Global Talent spoke with Jan-Paul Zock, a Dutchman who lives and works in Barcelona, on a recent trip to London. His area of research focuses on the harmful particles contained in aerosol cleaning products. The benefits these chemicals bring to homes and workplaces apparently translate into health risks for those who breathe them.

JORDI MONTANER | SEPTEMBER 3TH, 2010

While technology enthusiasts have already started the countdown for the new iPhone OS 4.0 and discussing the increase in sales of cell phones with Android in the first quarter of the year in the U.S., the results of the first major international study on the relationship between cell phones and brain tumors have just been published. Much to the scientists’ surprise, the findings are inconclusive, and more research needs to be done.

Ànnia Monreal | 19 may 2010

Babies, from the very beginnings of their intrauterine life, are incredibly vulnerable to environmental pollution. Some studies have found a relationship between different pollutants and harmful effects on the health of infants. Now, more in-depth studies, among them by the European-wide study called Chicos, aim to determine to what degree toxins in the atmosphere cause birth defects and adversely affect children's health.

Patricia Moreno | 4may 2010