
A hydroalcoholic gel with a QR code enables people to access to a test that assesses their ability to identify the smell of the product and eight symptoms of the disease. Using artificial intelligence techniques, it instantly evaluates the risk of having Covid. The first prototype of this system is being used in the Emergency Department of Hospital Sant Joan de Reus
A research group of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, led by Professor Domènec Puig, classifies types of breast cancer and predicts the likelihood of metastasis
Developed by a research team from the URV and the UOC, this tool was designed so that users of psychotropic drugs could have access to mechanisms of participation and take co-responsibility for their treatment