Rossell Rusiñol, Joana (Date of defense: 2021-02-26)
An unbalanced, unhealthy diet is one of the main causes leading to obesity and the apparition of comorbidities. Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective and durable treatment against obesity. ...
Ferrer Curriu, Gemma (Date of defense: 2020-07-23)
Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of mortality in industrialized countries and are caused by genetic factors, environmental factors or comorbidities. This thesis is focused on three ...
Frager, Petra (Date of defense: 2022-10-28)
[eng] Decreased physical activity and increased consumption of energy-rich food are hallmark lifestyle modifications that developed and amplified over the course of only a few decades. These changes in ...
Núñez Carpintero, Iker (Date of defense: 2023-11-14)
[eng] The vast and continuously increasing volume of available biomedical data produced during the last decades opens new opportunities for large-scale modeling of disease biology, facilitating a more ...
Pérez Olives, Catalina (Date of defense: 2023-11-17)
[eng] Adenosine and endocannabinoids are regulatory molecules that are present in all organ and physiological systems. They act via specific receptors belonging to the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) ...
Lillo Jové, Jaume (Date of defense: 2023-03-17)
[cat] El Sistema Cannabinoide, que inclou els dos receptors de cannabinoides CB1 i CB2, els seus lligands endògens i els enzims de síntesi i degradació d’aquests, és un sistema molt complex que controla ...
Hernández Carro, Claudia (Date of defense: 2024-03-19)
[eng] Prostate and colorectal cancer are among the cancer types with the highest recurrence and mortality rates. The emergence of drug resistance poses a considerable challenge for effective treatment, ...