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European educational programme coordinated by IrsiCaixa and Foundation “la Caixa” with participative multimedia resources to bring biomedical research to class.

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Registration open for #RetoSTEAMxHealth! Conduct a participatory research project on a nutrition challenge that affects your community. The winners will enjoy a stay at Campus @Cosmocaixa and a trip to @MIT. #XploreHealth materials to learn and reflect on nutrition available!

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#XploreHealth promotes health through #inquiryscience in the classroom with a context of current research> https://t.co/cG6i0THh15 #IBSE

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Should we limit what science can do? Is it ethical to create artificial life or select embryos in order to improve quality of life? Different experts from around the world give us their opinions on these questions. What about you? What do you think?> https://t.co/xk7A7NWZ0X

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Do you dare to perform a gastric bypass operation in a virtual experiment? This surgery is a solution for obese patients who do not respond to diets or drugs, but has a series of consequences. Put on the gloves and be a surgeon for a day! https://t.co/AHcgeRK2L9

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RT @edutopia: “I’ll never teach the research paper any other way because the PBL model we used helped develop real-world problem solvers, thinkers, and doers—instead of rule-followers.” https://t.co/RLExTR5dHW

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Play and eliminate the cancer cells that circulate in Nadia's bloodstream and help her to overcome #leukemia> https://t.co/Js36KZSUR8

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Tiny, Previously Undiscovered Capillaries May Exist Inside People's Bones via @LiveScience > https://t.co/qlzCNRg9Np

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Some obese people with large amounts of visceral fat are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes due to insulin resistance In diabetes type 2, the cells become resistant to the insulin action. Try to prevent it with this game! > https://t.co/8uwlHiRXqO

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RT @nature: What are introns and why are our genes full of them? This Nature Video explores some of the reasons for the gaps in our genes. https://t.co/MmZnGJPaOb

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Promoting health through classroom inquiry, cooperative work and formative assessment in the context of current biomedical research is possible. Find out how with this video> https://t.co/BW7yGQ2wiM #ECBI

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DNA is transformed into proteins through a process called gene expression. How does this process work? What external factors influence it? #video > https://t.co/b3zmf2GnOj

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RT @scientix_eu: Don't miss your chance to join the #Arctic competition by the @eduarctic project! The deadline to enter the competition is 23 January 2019! Winners of the competition get invited on an Arctic expedition this summer. Read more here: https://t.co/06vU36goVt

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Mental health problems affect up to a third of people at some point in their lives. The estigma and the lack of understanding and tolerance can have a serious impact on people's lives. Discuss the #ELSA aspects of mental health in class with this #game> https://t.co/63LZlimheP

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RT @wellcometrust: Disease X represents the knowledge that the next serious epidemic could be caused by a currently unknown pathogen. @TheEconomist explores how vaccine researchers are preparing https://t.co/5xJbimtddx

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The Living Lab for Health @Irsicaixa is one of the of 15 case studies developed by @SciShops_eu to investigate different models of science shops and community-based participatory research. Find all details at https://t.co/SuYdIsAXf4

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Exposure to UV radiation in sunlight is one of the main causes of melanoma. Some tanning devices emit doses of UVA radiation that are as much as 12 times that of the sun! Discover other risk factors and how to prevent #melanoma with this virtual experiment https://t.co/wVKtE7AZBh

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80% of men and 55% of women in Spain will be overweight by 2030 via @elpaisinenglish > https://t.co/0OmWyhBfcR

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What treatments do exist to stop #HIV? Discover new drugs and how they work with this online serious #game > https://t.co/oM4mxyHJf5 #edu

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RT @scientix_eu: "Now, thanks to #Scientix, which has published one report on #STEM policies and one on STEM practices, it is possible to move STEM strategies in Europe forward," writes Marc Durando, Director @eu_schoolnet #STEMEduReport, here https://t.co/3jgpGqtLX3

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The pancreas is an organ that is located near the stomach and regulates the amount of glucose in the body. Discover how it does and what hormones you use for this process with this online game > https://t.co/TC6aSD98BD