Christian Brander and Javier Martínez Picado, researchers in the Chair in Infectious Diseases and Immunity at UVic-UCC, are part of a team of scientists who have found a link between HIV and macrophages - the cells that the virus uses as reservoirs to subsequently reproduce.
The Chair in Palliative Care at the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) and the Catalan Oncology Institute (ICO) has produced a directory containing important documentation and resources on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Palliative care is the legally stipulated care for people suffering from the advanced stages of a chronic disease or who are in a situation where their life is coming to an end. This type of care involves optimising the quality of life of the patient and their families, while seeking to reduce the physical, psycho-emotional and spiritual suffering associated with the process of dying.
Two weeks after moving to online teaching as a result of the suspension of face-to-face academic activities due to the coronavirus outbreak, classes on all bachelor's degree courses at the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) are continuing through a variety of digital resources and platforms, with the Virtual Campus at the core of relationships and contact between teachers and students.
Following the declaration of the new coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Balmes University Foundation, the rector's office of the University of Vic - University of Central Catalonia and the institution's Health and Safety Committee have issued a statement. The document lists the most important information about this outbreak, known as COVID-19, to inform the university community about this disease.
Representatives of the 21 partners in the FERTIMANURE project met in Vic on 9 and 10 January, at the meeting to launch this European research project led by the BETA Technological Center (Biodiversity, Ecology and Technology and Environmental and Food Management) at the University of Vic - Central University of Cataloni
Physical activity is linked to changes in the structure of DNA without changing the sequence of letters in genes, their primary structure, according to a study by the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) with the participation of Roberto Elosua, coordinator of the IMIM research group and a lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine of UVic-UCC. The benefits are maximised if the physical activity is moderate to vigorous, in other words walking at a fast pace or doing some sport for at least 30 minutes every day.
Researchers in the Ageing Well research group at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU), working with the coordinator of the Methodology, Methods Models and Outcomes of Health and Social Science research group (M3O) at the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Javier Jerez-Roig, have found the first direct link between sedentary lifestyles and urinary incontinence among older women, after analysing data from 4
A delegation from the University of Siena took part in a tailor-made training course organised by UVic-UCC on intercultural competences in healthcare this week. The students on the course - six professionals from different healthcare fields linked to the Italian university - attended a series of sessions focusing on dealing with the phenomenon of migration in their profession. The issues covered included cultural and religious competencies, mediation and legislation, and access to the public health system.
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