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Dr. Margarita Torrente and David Mateo (PhD student) are working on the determination of the composition of the a microbiota in different types of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease or dementia in Parkinson's disease. The aim of the study is to propose therapeutic alternatives based on probiotics that favor the symptoms of these diseases.
The study, called DEM-BIOTA, is carried out in collaboration with the Hospital Verge de la Cinta in Tortosa, Santa Tecla de Tarragona and Institut Pere Mata in Reus and is funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. Research is now in the process of recruiting healthy patients aging between 60 and 85 years old, as well as people with dementia in the same age group.
Yo can read the full press release here.
Last week, Prof. Domingo participated to a Round Table about COVID-19 organized by Diari de Tarragona.
We invite you to read the summary of the discussion in the following links:
Part I: https://www.diaridetarragona.com/tarragona/Expertos-hacen-un-balance-del-ano-en-una-mesa-redonda-I-20210313-0013.html
Dr. Jaume Folch participated in the meeting of Cal·lípolis, Next Generation EU, organized by Tarragona Port.
This project is aimed at carrying out the environmental restoration of the Tarragona Coast.
Tecniospring INDUSTRY application process is open and we are looking for candidates. If you are willing to become a high level post-doc, do not hesitate to contact us:
Prof. José Luis Domingo (joseluis.domingo@urv.cat)
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Prof. Teresa Colomina (mariateresa.colomina@urv.cat)
Dr. Martí Nadal (marti.nadal@urv.cat)
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4.0 ANDCOM, a project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, has released the third newsletter.
We invite you to read it in English or Spanish by clicking on this news.
Researchers from the Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Research Group (NuMeD) of the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of the URV and the Pere i Virgili Health Research Institute (IISPV), - integrated in Tecnatox- have identified, in collaboration with researchers from Denmark and the United Kingdom, a group of metabolites in the blood associated with increased perceptions of satiety after food intake.
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Marie Curie IF and Beatriu de Pinós applications are open!
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