Díez Tercero, Leire (Date of defense: 2021-06-08)
Bone is a complex and dynamic tissue that fulfills several critical functions such as protecting vital organs including the brain, heart and lungs; providing sites of attachment for muscles to allow ...
Fosch Masllovet, Anna (Date of defense: 2022-07-28)
Obesity has become a pandemic disease in the last 40 years. The WHO estimates that the population with overweight has nearly tripled since 1975, and the tendency is still growing. These data have an ...
Celma Nos, Ferran (Date of defense: 2022-05-17)
Iron is a biometal involved in many physiological processes essential for life. Regulation of both systemic and cellular iron homeostasis is crucial for health. The IRP/IRE post-transcriptional regulatory ...
Martos Algarra, Carla (Date of defense: 2022-01-21)
In the healthcare field, we know patient safety incidents are unfortunate events that occur. Two groups are affected by these incidents: Patients become first victims and the professionals involved turn ...
Pérez Paredes, Alexis E. (Date of defense: 2022-07-22)
The cell cycle is regulated at different layers of control in either homeostatic or non-homeostatic conditions. Hence, in this work we analyse how time and stress modulate the cell cycle through the ...
Muley Vilamú, Helena (Date of defense: 2021-07-02)
Carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1 (CPT1) are enzymes that catalyze the conversion of long-chain acyl-CoA to acyl-carnitines, to transport long-chain fatty acids across intracellular membranes. CPT1C ...
Gil Recio, Carlos (Date of defense: 2015-06-29)
The liver is the largest internal organ and an important regulator of homeostasis providing essential metabolic, exocrine and endocrine functions. Liver diseases result in high rates of morbidity and ...
Gámiz Sanfeliu, María (Date of defense: 2017-07-11)
Forgiveness is a human strength mainly helpful for the wellbeing of social relationships. Research has showed the potential benefits of forgiving for physical and mental health as well as for restoring ...
Bosch Rué, Èlia (Date of defense: 2021-01-15)
Angiogenesis, which results in a capillary network formation, is one of the crucial events that take place when there is tissue damage, being critical for successful tissue regeneration. It does not ...
Ramírez Flores, Sara (Date of defense: 2014-07-18)
Recent data suggest that ghrelin exerts its orexigenic action through regulation of hypothalamic AMP-activated protein kinase pathway, leading to a decline in malonyl-CoA levels and desinhibition of ...