immunologia
Brave as lions
Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by a protozoan capable of infecting virtually any warm-blooded animal, but only reproduces sexually in the intestine of cats and other felines. According to statistics about 20% of the Catalan population has passed the disease unknowingly because symptoms are similar to flu. Basically it is taken from the consumption of […]
Blood in the veins
The reporter Pere Renom gives blood and follows his blood bag to the Blood and Tissue Bank. There, Eduard Muñiz-Diaz, director of Immunology, explains what are the blood groups and how to take into account in transfusions. He also knows special lighting system to visualize veins in obese people or in children. The device is […]
Marine pharmacy against cancer
A terminally ill patient because of a very advanced esophageal cancer experienced complete tumor remission thanks to a new drug extracted from a marine animal, which is given by the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO). This antitumor molecule has been isolated by the company PharmaMar after thirty years looking into the sea for active principles […]
