Science With a View

This episode explores Alzheimer’s from prevention to treatment. Alongside Laura Forcano (HMRIB) and Oriol Grau-Rivera (FPM-BBRC-HMRIB), our two experts, we look at lifestyle interventions designed to slow cognitive decline, alongside efforts to detect early cognitive changes and test how new trials can be implemented in clinics. The conversation also covers new drugs targeting amyloid and tau, their promise and risks, and the importance of including low socio-economic groups in dementia research. Beyond the science, we discuss how communication and language can empower the public and fight stigma around dementia.‘Science With a View’ a PRBB production:Script & presenter: Chris GeorgeEditing: Inés FuentesRecording: Jordi Blanco & Rosa CamachoPost-production: Teo GrimaltTheme tune: Liam Colomer (voice-over, Alix Musset)

In this episode, we’re exploring how what we eat shapes how we feel. Our guests—Camille Lassale (ISGlobal) a Principal Investigator and Gabriela Lugon (HMRIB) a research clinician—share their perspectives on diets linked to mental health, the challenges of studying this connection, and why investing in these approaches could benefit both society and the economy. They also walk us through real projects that highlight just how important nutrition is for mental wellbeing. In our transversal discussion, we turn to the realities of academia, tackling the hurdles and barriers that researchers face as they build their careers.‘Science With a View’ a PRBB production:Script & presenter: Chris GeorgeEditing: Inés FuentesRecording: Jordi Blanco & Rosa CamachoPost-production: Teo GrimaltTheme tune: Liam Colomer (voice-over, Alix Musset)

Since its discovery, our understanding of cells has evolved from simple structures to complex systems of organelles, proteins, and genetic material that interact in sophisticated ways. However, our understanding is far from complete with many cellular processes, such as signal transduction, metabolic networks and inter-cellular communication remaining a mystery! So, What are we still missing in our understanding of the living cell? To help us break it all down, we’re joined by two leading experts, Alfonso Martínez-Arias from MELIS-UPF and Vikas Trivedi from EMBL Barcelona, for a thought-provoking conversation on where the field stands today. We’ll dive into the power of multidisciplinary approaches, challenge the current research paradigms, and wrestle with the deeper question: What does it truly mean to understand a cell? Plus, we’ll turn our focus to an equally important issue: what makes for great research supervision? Our guests share their personal insights, and we ask the PRBB community for their take on this transversal topic.‘Science With a View’ a PRBB production:Script & presenter: Chris GeorgeEditing: Inés FuentesRecording: Jordi Blanco & Rosa CamachoPost-production: Teo GrimaltTheme tune: Liam Colomer (voice-over, Alix Musset)

Beyond the doomsday scenarios, artificial intelligence (AI) holds incredible potential for advancing research and innovation. In this episode we tackle the unstoppable force of AI with Mafalda Dias (CRG) and Philippe Mortier (HMRIB), who share how they’re using this tool for ecological conservation and disease characterization applications and to assist clinicians in diagnosing and caring for patients at risk of suicide. While exploring the transformative impact of AI on biomedical research, we also discuss its implications for the academic landscape, and even touch on some less successful attempts at using generative AI in scientific publication. Plus, we’ve got insights from researchers across the PRBB on how AI is revolutionizing their day-to-day work.‘Science With a View’ a PRBB production:Script & presenter: Chris GeorgeEditing: Inés FuentesRecording: Jordi Blanco & Rosa CamachoPost-production: Teo GrimaltTheme tune: Liam Colomer (voice-over, Alix Musset)