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Fernando Martín, head of the Medical Bio-computing Area of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III
“Our great challenge is to be able to contribute to the consolidation of Medical Bio-computing as an independent, scientific and recognised discipline”
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Diseases of the skin: the Deep Morphea
The skin acts like a protective barrier that isolates the organism from its surroundings, protecting it and contributing to maintain its structure complete, at the same time acting as a communication system with the environment. The skin, as any organ, also suffers from its own complex...
Progress in gene therapy
A group of CTABEG researchers, directed by Dr Miguel Chillon, describe the development of a new method for producing last-generation adenoviruses (used as vectors in gene therapy) which significantly reduce the inconveniences that existed until now in clinical trials carried out with humans. This method...
Inflammatory myopathies, Thyroid and Cancer: an autoimmune triangle
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are autoimmune systemic diseases characterized by progressive symmetrical muscle weakness and inflammatory infiltrates on muscle biopsy, and are occasionally, associated with some types of cancer.
Migrations and Health: interrelations among immigrants in Catalonia
Nowadays, it is very common to associate immigration with illness; the relative novelty of immigration in Catalonia and the absence of specialized studies help to perpetuate this vision. The results of this dissertation, written by Pau Mota and...
COPD and anemia: an underdiagnosed association
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a highly prevalent disease in Spain. It is the fourth cause of death in developed countries and overall fifth in the world according to World Health Organization estimates. A study with patients suffering from COPD...
