Macarena Simon-Talero Horga

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Liver Diseases

Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca

Macarena Simon-Talero Horga

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Liver Diseases

Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca

Projects

Progresión de la hipertensión portal: papel del microbioma intestinal como mediador del efecto de la obesidad

IP: -
Collaborators: Meritxell Ventura Cots, Macarena Simon-Talero Horga
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 98615
Reference: PI14/00331
Duration: 01/01/2015 - 31/12/2017

Neurodegeneración en la cirrosis hepática: relación con el metabolismo nitrogenado y la inflamación

IP: -
Collaborators: José Antonio Arranz Amo, Xavier Nuvials Casals, Macarena Simon-Talero Horga
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 215544.56
Reference: PI11/00954
Duration: 01/01/2012 - 31/03/2016

Related news

The VHIR Liver Diseases group actively participates in the Liver Seminars 2025

The meetings served to share advances in translational research and consolidate international scientific alliances in the study of liver diseases

Vall d’Hebron participates in a consensus to optimize equity in access to liver transplant

The consensus establishes recommendations that could correct the current disparities related to muscle mass, weight and height and would allow for more precise prioritization of patients who require transplants more urgently.

We develop a method to diagnose fatty liver in a quantitative and non-invasive way

Using computed tomography (CT), with or without contrast, it is possible to perform an accurate and safe detection of the disease without the need for biopsies and avoiding the limitations of other non-invasive diagnostic tools.