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Molecular Signatures Can Predict the Efficacy of Malaria Vaccines (3)

Barcelona, 14 May 2020
The results of a study by ISGlobal, an institution supported by ”la Caixa”, published in <i>Science Translational Medicine</i> suggest that boosting the immune system before vaccination could potentially improve vaccine efficacy. The microscopy room of the Manhiça Health Research Center in Mozambique. © ISGlobal.
The results of a study by ISGlobal, an institution supported by ”la Caixa”, published in Science Translational Medicine suggest that boosting the immune system before vaccination could potentially improve vaccine efficacy. The microscopy room of the Manhiça Health Research Center in Mozambique. © ISGlobal.
The microscopy room of the Manhiça Health Research Center in Mozambique. © ISGlobal, an institution supported by ”la Caixa”.
The microscopy room of the Manhiça Health Research Center in Mozambique. © ISGlobal, an institution supported by ”la Caixa”.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.

CaixaForum Barcelona presents a dialogue between Surrealism and design (26)

Barcelona, 27 February 2020
Mateo Kries, Director of the Vitra Design Museum and the exhibition curator, and Elisa Durán, Deputy General Director of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation, have presented at CaixaForum Barcelona the exhibition <i>Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020</i>.
Mateo Kries, Director of the Vitra Design Museum and the exhibition curator, and Elisa Durán, Deputy General Director of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation, have presented at CaixaForum Barcelona the exhibition Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020.
<i>Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020</i>, in CaixaForum Barcelona until 7th of June 2020.
Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020, in CaixaForum Barcelona until 7th of June 2020.
Mateo Kries, Director of the Vitra Design Museum and the exhibition curator, and Elisa Durán, Deputy General Director of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation, have presented at CaixaForum Barcelona the exhibition <i>Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020</i>.
Mateo Kries, Director of the Vitra Design Museum and the exhibition curator, and Elisa Durán, Deputy General Director of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation, have presented at CaixaForum Barcelona the exhibition Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020.
<i>Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020</i>, in CaixaForum Barcelona, explores the fertile relationship between Surrealism and design over the last century.
Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020, in CaixaForum Barcelona, explores the fertile relationship between Surrealism and design over the last century.
<i> Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020</i>, jointly organised by ”la Caixa” and the Vitra Design Museum.
Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020, jointly organised by ”la Caixa” and the Vitra Design Museum.
A total of 285 artworks and objects are brought together to create a dialogue in the exhibition <i> Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020</i>.
A total of 285 artworks and objects are brought together to create a dialogue in the exhibition Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020.
<i> Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020</i> explores the relationship between the two disciplines over the last century.
Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020 explores the relationship between the two disciplines over the last century.
<i> Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020</i> features works by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Man Ray o Lee Miller.
Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020 features works by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Man Ray o Lee Miller.
Gae Aulenti, <i>Tour</i>, 1993 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Jürgen HANS
Gae Aulenti, Tour, 1993 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Jürgen HANS
Iris van Herpen, <i>Syntopia,</i> look 9, F/W 2018. Cortesia d’Iris van Herpen, Països Baixos, foto: Yannis Vlamos.
Iris van Herpen, Syntopia, look 9, F/W 2018. Cortesia d’Iris van Herpen, Països Baixos, foto: Yannis Vlamos.
Studio65, <i>Bocca</i>, 1970 © Gufram/Studio65, foto: Jürgen HANS © Vitra Design Museum.
Studio65, Bocca, 1970 © Gufram/Studio65, foto: Jürgen HANS © Vitra Design Museum.
Front, Horse <i>Lamp [Llum cavall]</i>, 2006 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Andreas Sütterlin.
Front, Horse Lamp [Llum cavall], 2006 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Andreas Sütterlin.
Carlo Mollino, <i>Arabesco</i>, 1950 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Jürgen HANS.
Carlo Mollino, Arabesco, 1950 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Jürgen HANS.
Carlo Mollino, Interior design for Casa Rivetti, Turin, 1949.Vitra Design Museum Archive.
Carlo Mollino, Interior design for Casa Rivetti, Turin, 1949.Vitra Design Museum Archive.
Studio Wieki Somers, <i>High Tea Pot</i>, 2003 © Vitra Design Museum, photo: Andreas Sütterlin.
Studio Wieki Somers, High Tea Pot, 2003 © Vitra Design Museum, photo: Andreas Sütterlin.
Pedro Friedeberg, <i>Hand Chair [Cadira mà]</i>, c. 1965 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Andreas Sütterlin © Pedro Friedeberg, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2020.
Pedro Friedeberg, Hand Chair [Cadira mà], c. 1965 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Andreas Sütterlin © Pedro Friedeberg, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2020.
Jasper Morrison, Interior design for Capellini, 1992. Courtesy of Jasper Morrison Ltd. and Capellini.
Jasper Morrison, Interior design for Capellini, 1992. Courtesy of Jasper Morrison Ltd. and Capellini.
Aldo Tura, <i>La pipa</i>, c. 1960. © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Andreas Sütterlin.
Aldo Tura, La pipa, c. 1960. © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Andreas Sütterlin.
Dan Tobin Smith, <i>A Matter of Perpective [Una qüestió de perspectiva]</i>, publicat a Wallpaper*, núm. 69, juny de 2004, muntatge de Lyndsay Milne McLeod © Dan Tobin Smith.
Dan Tobin Smith, A Matter of Perpective [Una qüestió de perspectiva], publicat a Wallpaper*, núm. 69, juny de 2004, muntatge de Lyndsay Milne McLeod © Dan Tobin Smith.
Ingo Maurer, <i>Porca Miseria!</i>, 1994 © Ingo Maurer GmbH, Munich.
Ingo Maurer, Porca Miseria!, 1994 © Ingo Maurer GmbH, Munich.
Piero Fornasetti, Plat de paret de la sèrie <i>Tema e Variazioni</i>, després de 1950. Cortesia de Fornasetti.
Piero Fornasetti, Plat de paret de la sèrie Tema e Variazioni, després de 1950. Cortesia de Fornasetti.
Konstantin Grcic, <i>Coathangerbrush [Penjador raspall]</i>, reedició per a Muji, 2002. Cortesia de Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.
Konstantin Grcic, Coathangerbrush [Penjador raspall], reedició per a Muji, 2002. Cortesia de Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.
Frederick Kiesler, <i>Balancí correalista</i>, 1942 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Jürgen HANS.
Frederick Kiesler, Balancí correalista, 1942 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Jürgen HANS.
Audrey Large, <i>TP-TS-12.</i> Mocap, 2018. Cortesia d’Audrey Large i Nilufar Gallery, Milà.
Audrey Large, TP-TS-12. Mocap, 2018. Cortesia d’Audrey Large i Nilufar Gallery, Milà.
Nacho Carbonell, <i>Table Cocoon 8 [Taula capoll 8],</i> 2015. Cortesia de Carpenters Workshop Gallery.
Nacho Carbonell, Table Cocoon 8 [Taula capoll 8], 2015. Cortesia de Carpenters Workshop Gallery.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.

Weight Gain Associated with Accelerated Lung Function Decline in Adulthood (2)

Barcelona, 26 February 2020
A new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by ”la Caixa”, says that there is a link between weight gain and an accelerated lung function decline in adulthood. © Shutterstock / New Africa
A new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by ”la Caixa”, says that there is a link between weight gain and an accelerated lung function decline in adulthood. © Shutterstock / New Africa
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.

The risk of child poverty increases by 35.5% in households where only one parent works (4)

Barcelona, 18 February 2020
The dossier <i>Tackling child poverty</i>, published by the Social Observatory of ”la Caixa”, analyzes the close link between child poverty and the employment market.
The dossier Tackling child poverty, published by the Social Observatory of ”la Caixa”, analyzes the close link between child poverty and the employment market.
According to the dossier Tackling child poverty, published by the Social Observatory of ”la Caixa”, the risk of anchored child poverty has increased by 35.5% in households where only one parent works.
According to the dossier Tackling child poverty, published by the Social Observatory of ”la Caixa”, the risk of anchored child poverty has increased by 35.5% in households where only one parent works.
The dossier <i>Tackling child poverty</i>, published by the Social Observatory of ”la Caixa”, indicates that Spain has one of the highest child poverty rates in Europe.
The dossier Tackling child poverty, published by the Social Observatory of ”la Caixa”, indicates that Spain has one of the highest child poverty rates in Europe.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.

Vampires get their teeth into CaixaForum Madrid (20)

Madrid, 13 February 2020
Elisa Durán, Deputy General Director of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation, and Matthieu Orléan, Artistic Advisor for temporary exhibitions at La Cinémathèque française and curator of the exhibition, presented the show <i>Vampires: The Evolution of the Myth.</i>
Elisa Durán, Deputy General Director of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation, and Matthieu Orléan, Artistic Advisor for temporary exhibitions at La Cinémathèque française and curator of the exhibition, presented the show Vampires: The Evolution of the Myth.
The exhibition <i>Vampires: The Evolution of the Myth</i> in CaixaForum Madrid until June 2020.
The exhibition Vampires: The Evolution of the Myth in CaixaForum Madrid until June 2020.
Elisa Durán, Deputy General Director of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation, and Matthieu Orléan, Artistic Advisor for temporary exhibitions at La Cinémathèque française and curator of the exhibition, presented the show <i>Vampires: The Evolution of the Myth</i> in CaixaForum Madrid.
Elisa Durán, Deputy General Director of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation, and Matthieu Orléan, Artistic Advisor for temporary exhibitions at La Cinémathèque française and curator of the exhibition, presented the show Vampires: The Evolution of the Myth in CaixaForum Madrid.
<i>Vampires: The Evolution of the Myth</i>, organized by ”la Caixa” and La Cinémathèque française in CaixaForum Madrid, analyzes the cinema’s fascination with the terrifying figure of the vampire.
Vampires: The Evolution of the Myth, organized by ”la Caixa” and La Cinémathèque française in CaixaForum Madrid, analyzes the cinema’s fascination with the terrifying figure of the vampire.
<i>Vampires: The Evolution of the Myth</i>, in CaixaForum Madrid, explores and the mark the creature has left on a hundred years of popular culture.
Vampires: The Evolution of the Myth, in CaixaForum Madrid, explores and the mark the creature has left on a hundred years of popular culture.
<i>Vampires: The Evolution of the Myth</i>, in CaixaForum Madrid, includes 362 works from some thirty museums and private collections.
Vampires: The Evolution of the Myth, in CaixaForum Madrid, includes 362 works from some thirty museums and private collections.
Bela Lugosi and Helen Chandler in <i>Dracula</i>, by Tod Browning, 1931. Universal Pictures/WolfTracerArchive/Photo12/ agefotostock. Image of Bela Lugosi reproduced with the permission of Lugosi Estate (www.belalugosi.com).
Bela Lugosi and Helen Chandler in Dracula, by Tod Browning, 1931. Universal Pictures/WolfTracerArchive/Photo12/ agefotostock. Image of Bela Lugosi reproduced with the permission of Lugosi Estate (www.belalugosi.com).
Bela Lugosi in <i>Dracula</i> of Tod Browning, 12 de febrero de 1931. Universal Pictures/Mary Evans/AF Archive/ agefotostock. Image of Bela Lugosi reproduced with the permission of Lugosi Estate (www.belalugosi.com).
Bela Lugosi in Dracula of Tod Browning, 12 de febrero de 1931. Universal Pictures/Mary Evans/AF Archive/ agefotostock. Image of Bela Lugosi reproduced with the permission of Lugosi Estate (www.belalugosi.com).
Isabel Adjani and Klaus Kinski in <i>Nosferatu</i>, by Werner Herzog. Production: Gaumont (France) / Werner Herzog Filmproduktion (Germany), 1979.
Isabel Adjani and Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu, by Werner Herzog. Production: Gaumont (France) / Werner Herzog Filmproduktion (Germany), 1979.
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau. <i>Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror</i>, 1922. Courtesy of Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau. Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror, 1922. Courtesy of Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.
French poster for <i>Nosferatu the Vampyre</i>, 1979, by Werner Herzog. Production Gaumont (France) / Werner Herzog Filmproduktion (Alemania). David Palladini © Werner Herzog Film GmbH.
French poster for Nosferatu the Vampyre, 1979, by Werner Herzog. Production Gaumont (France) / Werner Herzog Filmproduktion (Alemania). David Palladini © Werner Herzog Film GmbH.
John Karlen, Danielle Quimet and Delphine Seyrig in <i>Les lèvres rouges (Daughters of Darkness</i>, 1971), by Harry Kümel. Photo: Virginia Haggard Leirens / All rights reserved.
John Karlen, Danielle Quimet and Delphine Seyrig in Les lèvres rouges (Daughters of Darkness, 1971), by Harry Kümel. Photo: Virginia Haggard Leirens / All rights reserved.
Maggie Cheung in <i>Irma Vep</i> (1996), by Olivier Assayas. Photo: Isabelle Weingarten. © Vortex Sutra.
Maggie Cheung in Irma Vep (1996), by Olivier Assayas. Photo: Isabelle Weingarten. © Vortex Sutra.
Wes Lang. <i>Fuck the Facts</i> 2019. Courtesy of V1 Gallery y Wes Lang, Copenhague.
Wes Lang. Fuck the Facts 2019. Courtesy of V1 Gallery y Wes Lang, Copenhague.
<i>James Dean</i>, Fairmount, Indiana, USA, 1955. © Dennis Stock / Magnum Photos.
James Dean, Fairmount, Indiana, USA, 1955. © Dennis Stock / Magnum Photos.
Joseph Apoux. <i>Le Vampire</i>, 1890. Particular collection, Paris.
Joseph Apoux. Le Vampire, 1890. Particular collection, Paris.
Michel Landi. French poster for <i>Dracula A.D. 1972 (Dracula 73)</i>, by Alan Gibson, 1973. ©Michel Landi, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2020.
Michel Landi. French poster for Dracula A.D. 1972 (Dracula 73), by Alan Gibson, 1973. ©Michel Landi, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2020.
Claire Tabouret, <i>Self-Portrait as a Vampire</i>, 2019 © Marten Elder.
Claire Tabouret, Self-Portrait as a Vampire, 2019 © Marten Elder.
Gustave Doré. Illustration for <i>The Hel</i>l of Dante Alighieri. © Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
Gustave Doré. Illustration for The Hell of Dante Alighieri. © Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.

Living in Greener Neighbourhoods May Postpone the Natural Onset of Menopause (2)

Barcelona, 13 February 2020
A new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by ”la Caixa”, says that living near green spaces may postpone the natural onset of menopause © Shutterstock / Viacheslav Nikolaenko
A new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by ”la Caixa”, says that living near green spaces may postpone the natural onset of menopause © Shutterstock / Viacheslav Nikolaenko
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.
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