Researchers Discover How a Respiratory Bacterium Obtains Essential Lipids From the Human Body and Targets Fat-Rich Tissues

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

A multidisciplinary team has uncovered a key mechanism that allows the human bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae—responsible for atypical pneumonia and other respiratory infections—to obtain cholester...

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Las muertes por cáncer de pulmón entre mujeres se estabilizan en Europa, menos en España

by Agencia Sinc

Un estudio predice que la tasa de muerte por cáncer de pulmón en mujeres en países de la Unión Europea en 2026 se estabilizará en 12,5 muertes por cada 100 000, excepto en España, aunque tiene u...

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OptimAP, a New Tool to Improve Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Respiratory Infections

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

The Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) has received funding from the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII), co-funded by the European Union through European Funds, for the technological developm...

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Las vacunas frente al neumococo reducen la enfermedad invasiva por cepas resistentes a antibióticos en población pediátrica

by Professional Newco

Sus conclusiones señalan que las vacunas conjugadas han ayudado a frenar la diseminación de erotipos que resisten al tratamiento y que causan la llamada enfermedad neumocócica invasiva (ENI), que p...

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Bellvitge investiga nuevas vías para reducir el riesgo de infecciones asociadas a dispositivos respiratorios

by Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

La investigación analiza el potencial de distintos recubrimientos de plata aplicados a los stents para reducir el crecimiento de bacterias habitualmente asociadas a infecciones respiratorias. En estu...

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Lung cancer uses the lack of nutrients to become stronger

by IDIBELL - Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge

An IDIBELL-ICO study identifies the LIF protein as responsible for the adaptability of lung cancer: in the absence of nutrients and oxygen, the tumor responds by secreting LIF and becomes more aggress...

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Environmental Pollution Is Associated With a Higher Risk and Greater Severity of Respiratory Exacerbations in Patients With COPD

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

A study led by the EAP Dreta de l’Eixample and EAP Sardenya Primary Care teams, together with the Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (IR Sant Pau), shows that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary d...

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The UAB develops an early screening test to evaluate risk of exposure to micro- and nanoplastics in the workplace

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

A research team from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has developed a diagnostic test based on biomarkers for better protection against exposure to micro- and nanoplastics (MNPLs). The too...

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The tumour microenvironment modulates the response to immunotherapy

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

This is the finding of a multidisciplinary study by Pompeu Fabra University, which has studied in detail the response of lung cancer to immunotherapeutic drugs in experimental treatments with mice.

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Artificial intelligence in neonatal intensive care units

by Universitat Politècnica de València

A study led by the ITACA Institute shows that AI is helping to improve early diagnosis, advanced monitoring and the prediction of complications in premature newborns or those with serious pathologies....

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Vall d'Hebron lidera la implantación de la biopsia líquida en sistema público para mejorar el diagnóstico y el tratamiento de cáncer de pulmón

by VHIO

El Departament de Salut consolida la biopsia líquida como prueba diagnóstica en determinados casos de cáncer de pulmón, dentro del modelo de oncología de precisión del sistema público de salud....

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