Ongoing projects
INCLUDE
The international research project INCLUDE is investigating the role of sex and gender in how physical activity affects the health and well-being of older adults in changing environmental conditions.
Another aim of the study is to pass on the newly acquired knowledge to decision-makers so that urban planning and policies to promote physical activity can be adapted on the basis of these results.
PrepAir
PrepAir stands for: Preventing sensory and motor dysfunctions in children receiving neurotoxic chemotherapy - a randomized controlled, multi-center trial.
PrepAir is a multi-center study that aims to directly prevent sensory and motor dysfunctions in children and adolescents (6-18 years) with cancer who are receiving neurotoxic chem otherapy, or at least to alleviate them to such an extent that the children and adolescents can be reintegrated into a normal, age-appropriate everyday life with full quality of lifeafter the therapy .
frAGILE
The frAGILE study investigates how age and sex affect changes in muscle strength, structure and function during periods of immobilization and rehabilitation.
On average, a person loses approximately 2% of muscle strength and approximately 0.5% of muscle mass per day during immobilization. The extent of strength loss depends on age and sex, with greater strength loss in older compared to younger adults and in females compared to males. However, these observations are based on a handful of studies that do not allow any conclusions about the underlying mechanisms that explain the observed differences.
HARMONIE
The European project HARMONIE, coordinated by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, is developing innovative digital twins to better understand air and noise pollution and assess their impact on citizens' health. The collaboration of 19 partners from eight countries is creating new data-driven tools to help cities design effective and equitable policies for a cleaner and healthier urban environment.
LHIFT
Low versus high load training to improve endurance in older adults.
In this project, we are investigating the extent to which endurance training to muscle exhaustion with light and heavy weights is similar in older adults. In particular, we are looking at neuromuscular performance, cognitive adaptations and other training effects. The aim is to improve training recommendations for population groups for whom long-term participation in training may be more important than a precisely prescribed training program.
HEAT
HEAT (Housing Equity and Adaptation for Tenants) is an international research project committed to ensuring that climate protection and social justice start at home. It investigates how heat, smoke and other consequences of climate change particularly affect low-income tenants in cities such as Barcelona, New York and Vancouver. Together with science, urban society and tenant organizations, HEAT develops equitable solutions for affordable, healthy and climate-proof housing.
Mobil-Kraft
Neuromuscular function and movement analysis: data-driven health monitoring for active ageing.
Building on data from the Mobilise-D clinical validation study, this project investigates the extent to which digital mobility outcomes can predict muscle strength in older adults with and without disease. It will also examine whether changes in these mobility parameters occur before changes in strength. This could make them valuable tools for monitoring health and mobility in old age.
Partners and collaborations
