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In a double-page spread, the newspaper La Vanguardia focuses on sport from a scientific perspective and includes statements by Antonio Zorzano, coordinator of the Molecular Medicine Programme at IRB Barcelona. The article reports on a recent study carried out by the Massachusetts General Hospital that has found that physically active people burn calories more efficiently than sedentary people. Zorzano explains what happens in the cells during exercise and why this is beneficial to health.
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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).
