La investigación en un entorno asistencial. Algunas reflexiones y ejemplos

The problems and lacks encountered daily by professional researchers are many. Accordingly, convincing the new generations of physicians to combine healthcare activities with research duties seems to be no easy task. However, the Esteve Foundation organized a round table in July 2004 where physicians with years of combining basic research and clinical practice were to…

2005

Drug transport(ers) and the diseased brain

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a selective device that acts as a filter between circulating blood and brain tissues, in order to prevent the penetration of harmful substances into the brain. However, this benefit of preventing the entry of harmful substances becomes an obstacle to the efficacy of certain drugs that exert their therapeutic effect…

2005

Terapias no farmacológicas en atención primaria

That is a new volume of the series Esteve Foundation Notebooks which includes some lectures from VII Jornadas Científicas de la Red Española de Atención Primaria (REAP). This meeting was held in Cáceres (Spain), maig 31 and june 1, 2002. The meeting was organized to clarify the scientific basis of some non-pharmacological medical measures used in medical care.…

2004