Simonetti, Antonella Francesca (Date of defense: 2017-06-08)
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading infectious cause of death and the fourth most common cause of global mortality in the world. The high incidence of CAP and the high burden of morbidity, ...
Fructuoso Castellar, Marta (Date of defense: 2017-09-18)
Obesity prevalence is higher in Down syndrome (DS) than in the general population. Beyond metabolic alterations, individuals with DS present increased impulsivity, a trait observed in obese people and ...
Sànchez Riera, Lídia (Date of defense: 2015-03-24)
INTRODUCTION: Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures represent an enormous health burden and economic cost for most societies in the world, and future projections forecast their steady increase over ...
Guitart Mampel, Mariona (Date of defense: 2018-12-12)
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is an obstetric complication characterized by placental insufficiency and secondary cardiovascular remodeling that may lead to cardiomyopathy in adulthood. Its ...
Ortiz Gil, Jordi (Date of defense: 2012-09-14)
Background: In recent years it has become recognized that schizophrenia is associated with cognitive impairment, which affects particularly executive function and memory. Although cognitive impairment ...
Monté Rubio, Gemma C. (Date of defense: 2015-12-17)
Chronic schizophrenia has been widely studied, consistent findings have shown the anatomical pattern associated with this disease, but the clinical picture is often undifferentiated at first presentation. ...
Romero Moya, Damià (Date of defense: 2017-01-16)
Homeostasis of the hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell pool relies on a finely tuned balance between self-renewal, differentiation and proliferation. Recent work has revealed the importance of mitochondria ...
Rivas Ferreira, Eva (Date of defense: 2016-04-25)
Background: Obesity is a global and growing public health problem. Bariatric surgery (BS) is indicated in patients with morbid obesity. To our knowledge, the effects of mòrbid obesity and BS on ...
Albacete Belzunces, Àuria (Date of defense: 2017-07-14)
Schizophrenia is one of the most serious and complex psychiatric illnesses supposing a great negative impact on the life of the individuals who suffer from it. Cognitive impairment is a core feature of ...
Figueiredo, Ana Raquel Martins (Date of defense: 2017-06-09)
Pericytes (PCs) are important regulators of the vascular development promoting vessel growth and stabilization. They have recently emerged as a therapeutic target to promote or inhibit angiogenesis. ...