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Antoni Esteve and Luis de Lecea dialogue about sleep health in ‘Barcelona Global Duets’
The session Sleep and healthy aging, organized by Barcelona Global with the collaboration of The New Barcelona Post, can be followed online next Monday, March 13
06 march of 2023 at 13:26h
In a vital moment of maximum stress and uncertainty, it is more important than ever to take care of aspects such as sleep, since not sleeping enough can cause significant health problems. In fact, sleep is considered a fundamental pillar of health because, while we sleep, the brain ensures optimal functioning of the body. In addition, it is a prominent ally in the fight against diseases, which is why scientists who study this field assure that the more we respect our rest, the longer and better we will live.
This topic will be addressed in the next session of the Barcelona Global Duets cycle, by two renowned experts: from Barcelona, Antoni Esteve, president and founder of AdSalutem Institute for Healthy Sleep, president of the Guttmann Institute and full member of the Royal Academies of Medicine and Pharmacy; and, from Stanford (California), Luis de Lecea, professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. The journalist and CEO of TheCreativeAgency, Bibiana Ballbè will moderate the session.
Under the motto Sleep and healthy aging, the dialogue between Antoni Esteve and Luis de Lecea will take place next Monday, March 13 at 6:00 p.m. (Barcelona time) and can be followed live by streaming through the Barcelona Global blog and there will also be a broadcast window on the homepage of The New Barcelona Post. Register here to follow the event and ask questions through the online platform
The Barcelona Global Duets, which this year have the collaboration of The New Barcelona Post, are a series of dialogues through the eyes of two global Barcelona residents who are members of Barcelona Global, one residing in Barcelona and the other outside of Spain. The cycle restarted last February 23, with a session dedicated to the Barcelona brand that featured publicists Toni Segarra and Ignasi Puig. The video is now available to revisit the conversation and the summary chronicle of the dialogue.
Doctor in Pharmacy from the University of Barcelona, Antoni Esteve is a member of the family that owns the Catalan pharmaceutical company Esteve, which he presided over between 2005 and 2012. Throughout his professional career, he has always been committed to research, which led him to preside over the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation in 2011. He was also president of the Blood and Tissue Bank for ten years (2003-2013).
Once this professional stage at Esteve was completed, together with other prominent scientists, he founded AdSalutem Institute with the purpose of bringing knowledge in life sciences closer to society, very specifically in areas that have a direct impact on healthy aging. “It is essential to incorporate healthy habits such as good sleep to protect our health and that of society as much as possible,” explains Esteve. Since June 2021, he also presides over the Fundació Institut Guttmann, owner of the reference hospital in neurorehabilitation located in Badalona.
For his part, Luis de Lecea, born in Barcelona in 1965, is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. His work focuses on the neural foundations of sleep and insomnia. He has discovered several neurotransmitter systems that are essential for sleep stability and insomnia. In addition, he is one of the most cited researchers in basic sleep science with more than 30,000 citations. Professor de Lecea has received multiple awards and is a member of several national and international committees and boards of directors.
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