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🌍 Cada 5 minutos se diagnostica un nuevo caso de esclerosis múltiple en el mundo.

¿Cuáles son sus causas? ¿Qué avances científicos están mejorando su tratamiento? ¿Estamos cerca de lograr una cura o una vacuna preventiva?

Descúbrelo en el debate de Fundación "la Caixa":

🔗 https://bit.ly/43jIIEz
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
1/ La @fpmaragall.bsky.social ha entregado los Premios Diana Garrigosa en el VIII Encuentro Anual a Josep Carreras y Matilde Fernández, reconociendo su trayectoria y su compromiso social en la investigación de las enfermedades hematológicas y en la lucha contra la soledad no deseada. ✨
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
1/ ¿Cómo debemos utilizar los antibióticos para ayudar a frenar la resistencia bacteriana?

Para finalizar la Semana de Concienciación sobre el Uso de los Antibióticos os compartimos los consejos de 5 investigadores de nuestra red.

¡Compártelos y ayúdanos a difundirlos! 🔄
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
«Durante la menopausia las mujeres pueden seguir activas en la vida social, familiar y laboral, pero la ciencia y la sociedad deben acompañarlas». 

Hablamos con Glòria Borràs, #becariasFundlaCaixa y ginecóloga, sobre el futuro de la menopausia. 👇

https://tinyurl.com/42s5mxt6
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🎨🔬 Arte y ciencia nos enseñan que explorar nuevas perspectivas puede cambiarlo todo.

En la #InstantáneasdelMes descubrimos cómo investigar el entorno de un tumor no solo abre nuevas vías contra el cáncer, sino que también puede inspirar una obra de arte. 👇

https://bit.ly/4hVCkt5
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Do you conduct research to improve health interventions addressing a current health challenge? 🩺

On 08/01 we’re opening the new Health Promotion Research Call of the ”la Caixa” Foundation to support projects from Spain and Portugal.

Want to know more? 👀👇
https://tinyurl.com/5yjman5k
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
¿Investigas para mejorar las intervenciones sanitarias frente a un problema de salud actual? 🩺

El 08/01 abrimos la nueva Convocatoria de Investigación en Promoción de la Salud de la Fundación “la Caixa” para apoyar proyectos de España y Portugal.

¿Quieres saber más? 👀👇
https://tinyurl.com/4zb9zu6n
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
5/ To fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria, we must first understand their weak spots. 🔬

With a Health Research grant, João Morais (@i3suporto.bsky.social) and his team are investigating which biological processes are essential for the survival of these bacteria.

https://bit.ly/4pZWTZb
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
4/ 🦠 Some strains of the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae can cause potentially deadly infections due to their resistance to multiple antibiotics.

With #CaixaImpulse Innovation, Mireia López (‪@univgirona.bsky.social‬) is developing a vaccine to prevent them. 👇

https://bit.ly/3IDKfhL
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
3/ “Disabling” a bacterium without killing it is an innovative approach.

🔬 With #CaixaImpulse, Ricardo Monteiro (@i3suporto.bsky.social) is applying this strategy against Listeria monocytogenes, responsible for 19% of deaths from foodborne contamination in Europe.

https://bit.ly/47ddktE
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
2/ Bacteria develop resistance to antimicrobials because of their ⬆️ evolutionary adaptability.

Researcher Alfonso Jaramillo (@i2sysbio.es) is working on a technology to anticipate these changes and create “smart” molecules with antimicrobial effects that are ➕ effective. 🔬

https://bit.ly/42vwZCw
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
5/ Para combatir las bacterias resistentes a los antibióticos, primero hay que conocer sus puntos débiles. 🔬

Con una ayuda Health Research, el equipo de João Morais (@i3suporto.bsky.social) investiga qué procesos biológicos son esenciales para la vida de estas bacterias.

https://bit.ly/4pZWTZb
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
4/ 🦠 Algunas cepas de la bacteria ‘Klebsiella pneumoniae’ pueden causar infecciones potencialmente mortales debido a su resistencia a múltiples antibióticos.

Con #CaixaImpulse Innovación, Mireia López (‪@univgirona.bsky.social‬) desarrolla una vacuna para prevenirlas. 👇

https://bit.ly/3IDKfhL
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
3/ “Desactivar” una bacteria sin matarla es un enfoque innovador. 

🔬 Con #CaixaImpulse, Ricardo Monteiro (@i3suporto.bsky.social) la aplicará contra Listeria monocytogenes, responsable del 19 % de muertes por contaminación alimentaria en Europa.

https://bit.ly/47ddktE
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
2/ Las bacterias desarrollan resistencias a los antimicrobianos debido a su ⬆️ capacidad evolutiva.

El investigador Alfonso Jaramillo (@i2sysbio.es) trabaja en una tecnología para anticiparse a esos cambios y crear moléculas “inteligentes” con efecto antimicrobiano.

https://bit.ly/42vwZCw
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
19/ 🔚We have reached the end of the event!

Thank you for joining us and for your commitment to the future of health. Congratulations to all the selected projects!🎉👏

Stay tuned, we’ll be sharing more highlights and details from the ceremony soon!👀
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
18/👩‍🔬To close the ceremony, we hear from those on the frontline of research:

What challenges, insights and future opportunities do they face?

🔹Ana Paula Pêgo, senior group leader of @nbtt-pegolab.bsky.social, at @i3suporto.bsky.social
🔹@zaidaalvarez.bsky.social, researcher at @ibecbarcelona.eu
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
17/🔬Finally, we move to the Enabling Technologies category.

In a rapidly changing world, cutting-edge tools are key to optimizing diagnostics and treatments.

Welcome the6️⃣projects using innovative solutions to improve care and face today’s health challenges.👇
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
16/🧬Still to this day, more than 20 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed. By 2050, cases could rise to 35 million.

Despite its prevalence, understanding and treating cancer remains a major challenge.

Let’s meet the 7️⃣ selected projects in Oncology:⬇️
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
15/🔬To present the award for the ALS project, granted in collaboration with Fundación Luzón, its president, María José Arregui, takes the stage.
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
14/🧠It's the turn for Neuroscience:

Neurological disorders affect over 3 billion people worldwide and are a leading cause of disability. From stroke and dementia to epilepsy and neonatal encephalopathy, the challenges are vast.

Let’s meet the8️⃣selected projects tackling them.
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
13/🦠Next up: Infectious Diseases.

The @who.int estimates that more than 25% of global fatalities are due to infectious diseases.

Let's meet the 6️⃣projects addressing threats like antimicrobial resistance, HIV, and cerebral malaria with bold, innovative research.👇
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
12/🫀Cardiovascular and associated metabolic diseases remain the world’s leading cause of death, with cases expected to rise by 90% by 2050.

Let’s welcome to stage, the researchers leading the 7️⃣projects selected to tackle these urgent global health challenges:👏⬇️
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
11/🥇Let’s begin the awards presentation!

🟠Àngel Font and Esther Planas from "la Caixa" Foundation will be in charge of handing them.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
10/ “Our foundation, created in 2016 by F. Luzón, began at a time of limited ALS research. We joined these grants to foster excellence and extend our work internationally with the support of the ‘la Caixa’ Foundation.”

🗣️ Raquel Barajas, representative of the Luzón Foundation.
November 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM