Overweight and obesity continue to rise due to unhealthy diets, especially in adolescences. A recent study on the effects of a cafeteria diet with regard to coping strategies in female rats has shown, on the one hand, that this type of diet is not only metabolically harmful but...
The identification of each tumour type along with its respective individual molecular makeup is critical in tackling cancer with greater precision. To date, the analysis of brain tumours...
The results of a study which has examined the relationship between blood concentrations or levels of several persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and self-rated health (SRH) show that people with higher...
A comparative study of the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of a group of adolescent survivors of a Central Nervous System (CNS) Tumour, with a survivor group of other neoplasms has shown that having had a CNS Tumour has a negative impact on HRQoL issues. These...
Inorganic arsenic is a carcinogen in humans, that is, it causes or favours the development of cancer, and it does so though multiple mechanisms of action. This doctoral thesishas studied specifically the...
Autoimmune processes develop when T lymphocytes mistake the body’s own molecules for foreign ones. The thymus is the organ of the immune system where lymphocytes mature and learn to recognise the body’s own...
Cocaine dependence is often accompanied by personality disorders, one of whose essential features is the poor quality of interpersonal relationships. This research used functional magnetic...
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is the main cause of preventable non-genetic mental retardation. Until today the diagnosis of alcohol exposure has been based on questionnaires and biomarkers of alcohol consumption. It is important to...
This article explores and describes the association between social support perceived by children and young people diagnosed with cancer, and health-related quality of life once they overcome the oncological illness. Results showed how social support, specifically the...
Nowadays, superficial bladder cancer is treated with Mycobacterium bovis BCG, which is effective in preventing tumour recurrence but can have several adverse effects in patients. The Mycobacteria Research Group at the UAB has discovered the...
