Does our social status decide the job level we can achieve?
According to a recent study, yes!
From the economy department at Alcalá de Henares University,
in collaboration with Essex University in the UK,
it was analised if the employment opportunities,
the wage level and the type of contract
for those between 25 and 55 years old
is related to their family background:
occupation, economy, number of children and parents education
when the participant was 14 years old.
Data from Spain, Uk, Poland, Italy and Holland were compared.
The study concludes that in countries like Italy or Spain
belonging to an upper class family
is still an advantage to find a good job,
aside the academic education received.
In Holland, however, social status has less influence
when finding a good high-level salary job.
Developing a new medical scans generation for an specific organs exam
is the objective of Endo-TOFPET-US project.
It is about an international committee
intiated by the European Organization for Nuclear Research,
under whose technical coordination,
they use the latest advances in the area of high energy physics
to improve the quality of nuclear medical images,
particularly, the modality known as Positron Emission Tomography (PET).
As part of the seventh Framework Programme,
The EU financed a few years ago the international collaboration Endo-TOFPET-US
where different multidisciplinary groups,
joined to develop the first endoscopic PET for specific organs.
Furthermore, to promote the Europe investigation future,
this committee also trained young people
who take part in the creation of a scanner in PicoSec programme,
including researchers from the Biomedical Image Technology
at the Politectnical University of Madrid.
The ultimate goal is to enhance in the early diagnosis
of different types of cancer.
The current young Spanish generation is,
surely, on of the best prepared.
To encourage the progress and allow young people grow professionally in our country
Young Investigators Awards emerge,
an AstraZeneca foundation initiative,
in collaboration with Salud Carlos III institute.
In this sense, the last 16th September,
the second edition of this awards was celebrated,
which referred to illnesses
that affect to millions of patients everywhere.
The winners were:
Rubén Nogueiras,
awarded in the diabetes type 2 and obesity category;
Miguel Quintela with a focus
breast cancer investigation;
Rosa Faner and her study about the biological basis,
Lung Obstructive Chronic Illness, and finally,
the Cardiac Rehabilitation of Acute Coronary Syndrome
category award went to
Manuel Sanchez de la Torre.
The award consisted in a 20.000€ grant.
Congratulations to the winners.
For Madri+d and Uned TV, José Antonio López Guerrero.