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The radio programme La Tarde broadcasted by COPE has interviewed Manuel Serrano, ICREA researcher at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), about human aging. Serrano emphasizes that one of the basic aspects of aging is childhood health. “Development is affected in a child that has had many diseases or infections. It is believed that periods of ill health have future consequences”, said the researcher.
About IRB Barcelona
The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) pursues a society free of disease. To this end, it conducts multidisciplinary research of excellence to cure cancer and other diseases linked to ageing. It establishes technology transfer agreements with the pharmaceutical industry and major hospitals to bring research results closer to society, and organises a range of science outreach activities to engage the public in an open dialogue. IRB Barcelona is an international centre that hosts 400 researchers and more than 30 nationalities. Recognised as a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence since 2011, IRB Barcelona is a CERCA centre and member of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST).
