The most detailed 3-D representation of HIV to have been made has won first prize of the prestigious International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge sponsored by Science magazine and the U.S. National Science Foundation. The image appeared on the cover of Nature Medicine on September 8, 2010

STAFF | MARCH 1st, 2011

A group of researchers at the Institute for Biomedical Research of Barcelona is working on a pioneering treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis based on an innovative hypothesis: the transplant of type II pneumocytes, the cells that allow the lung to exchange gases

STAFF | February 11th, 2011

Doctors at Barcelona’s Bellvitge Hospital have put into practice an interactive video game as a therapeutic tool for helping patients with eating disorders and pathological gambling addictions. The game interacts with the emotions of patients, reinforcing their self-control, and can be used as a supplement to the usual psychological therapy for these disorders

STAFF | FEBRUARY 10TH, 2011

Spain’s Blood and Tissue Bank will hold a marathon during today and tomorrow in Barcelona with the goal of reaching 1,500 blood donors. Spain remains the world leader in organ donations per capita, according to the latest report by the National Transplant Organization

STAFF | JANUARY 14TH, 2011