During pregnancy, the mother and the foetus are a single organism. Therefore, every substance that passes through the mother’s body can be transmitted to the foetus, including drugs of abuse. This article examines the methods now available to detect traces of these drugs in different parts of both the...
Psychodermatology: a study on Vulvodynia
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“Our great challenge is to be able to contribute to the consolidation of Medical Bio-computing as an independent, scientific and recognised discipline”
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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...
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.
Nowadays, it is very common to associate immigration with illness; the relative novelty of immigration in Catalonia and the absence of specialized studies help to perpetuate this vision. The results of this dissertation, written by Pau Mota and...
