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Research

08.07.2020

MARBiobanc makes more than 2000 samples from COVID-19 patients available for research

Picture by Cocoparisienne from Pixabay.
02.07.2020

Researchers find the origin of current sled dogs in Siberia, 9500 years ago

The findings provide further evidence that modifying environmental exposures early in life can limit the risk of obesity and associated complications. | Picture by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay.
30.06.2020

Air pollution, smoking and built environment are associated with an increased risk of childhood obesity

The coronavirus pandemic has aggravated and increased the cases of mental health disorders in certain population groups. | Picture by Tumisu from Needpix.
29.06.2020

Two projects to study the impact of COVID-19 on mental health

We know that animals support people in difficult times, but this benefit has never been measured in a context where the whole population has been exposed to the same problem, on the scale of the COVID-19 epidemic. | Picture by Bruno Cervera from Unsplash.
23.06.2020

Companion animals have been key for emotional support during lockdown

Nearly half of the parets believe the physical and emotional health, as well as the quality of life of children will be affected after lockdown.
21.06.2020

Lockdown has affected the health of children in Spain

Studying CTCF, an architectural protein that provides three-dimensionality to the genome, helps to understand the role of 3D genome architecture in several fundamental cellular processes.
18.06.2020

3-D shape of human genome essential for robust inflammatory response

Ulises Gonzalez Herrera excavating Playa del Mango in 2018. | Picture by Luis Viera Sanfiel.
12.06.2020

New study illuminates the history of the pre-Columbian settlement of the Caribbean

The way in which chromosomes occupy a 3-D space is crucial for regulating genome function and processes essential for life, such as DNA replication, transcription and DNA-damage repair.
11.06.2020

New tool to film dynamic genome changes

The human γTuRC structure seen by cryo-electron microscopy. Image from the Surrey lab.
04.06.2020

Understanding the birth and rise of microtubules

Obesity is a complex disease that is becoming increasingly prevalent in society and the accompanying conditions have a very negative impact on the quality of life and life expectancy of those affected. | Picture by Colin Behrens from Pixabay.
03.06.2020

Chromosomal variants may explain the link between obesity and diseases such as asthma or diabetes

Picture by Federico Giampieri from Unsplash.
29.05.2020

Heat now more lethal than cold for people with respiratory diseases in Spain

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