Research lines
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Nanoparticular systems with biomedical applications using optical tweezers
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Nanotechnology. Application of cytostatics and other active principles. Design of magnetic systems.
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This line of research was initiated with the first doctoral thesis for which the research group was responsible. The thesis was on the behaviour of melatonin in febrile seizures and ...
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Identification and study of new materials for use as dental implants
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Development of new ways of measuring pain and the effect of analgesic drugs on the experimental animal, in order to improve the development of new analgesics.
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Materials have been used for decades to replace bone in the oral cavity and to fill defects where there is inadequate bone surface. The group is working on a therapeutic ...
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To improve health and wellbeing, eating the right food is just as important as exercise. The group researches the relationship between these two lifestyle components to optimise their influence
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Effects of diet on the cognitive development of children. Cerebral mechanisms, obesity, and nutritional programmes in populations at risk. Study on the effects of environment and diet on foetal and ...
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The study of 2500 ESO (compulsory secondary education) student patients has been completed, in order to understand their dietary habits and the prevalence of overweight and obesity. In a second ...
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This line of research studies: The influence of the type of fat on the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in morbid obesity: Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction associated ...
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Obesity and resistance to insulin are metabolic alterations that constitute major risk factors in cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. Frequently, they are present with other metabolic alterations such as ...
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Identification of new tumour labels through the development of quantitative methods for the detection of aberrant gene promoter methylation in the serum of patients with cancer
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Search for alternative sources of stem cells for use in tissue engineering. Generation of primary cultures of differentiated adult stem cells and mesenchymal stem cells. Differentiation of these cells into ...
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Bisphosphonates are drugs that are used in the treatment of osteoporosis, as well as in patients with multiple myeloma and with breast, lung or prostate cancer metastasis to bone. One ...
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Estudio de las biopelículas orales y análisis de la eficacia de antimicrobianos y de materiales dentales frente a biopelículas para el control de la infección dental ...
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Realización de encuestas periódicas de salud oral a nivel nacional para la transferencia a través de proyectos financiados por Departamentos de salud.
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Oral quality of life studies the influence of the oral cavity on an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and the value ...
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The possible existence of most prevalent diseases in the immigrant population, and their treatment, is studied
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Organisation and management of aquatic activities and facilities
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Quantification of the degree of oxidative stress in various diseases, mainly of the neonate, and its prevention by different pharmacological strategies (e.g. melatonin, red blueberry extract)