Getting closer to the BiSC study!
Getting closer to the BiSC study! The Drs. Julia Zanini and Carla Domínguez, from the obstetrics and gynecology team at the Hospital de Sant Pau and collaborators in the BiSC project, have held several talks in recent months at Barcelona Civic Centers to bring the BISC study in the population. The Naves and Guinardó civic centers regularly hold science talks open to all the public who may be [...]
Participate in BiSC in two occasions!
This week we interview one of our volunteers who has been encouraged to participate in the project during her two pregnancies! What is your concern regarding the impact of environmental pollution in the city where you live? I certainly wasn't worried before I got to know the study. As soon as you are interested in the study, you can read information about it on the web and you [...]
There are already more than 500 filters analyzed in the BiSC campaign!
There are already more than 500 filters analyzed in the BiSC campaign! As you know, part of the environmental visit to the participants was to carry a backpack with various equipment for two days to measure their personal exposure to air pollution. One such device is a pump that passes air through a filter. This filter collects particles less than 2.5 µm called PM2.5 that are suspended in [...]
Cognitive skills study at 6 months of age!
There are already 65 families that have participated in the eye-tracking study! The BiSC project, in collaboration with the Laboratory for Attention, Perception, and Acquisition of Language (APAL) of the University of Barcelona, has launched two studies that explore cognitive abilities in babies, using the technique of eye movement tracking, also known as "eye-tracking". This technique allows you to continuously record the baby's gaze, what he is looking [...]
Researcher and volunteer!
When a researcher of BiSC, is also a volunteer! First of all, Marta, we appreciate your participation in the BISC project both as a research gynecologist at the Hospital San Joan de Déu and as a volunteer. 1. To start, could you tell us something about yourself? (What have you studied, where were you born and how would you define yourself?) I have studied Medicine in Madrid where [...]
A new report about air pollution!
The appearance of the BiSC project in the National Geographic! A few months ago we published that the BiSC project was visited by a photographer from an international magazine, and this week the photographs have been published in the National Geographic magazine accompanying a report on the importance of air pollution. Throughout the report, the impact of air pollution on human health is extensively explained and we are [...]
The involvement of students in internship in the BiSC project!
We meet some of the university students (essential) in the BiSC project! University students have a key role in research projects that are carried out at ISGlobal. They are essential, and each one does an amazing and indispensable job. In the case of the BiSC project, since its inception, more than 30 students have been involved and have performed various tasks within it, helping the ship move forward. [...]
We started working in the lab with the placenta samples from the BiSC project!
We started working in the lab with the placenta samples from the BiSC project! As part of the BiSC project, placenta samples have been collected on the day of birth. So far, placenta samples from more than 400 mothers have been saved, and 700 are expected to arrive! The placenta is the organ that is responsible for transferring oxygen and nutrients from the mother's circulation to the fetus, [...]