La enfermedad de Parkinson es el segundo trastorno neurodegenerativo más común después de la enfermedad de Alzheimer. Afecta a alrededor del 3% de la población mundial mayor de 65 años y degenera el sistema nervioso central de manera gradual. Actualmente no existe cura y, loa medicamentos y cirugías capaces de brindar alivio a esta enfermedad, generalmente presentan efectos secundarios graves que pueden ser tan fuertes como la propia enfermedad.
Dr. María Guadalupe Moreno Treviño developed a valve homograft implant for cardiovascular diseases. This project was registered by CONACYT in 2016.
Along with this project, UDEM’s Bank of Cells, Tissues, and Organs was also set up. It contributes to strengthening national infrastructure for the preservation of cardiovascular tissues.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome causes breathing to repeatedly stop and start during breathing. It is one of the most serious sleep disorders.
A positive pressure controller in the airway was created to treat it.
Credits: Archivo UDEM
For me, studying at UDEM became a life experience.
As an out-of-towner transferring from a public system to a private one, I was very uncertain about whether I would be able to adapt, but UDEM’s humanistic system is felt and experienced in everything: the interaction with the faculty, the integration activities with your peers, the possibility to continue fostering your values and receiving spiritual guidance right on campus.
The Health Sciences Division at the Universidad de Monterrey has become the eighth Cardiovascular Tissue Bank nationwide and UDEM is the first university to obtain this distinction bestowed by the Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS – Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks).
Out of a total of 498 Tissue Banks registered with the Centro Nacional de Transplantes (CENATRA – National Center for Transplants), at present only seven Heart Banks operate in the country and one of them has partial registration, just for heart valves.
Credits: Archivo UDEM
El Dr. Román Vidal Tamayo, profesor e investigador de la UDEM, y el equipo de la Dra. Viviana Zomosa, de la Facultad de Medicina de la UANL, descubrieron una variante que puede ayudar a revertir el proceso de la enfermedad de Alzheimer.
El alzhéimer es una enfermedad cognitiva, pues se caracteriza por problemas de memoria y razonamiento; degenerativa, ya que una vez que empieza el paciente empeora; e incapacitante, pues va a llegar un momento en el que este no va a poder llevar a cabo sus actividades habituales.
Credits: archivo UDEM
I was a Prepa UDEM student and in an event promoting the undergraduate degree programs I discovered Biomedical Engineering. It was there that I decided to pursue that program. Throughout the semesters, I took advantage of the fact that my house was a long way away from the University and I had to stay at the campus for most of the day to take some curricular courses in sports and dance.
