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8 topics related with the promotion of health and biomedical research

How are drugs developed?

How are drugs developed?

Xplore how drugs work, how they are developed and the ethical implications of this long process!Games, videos and virtual experiments will take you on a trip to discover the process behind the discovery and the development of a drug, from the research done in the lab to its final use...
The biotechnology revolution

The biotechnology revolution

Xplore the different applications and research lines of biotechnology and the ethical implications they have. Games, videos and virtual experiments will help you discover the different advances that biotechnologies have brought us, and the techniques that are being used in current...
Skin cancer exposed

Skin cancer exposed
Toward a malaria-free world

Toward a malaria-free world

Xplore malaria and some of the research that is taking place to eradicate it, from prevention to the investigation of the malaria vaccine. Through games, videos and virtual experiments you will discover the latest on malaria research as well as the ethical, legal and social implications...
A crisis of fat?

A crisis of fat?

People in many countries around the world are gaining weight. The problem of obesity is spreading and poses serious health threats. What is obesity? Why are some people more at risk? Can obesity be prevented? Young people and researchers discuss ethical issues surrounding obesity.
Towards AIDS eradication

Towards AIDS eradication

Xplore how scientists and doctors are investigating to find a cure and a vaccine for HIV and AIDS! Through games, videos and virtual experiments you will discover the latest on this illness that affects over 34 million people worldwide!
Rethinking mental health

Rethinking mental health

Mental health is how we think, feel and behave as we face the daily ups and downs of our lives.Mental health problems such as depression are the leading cause of disability for young people worldwide.Prevention, early detection and treatment are key issues. But stigma continues to...
Down to the genes

Down to the genes

What do our genes tell us? Why is knowing how to read the information they contain so important? Genes contain the most valued life secrets about everyone and scientists have already begun to decode and interpret them. Soon our medical records will tell us what these genes are and how likely we...
Vaccines, key tools for prevention

Vaccines, key tools for prevention

What are vaccines and what are they used for? What benefits do they offer, individually and collectively? What’s the balance between the benefits and the risks? How are they tested before being approved? How should vaccinations be regulated? Find the answers to these questions in the...

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11/05/2018 - 15:25

Xplore Health launches a new educational module with multimedia resources on vaccination

Have you ever wondered what vaccines are and how they work, what is the balance between the benefits and the risks at the individual and collective level or which tests must vaccines pass in order to be approved? The European educational programme Xplore Health, jointly promoted by IrsiCaixa and Obra Social "la Caixa", launches a new module on vaccination. In this module, there are several multimedia resources that will help you find answers to these questions, they will invite you to reflect on the ethical, legal and social aspects that revolve around this topic and will help you to make decisions based on scientific evidence.The multimedia resources are aimed especially at secondary and high school students and they are available at this...

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11/05/2018 - 13:37

The new module of Xplore Health includes two card games to reflect on ethical, legal and social aspects of vaccination

Vaccination saves the lives of 2.5 million children each year and is one of the most effective and cost-effective public health interventions. In...
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11/05/2018 - 13:11

Play and experiment to discover how vaccines work and how their use is approved

The new vaccination module includes a new virtual experiment where you can find answers to questions such as: what are vaccines? What is the balance...
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27/11/2017 - 14:56

Xplore Health will launch a new educational module on vaccines

In 2015, the city of Olot registered an outbreak of diphtheria that ended up with the life of a child. No cases of this disease had been detected for...
A crisis of fat?

27/11/2017 - 14:08

Xplore Health brings current obesity research to secondary school teachers in Madrid

High school teachers from the Community of Madrid can already register to the course "Obesity: a threat of the 21st century", which is organized by...