28/04/2008 - Press release
Short-term exposure to current levels of ozone in many areas is likely to contribute to premature deaths, says a new National Research Council report, in which Nino Künzli, ICREA professor of the CREAL-IMIM has participated. The evidence is strong enough that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should include ozone-related mortality in health-benefit analyses related to future ozone standards.
Més informació "Link beetwen ozone air pollution and premature death confirmed"
14/04/2008 - Institutional news
An international study done by the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL) and the Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) with collaboration from the University of Aarhus in Denmark affirms the known link between pre-natal exposure to paracetamol, especially during the first trimester, and the risk of respiratory problems or the development of asthma in the first seven years of a child’s life.
03/04/2008 - Press release
An international research group has explained, for the first time, the relationship that exists between DNA methylation and the risk of urinary bladder cancer. This study is part of the EPICURO/Spanish Bladder Cancer Study, which since 2003 has worked towards its objective of obtaining more information regarding the causes (genetic and environmental), prevention, prognosis determination and treatment of bladder cancer.
Més informació "A new marker for bladder cancer risk has been identified"
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