• A multilayered post-GWAS assessment on genetic susceptibility to pancreatic cancer

  López De Maturana, Evangelina; Rodríguez, Juan Antonio; Lao Grueso, Oscar, 1976-; Iglesias Coma, Mar; Cecchini Rosell, Lluís; Ilzarbe Sánchez, Lucas; Real, Francisco X.; Malats i Riera, Núria (BioMed Central, 2021)

  Background: Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a complex disease in which both non-genetic and genetic factors interplay. To date, 40 GWAS hits have been associated with PC risk in individuals of European descent, explaining 4.1% ...
• Assessing autophagy in muscle stem cells

  Campanario, Silvia; Ramírez Pardo, Ignacio; Hong, Xiaotong; Isern, Joan; Muñoz Cánoves, Pura, 1962- (Frontiers, 2021)

  The skeletal muscle tissue in the adult is relatively stable under normal conditions but retains a striking ability to regenerate by its resident stem cells (satellite cells). Satellite cells exist in a quiescent (G0) ...
• Thirty-day suicidal thoughts and behaviors among hospital workers during the first wave of the Spain COVID-19 outbreak

  Mortier, Philippe; Vilagut Saiz, Gemma, 1975-; Ferrer, Montserrat; Serra, Consol; Sanz, Ferran; Alonso Caballero, Jordi; MINDCOVID Working group (Wiley, 2021)

  Background: Healthcare workers are a key occupational group at risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB). We investigated the prevalence and correlates of STB among hospital workers during the first wave of the Spain ...
• From green technology to functional olive oils: assessing the best combination of olive tree-related extracts with complementary bioactivities

  Hernáez, Álvaro; Jaramillo, Sara; García Borrego, Aránzazu; Espejo-Calvo, Juan A.; Covas Planells, Maria Isabel; Blanchart, Gemma; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la; Carrasco-Pancorbo, Alegría; Mesa, Maria-Dolores; Fernández Prior, Maria África; Castañer, Olga; Fitó Colomer, Montserrat (MDPI, 2021)

  Our aim was to assess the combination of olive tree-related extracts with the most favorable profile of in vitro bioactive properties. We tested the antioxidant (increment of low-density lipoprotein resistance against ...
• Evaluation of the mortality registry in Ecuador (2001-2013) - social and geographical inequalities in completeness and quality

  Peralta Chiriboga, Alejandro Andrés, 1985-; Benach, Joan; Borrell i Thió, Carme; Espinel Flores, Verónica, 1979-; Cash-Gibson, Lucinda, 1984-; Queiroz, Bernardo L.; Marí Dell'Olmo, Marc, 1978- (BioMed Central, 2019)

  Background: Mortality registries are an essential data source for public health surveillance and for planning and evaluating public policy. Nevertheless, there are still large inequalities in the completeness and quality ...
• Scenarios for population health inequalities in 2030 in Europe: the EURO-HEALTHY project experience

  Alvarenga, António; Bana E Costa, Carlos A.; Borrell i Thió, Carme; Lopes Ferreira, Pedro; Freitas, Ângela; Freitas, Liliana; Oliveira, Mónica; Rodrigues, Teresa C.; Santana, Paula; Lopes Santos, Maria; Vieira, Ana C. L. (BioMed Central, 2019)

  Background: Health inequalities have been consistently reported across and within European countries and continue to pose major challenges to policy-making. The development of scenarios regarding what could affect population ...
• Barcelona Salut als Barris: Twelve years' experience of tackling social health inequalities through community-based interventions

  Daban, Ferran; Pasarín i Rua, M. Isabel; Borrell i Thió, Carme; Artazcoz Lazcano, Lucía, 1963-; Pérez, Anna; Fernández, Ana; Porthé, Victoria; Díez, Elia; Barcelona Health in the Neighbourhoods Group (Elsevier, 2020)

  Community health can reduce inequalities in health and improve the health of the most disadvantaged populations. In 2007, Barcelona Salut als Barris (Barcelona Health in the Neighbourhoods) was launched, a community health ...
• Energy poverty and health: trends in the European Union before and during the economic crisis, 2007–2016

  Oliveras, Laura; Peralta Chiriboga, Alejandro Andrés, 1985-; Palència Fernàndez, Laia; Gotsens Miquel, Mercè, 1983-; López, Maria José; Artazcoz Lazcano, Lucía, 1963-; Borrell i Thió, Carme; Marí Dell'Olmo, Marc, 1978- (Elsevier, 2021)

  The aim of this study is to analyse the time trends in the European Union (EU) before and during the economic crisis in 1) the energy poverty (EP) prevalence; 2) the association between EP and health and 3) the impact of ...
• The use of microindentation for the study of bone properties in type 1 diabetes mellitus patients

  Ballesta, Silvia; Güerri Fernández, Roberto; Chillarón Jordan, Juan José; Güell, A.; Herrera, S.; Torres, E.; Ascoeta, N.G.; Flores-Le-Roux, Juana Antonia; Díez, A. (Springer, 2020)

  Diabetes mellitus is associated with a higher risk of fracture. In this study, we analysed the bone quality of premenopausal women with type 1 diabetes mellitus by microindentation. No differences in bone quality were ...
• Las desigualdades en salud como prioridad política en Barcelona

  Borrell i Thió, Carme; Pasarín i Rua, M. Isabel; Díez, Elia; Pérez, Katherine; Malmusi, Davide, 1980-; Pérez, Glòria; Artazcoz Lazcano, Lucía, 1963-; Grupo de la Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (Elsevier, 2020)

  Existe abundante información e investigaciones sobre las desigualdades en salud en Barcelona, pero este tema no estuvo claramente priorizado en la agenda política. Con la llegada al gobierno de un partido de la nueva ...
• Effect of the financial crisis on socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in small areas in seven spanish cities

  Gotsens Miquel, Mercè, 1983-; Ferrando, Josep; Marí Dell'Olmo, Marc, 1978-; Palència Fernàndez, Laia; Bartoll, Xavier; Gandarillas, Ana; Sánchez Villegas, Pablo; Esnaola, Santiago; Daponte, Antonio; Borrell i Thió, Carme (MDPI, 2020)

  Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the trend in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in small areas due to several specific causes before (2001-2004, 2005-2008) and during (2009-2012) the economic crisis ...
• Advancing tools to promote health equity across European Union regions: the EURO-HEALTHY project

  Santana, Paula; Freitas, Ângela; Stefanik, Iwa; Costa, Claudia; Oliveira, Mónica; Rodrigues, Teresa C.; Vieira, Ana; Lopes Ferreira, Pedro; Borrell i Thió, Carme; Dimitroulopoulou, Sani; Rican, Stéphane; Mitsakou, Christina; Marí Dell'Olmo, Marc, 1978-; Schweikart, Jürgen; Corman, Diana; Bana E Costa, Carlos A.; EURO-HEALTHY investigators (BioMed Central, 2020)

  Background: Population health measurements are recognised as appropriate tools to support public health monitoring. Yet, there is still a lack of tools that offer a basis for policy appraisal and for foreseeing impacts on ...
• Socioeconomic inequalities in suicide mortality in European urban areas before and during the economic recession

  Palència, Laia; Dell’Olmo, Marc Marí; Morrisson, Joana; Deboosere, Patrick; Gotsens, Mercè; Dzurova, Dagmar; Costa, Claudia; Lustigova, Michala; Burstrom, Bo; Rodríguez-Sanz, Maica; Bosakova, Lucia; Zengarini, Nicolas; Katsouyanni, Klea; Santana, Paula (Oxford University Press, 2020)

  Background: Few studies have assessed the impact of the financial crisis on inequalities in suicide mortality in European urban areas. The objective of the study was to analyse the trend in area socioeconomic inequalities ...
• How large is the periablational zone after radiofrequency and microwave ablation? Computer-based comparative study of two currently used clinical devices

  Trujillo Guillén, Macarena; Prakash, Punit; Faridi, Pegah; Radosevic, Aleksandar; Curto, Sergio; Burdío Pinilla, Fernando; Berjano, Enrique J. (Taylor & Francis, 2020)

  Purpose: To compare the size of the coagulation (CZ) and periablational (PZ) zones created with two commercially available devices in clinical use for radiofrequency (RFA) and microwave ablation (MWA), respectively. Methods: ...
• How does a targeted active labour market program impact on the well-being of the unemployed? A concept mapping study on Barcelona "Employment in the Neighbourhoods"

  Puig Barrachina, Vanessa; Malmusi, Davide, 1980-; Artazcoz Lazcano, Lucía, 1963-; Bartoll, Xavier; Clotet, Eva; Cortès-Franch, Imma; Ventura, Lorena; Daban, Ferran; Díez, Elia; Borrell i Thió, Carme (BioMed Central, 2020)

  Background: The "Employment in the neighbourhoods" program is an innovative, tailor-made Active Labour Market Program that has been implemented in 12 neighbourhoods in Barcelona (Spain). Its goal is to get people from ...
• Spatial variability of heat-related mortality in Barcelona from 1992-2015: A case crossover study design

  Ingole, Vijendra; Marí Dell'Olmo, Marc, 1978-; Deluca, Anna; Quijal, Marcos; Borrell i Thió, Carme; Rodríguez Sanz, Maica, 1974-; Achebak, Hicham; Lauwaet, Dirk; Gilabert, Joan; Murage, Peninah; Hajat, Shakoor; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Ballester, Joan (MDPI, 2020)

  Numerous studies have demonstrated the relationship between summer temperatures and increased heat-related deaths. Epidemiological analyses of the health effects of climate exposures usually rely on observations from the ...
• Educational inequalities in mortality amenable to healthcare. A comparison of European healthcare systems

  Rydland, Håvard T.; Fjær, Erlend L.; Eikemo, Terje A.; Huijts, Tim; Bambra, Clare; Wendt, Claus; Kulhánová, Ivana; Martikainen, Pekka; Dibben, Chris; Kalėdienė, Ramunė; Borrell i Thió, Carme; Leinsalu, Mall; Bopp, Matthias; Mackenbach, Johan P. (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020)

  Background: Educational inequalities in health and mortality in European countries have often been studied in the context of welfare regimes or political systems. We argue that the healthcare system is the national level ...
• Effect of the recent economic crisis on socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in nine urban areas in Europe

  Palència Fernàndez, Laia; Gotsens Miquel, Mercè, 1983-; Marí Dell'Olmo, Marc, 1978-; Bosakova, Lucia; Burström, Bo; Costa, Claudia; Deboosere, Patrick; Dzúrová, Dagmar; Lustigova, Michala; Morrison Esteve, Joana, 1977-; Santana, Paula; Borrell i Thió, Carme (Elsevier, 2020)

  Objective: To analyse socioeconomic inequalities in all-cause mortality among men and women in nine European urban areas during the recent economic crisis, and to compare the results to those from two periods before the ...
• The effects of cohousing model on people's health and wellbeing: a scoping review

  Carrere, Juli; Reyes, Alexia; Oliveras, Laura; Fernández, Anna; Peralta Chiriboga, Alejandro Andrés, 1985-; Novoa Pardo, Ana María; Pérez, Katherine; Borrell i Thió, Carme (BioMed Central, 2020)

  Background: Housing is a social determinant of health. Extensive research has highlighted its adverse effects on health. However, less is known about the effects of cohousing typology on health, which has the potential to ...
• The association of energy poverty with health, health care utilisation and medication use in southern Europe

  Oliveras, Laura; Artazcoz Lazcano, Lucía, 1963-; Borrell i Thió, Carme; Palència Fernàndez, Laia; López, Maria José; Gotsens Miquel, Mercè, 1983-; Peralta Chiriboga, Alejandro Andrés, 1985-; Marí Dell'Olmo, Marc, 1978- (Elsevier, 2020)

  Energy poverty (EP) is defined as the inability of a household to secure a socially and materially required level of energy services in the home. The main objective of this study was to analyse the association between EP ...

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