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06-19-2008
The University of Navarra offers 18 courses over the Internet via ‘Open Course Ware’
The School of Engineers has posted more than 50 videos covering distinct subject areas derived fro 400 hours of recording of live classes

06-19-2008
30% of the Spanish population over 65 years of age is either suffering or at risk of suffering malnutrition
This was the conclusion of a study involving 22,007 persons, undertaken by the Institute of Food Sciences of the University of Navarra

06-13-2008
A researcher at the University of Navarra has identified new prognostic markers for hospital patients with acute renal failure
José Ramón Pérez Valdivieso has improved the prediction of the evolution of this disease, which has a 40% mortality rate in hospitalized patients

06-03-2008
The brain of the pregnant woman releases a hormone related to confidence, and deactivates a stress-related hormone
- The University of Navarra has published recent scientific findings about embryology and the neurobiology of the affective link during gestation

06-02-2008
The Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of developing type-2 diabetes by 83%, according to a study by the University of Navarra
- One out of every 20 persons in the world is suffering from this disease, and it is estimated that it will reach pandemic levels in 2030

05-26-2008
A diet rich in proteins can help to avoid regaining weight after weight loss, according a large-scale European research project
- This is one of the preliminary results of the Diogenes project, which involves 400 families in 8 countries, and in which the University of Navarra is participating

05-20-2008
Monsignor Javier Echevarría inaugurated the 15th International Symposium on Ethics at the IESE
- The Chancellor of the University of Navarra and Prelate of Opus Dei visited the campus of the Business School in Barcelona

05-15-2008
Physical activity reduces the risk of suffering common types of mental illness by 25%, according to a study by the University of Navarra
- The research project, undertaken with 10,381 Spanish university graduates, reveals that women who smoke and women who are married are those who perform the least exercise

04-22-2008
Researchers of the CIMA of the University of Navarra have halted bone metastasis of lung cancer in animal models
- The scientific journal ‘Cancer Research’ has published the results of this study, which focuses on 4 genes

04-21-08
Researchers of the University of Navarra are studying the effects of atmospheric pollution in a Pyrenees watershed
- The project, in which more than 25 scientists from the University of Navarra are participating, is being undertaken at the Señorío de Bértiz National Park

04-10-2008
The University of Navarra will have a center dedicated to research and exhibition of contemporary art
- María Josefa Huarte expressed her wish that “the collection participate in the international museum circuit, and that it be gradually expanded"

03-17-2008
Thirteen students awarded prizes at the 4th International Congress on Oncology for students of the University of Navarra
- María del Mar Carmona received the award for the "best scientific article" for a study about infant hemangiomas

03-10-2008
Researchers of the University of Navarra have designed a product for the detection and characterization of brucellosis
- The analysis kit, commercialized in a joint venture with the corporation Ingenasa, permits a more rapid and safe analysis of the ‘Brucella’ bacteria, which is the agent of this disease

03-05-2008
A study questions the European system for measuring vehicle security in order to reduce injuries caused by accidents
- The School of Medicine of the University of Navarra organized a course on medical principles for preventing these injuries

03-03-2008
Moderate consumption of fish can reduce the risk of suffering mental disorders by 30%
- Researchers of the University of Navarra analyzed eating habits and their relation to mental health among 7,903 Spanish university graduates

02-27-2008
Torrefacto-roasted coffee has higher antioxidant properties, according to a dissertation defended at the University of Navarra
- The biologist Isabel López Galilea has performed a study on the coffee consumption habits of Navarrans

02-25-2008
A dissertation written at the University of Navarra reveals alternatives for the biological co-treatment of agro-industrial waste
- Enrique Aymerich researched the waste generated by the agrifood industry of the southern part of Navarra

02-20-2008
The University of Navarra Hospital operates on the youngest patient ever to have an auditory implant in the brain stem
- Thanks to the surgery, this 13 month-old girl has begun to hear and develop language skills

02-19-2008
The cause of effectiveness has been discovered for a cirrhosis treatment that has been shown to be useful in 40% of patients
- 'The Journal of Clinical Investigation' has published an article derived from a study undertaken on animals and cellular cultures at the CIMA of the University of Navarra

02-15-2008
A researcher of the University of Navarra has discovered new compounds with potential anti-depressant activity
- Some of the 51 compounds synthesized by Luis Berrade could reduce the minimum time required for anti-depressant drugs to ameliorate the symptoms of the disease

02-13-2008
Experts from the USA imparted a course in Medical Education at the University of Navarra
- They discussed the new methods which will be implemented in October within the framework of the European Higher Education Area

02-11-2008
76% of Nobel prizewinners in medicine performed research on animals
- “It is possible to reconcile respect for animals with dignity for human persons”, affirms Enrique Sueiro, who recently obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Navarra

02-04-08
A dissertation defended at the University of Navarra demonstrates the effectiveness of a new system for oral administration of anti-tumor drugs
- Maite Agüeros shows that the use of nanoparticles that transport chemotherapy drugs can improve cancer treatment and reduce costs of patient care

01-22-2008
A professor and a researcher of the University of Navarra win the NORMON Prize awarded by the National Royal Academy of Pharmacy
- Conchita Tros de Ilarduya Apaolaza and Gemma Navarro Díez have received the award for their study on new pharmaceutical formats for treating cancer

01-17-2008
Research at the University of Navarra discovers new compounds active against tuberculosis and malaria

01-15-2008
A collaboration agreement has been signed by the University of Navarra and Cinfa
- This laboratory, which is a frequent collaborator with the University, will offer scholarships to three students of the School of Pharmacy

01-14-2008
A dissertation from the University of Navarra has received an award from the Royal Spanish Academy of Doctors
- The research project undertaken at the School of Sciences has discovered mechanisms involved in fatal familial insomnia, a neurodegenerative disease

01-11-2008
Eduardo Martínez Vila, a doctor of the University of Navarra Hospital, will be President of the Spanish Neurology Society

12-21-2007
A Professor of the University of Navarra has Received the Prize for the Best Architecture Dissertation in Europe
- The International Council for Research in Architecture has recognized the work of Jorge Tárrago concerning the workshop-houses of artists in the interwar period

12-05-2007
Students of the University of Navarra end their studies in ‘solidarity style,’ participating in four projects for cooperation in development
- Students for Service to Society offered students in their final year of studies the opportunity to participate in projects in Guatemala, Cambodia, Congo and Honduras

12-05-2007
A research project of the University of Navarra has demonstrated the relation between the color and the quality of wines
- Irene Esparza Catalán has developed a simple method for estimating the antioxidant activity of wine

11-23-2007
A sedentary lifestyle can double the risk of arterial hypertension, according to a study performed at the University of Navarra
- Juan José Beunza, the author of an article published in the American Journal of Hypertension, will perform research at the Harvard School of Public Health via a scholarship from the Caixa

11-22-2007
Two physicists of the University of Navarra have developed a new method for calculating dosages for X-ray therapy with modulated intensity
- The new procedure will improve the precision of oncological treatments that direct X-ray radiation to the tumor and which minimize exposure in adjoining tissues

11-16-2007
"In the future, fashion will be of high quality, personalized, and low-cost"
- Francesco Morace, President of Future Concept Lab, participated in the 7th Congress on Fashion at the University of Navarra, which brought together 300 attendees

11-13-2007
Engineers of the University of Navarra are developing a project to bring telemedicine to the home
- The proposal will permit monitoring of the situation and state of health of elderly persons via sensors installed in the home

10-26-2007
Two professors of the University of Navarra have received the 2007 Spanish Architecture Prize
- Ángela García Paredes and Ignacio García Pedrosa, winners of the Prize for the design of the Valle Inclán Theater of Madrid

10-24-2007
A researcher at the University of Navarra is studying new strategies for treating the Hepatitis C virus
- Aintzane Zabaleta Azpiroz has focused on therapeutic vaccines intended for treating those already suffering this disease

10-23-2007
A biologist of the University of Navarra is collaborating in a project of the Charles Darwin Foundation for studying marine tortoises
- Fátima Jorganes has spent two months observing these reptiles in the Galapagos Islands

10-18-2007
A former student of the University of Navarra has received the CSIC’s Francisco Cobos Prize for Biomedical Research
- Amaia Lujambio, who also obtained her Licentiate degree in Biology from the School of Sciences, obtained an Eduardo Gallego Scholarship from the same institution

10-08-2007
The Alumni Association of the University of Navarra hopes to grow 15% and reach 27,000 members in 2008
- During its 8th annual working sessions, the Association proposed the goal of aiding 500 students per year via Alumni Scholarships by 2012

10-05-2007
The University of Navarra Hospital is testing the application, via catheter, of adult stem cells for regenerating infarcted hearts
- Up through the present, 14 patients have been included in the experiment, among whom the intervention has been carried out successfully

09-28-2007
The CEIT of the Technology Campus of San Sebastián predicts that it will earn 12.5 million euros from research projects in 2007
- Since 1996 the center has promoted the creation of ten new businesses, which together employ 200 workers

09-25-2007
According to a study of publishing activity, the University of Navarra has the highest index of researcher productivity among Spanish universities
- This analysis, which covered 70 academic centers with internationally-published scientific research, was published in the journal 'El profesional de la información'

09-21-2007
The University of Navarra and Telefónica will study the use of digital video-based entertainment among Latin-American youth
- The research aims to measure the impact of cellphones, television, internet, computers and videogames on the social and family relations of children and adolescents

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