CAC, IDIBELL, and Hospital de Bellvitge offer scholar course to prevent addictions to video games and gambling

by Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

2 years ago
young people, Addictions, video games, Neuroscience, Outreach and education, Mental Healt

In 15 years, it has multiplied by five (from 2% to 9.5%) the number of young people between 16 and 21 years old treated in the Pathological Gambling and Other Addictions Unit of the Bellvitge Hospital...

Interferon, the key to many of the worst cases of COVID-19 in young people

by Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

4 years ago
Interferon, young people, covid-19, pneumonia, cytokine, antibodies, genomics

The international consortium Covid Human Genetic Effort has discovered mutations in eight genes involved in the interferon signalling pathway, the first element in the antiviral response, in young ...

Stargardt’s disease: the research being conducted

by BMF Barcelona Macula Foundation: Research for Vision

5 years ago
Stargardt’s disease, young people, reduction of visual, Gene therapy, vitamin A, visual process, Human stem cells

There is still no treatment for Stargardt’s disease, which mainly affects young people. However, the research is highly intensive and encouraging

Citizen science project 'Stick Out Your Tongue' draws up the first oral microbiome map for the youth of Spain

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

8 years ago
oral microbiome map, young people, bioinformatics

The results of the scientific study have revealed an initial oral microbiome map of young people, pointing to significant differences according to their geographic location, dietary or lifestyle facto...