Technology/Science news & information for Costa Maresme

A 'HOME-MADE' Covid vaccine which works along the same lines as the Pfizer and Moderna inoculations is a step closer to completion and should be ready for use by next year.

IMMUNITY to the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the very moment of administration and suitable for those who cannot tolerate the available vaccines could be the next, very valuable step in the fight against the pandemic – and...

THE FIRST-EVER successful womb transplant from a live donor has been carried out in Spain, and two months later, the recipient appears to be fertile.

AN ARTIFICIAL placenta connected to the umbilical cord could help very premature babies not only to survive, but to develop healthily, according to researchers in Barcelona.

BARCELONA'S Hospital Clínic has carried out the first-ever hip replacement that does not need the patient to stay in overnight, eliminating the need for blood transfusions and morphine-type painkillers.

SPAIN has created a test for diagnosing Covid-19 which produces accurate results in under 30 minutes, thanks to research funding into the virus from the European Commission.

THE MOBILE World Congress will continue to be held in Barcelona until at least the year 2024, confirm organisers GSMA.

MOBILE World Congress organisers have cancelled the huge annual trade fair in Barcelona after several major technology companies pulled out as a precaution in light of the Coronavirus outbreak.

After many years of speculation and investigation, research scientists at the Bellvitge-IDIBELL Hospital and the University of Barcelona (UB) have finally demonstrated the involvement of glucose in the growth of tumour...

A BRITISH woman with a rare condition that means a simple turn of her head could be fatal is hoping to travel to Barcelona for pioneering surgery.

A COLONOSCOPY may no longer mean needing to starve for days and stick to clear liquids in the final 24 hours thanks to the 'Barcelona Diet Plan', devised by researchers at the north-eastern city's Hospital...

RESEARCHERS in Barcelona have developed a drug which inhibits the key gene in most types of cancerous tumour and which is very active in generating the most aggressive form of lung cancer.