The skin acts like a protective barrier that isolates the organism from its surroundings, protecting it and contributing to maintain its structure complete, at the same time acting as a communication system with the environment. The skin, as any organ, also suffers from its own complex...
The composition of Barcelona's population has undergone an interesting sociodemographic renewal during the past years. Residential changes and migration have been the key factors in this process. Antonio Lopez Gay's PhD dissertation deals with the existence of a demographic filter in...
A group of CTABEG researchers, directed by Dr Miguel Chillon, describe the development of a new method for producing last-generation adenoviruses (used as vectors in gene therapy) which significantly reduce the inconveniences that existed until now in clinical trials carried out with humans. This method...
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are autoimmune systemic diseases characterized by progressive symmetrical muscle weakness and inflammatory infiltrates on muscle biopsy, and are occasionally, associated with some types of cancer.
This work is based on an investigation from an ethnographic perspective, that aimed to identify the main elements on the construction of the identity in the digital narratives of children from minority ethnic groups in...
