Heart infarction and angina pectoris (CHD) are very common. A study of more than 147,000 people has found thirteen new genetic factors that increase the risk for these problems. The study, published in Nature Genetics, is the result of an international study including the Hospital del Mar Research Institute in Barcelona.

STAFF | MARCH 8TH, 2011

Swimming in chlorinated indoor pools can cause genotoxic effects (DNA damage) and respiratory problems, according to a study coordinated by researchers from the Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology and the Hospital del Mar Research Institute in Barcelona.

STAFF | SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2010

Apart from the classic risk factors such as obesity, smoking, hypertension or arteriosclerosis, the presence of nine alternations in the genome of an individual have been associated with an increased risk of ischemic heart disease.

STAFF | SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2010

Researchers at Respiratory Disease Center (CIBERES) of the Hospital del Mar-IMIM and the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS of Barcelona discovered that chronic exposure to cigarette smoke is linked to the oxidation of muscle proteins.

STAFF | AUGUST 25TH, 2010