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10/11/2025

IISPV hosts a fun day about research and health for the people of Tarragona

Next Saturday, November 22, the Institute will hold the event ‘La recerca en salut surt al carrer’, which includes an escape room, medical tests, CPR workshops, and a demonstration of how an ambulance works. The Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere...
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05/11/2025

Perafort and Els Garidells will celebrate the 10th Solidarity Walk ‘Fem un pas contra la diabetis’ on November 23

The initiative aims to raise public awareness of the importance of acquiring healthy lifestyle habits and supporting biomedical research carried out in the territory The town councils of Perafort and Puigdelfí and of Els Garidells are organizing the 10th edition...
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03/11/2025

The Mamapop charity event fills Tarragona with music and excitement

The Palau Firal and Congress Centre of Tarragona became a massive party this Saturday with the solidarity event Mamapop. With more than 900 tickets sold and nearly 85% of the venue filled, all the profits from the concert will go directly to...
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29/10/2025

IISPV researchers make progress in developing a semen biomarker panel to diagnose and predict prostate cancer aggressiveness

This study is a step forward in the search for more accurate diagnostic and prognostic tools for prostate cancer Members who've participated in the study Researchers from the Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), in collaboration with the...
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27/10/2025

Smoking or having smoked increases the risk of type 2 diabetes by 25%

For people who smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day, the risk doubles. These are the findings of a study led by the Human Nutrition Unit at URV. Smoking significantly increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. However, drinking alcohol—even...
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22/10/2025

More than 500 people take part in fun activities about research and health organised by the IISPV

Throughout the day, researchers and technical staff from the Institute carried out activities in different parts of Reus city centre to bring science closer to the public. The Pere Virgili Institute for Health Research (IISPV) has closed the event ‘Health...
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