Medicine and Life Sciences - Health

Aïda Solé-Auró, a professor at the UPF Department of Political and Social Sciences, is joint principal investigator of the project. Her qualitative research will analyse several determinants of health for this age group and the influence of aspects such as socioeconomic level, sex or place of residence.

Research from the University of Valencia (UV) shows that 37% of users of the shared bicycle service (Valenbisi) maintained their mobility routine during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an article published in the Cities magazine and on a sample of 4,355 people, they reaffirm with objective data that this system is a relevant and consolidated means of transport in the city of Valencia.

An international study coordinated by the MELIS-UPF researchers Andreas Meyerhans and Juana Díez has identified Schlafen 12, a new HIV restriction factor that could pave the way for new strategies for curing the infection.

Dolors Corella, professor of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health of the University of Valencia, participates in the European CoDiet project, in which seventeen academic and research institutions from ten countries participate and which will test innovative diet monitoring technologies to improve understanding the relationship between food consumption and common diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity and cancer. The project will use this knowledge to develop artificial intelligence tools that offer personalized nutritional advice to prevent these diseases.