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Early initiation of specific treatment for migraine improves the course of the disease

Two international studies led by Vall d'Hebron recommend early administration of specific drugs to prevent migraine to achieve a better response to therapy.

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A Vall d'Hebron study highlights the potential of probiotics and prebiotics to control irritability due to ADHD and Borderline Personality Disorder

Irritability is an understudied symptom that has a major impact on patients' quality of life and may even increase the risk of suicide.

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More than 150 PhD students from Vall d'Hebron Campus celebrate the 2nd PhD Day

Around 150 people participated in a day filled with conferences, presentations, and networking activities.

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Defensa Tesi 'Eficàcia i seguretat gènica dels desoxiribonucleòsids com a tractament dels trastorns del manteniment de l'ADN mitocondrial'

Doctorand: Javier Francisco Ramón Pasias, Patologia neuromuscular i mitocondrial (VHIR) Directors: Dr. Ramon Martí Seves i Dra. Yolanda Cámara Navarro Tutor: Dr. Miquel Vila Bover

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2nd PhD Day Vall d'Hebron

8:30h - 9h Registration desk 9:15h - 9:30h Welcome 9:30h - 10:30 h Short Talks Andrea Férriz Gordillo, Neuromuscul

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Defensa de Tesi 'Paper de p38? en el desenvolupament, la progressió i la regulació de la resposta inmune en melanoma induït per UVB'

Doctoranda: Paula Granado Martínez, Grup de Recerca Biomèdica en Melanoma (VHIR) Director: Dr. Juan Ángel Recio Conde Tutor: Dr. José Miguel Lizcano de Vega  

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Vall d'Hebron Talks by VHIR 'Peripheral Inflammatory Immune profile in Parkinson's disease'

Speaker: Dr. Pablo Mir. Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/University of Seville/CSIC/CIBERNED, Seville, Spain- Biomedical Research Network Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Vall d'Hebron Talks by VHIR 'Live imaging: Insights into immunotherapy function, tumor heterogeneity and invasion'

Speaker: Dr. María Alieva, research group at the Sols-Morreale Biomedical Research Institute (CSIC-UAM) By offering spatial, molecular, and morphological data over time, live-cell imaging provides a deeper comprehension of cellular and signaling events pivotal in cancer-related processe

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Vall d’Hebron confirms the utility of the Ex Vivo C5b-9 deposition test for patients with aHUS and/or transplant-associated TMA

A study from the Vall d’Hebron Campus demonstrates that the Ex Vivo C5b-9 deposition test is useful for monitoring the activity of the complement system (CS) in patients with aHUS or transplant-associated TMA.

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Presentation of the VHIR Annual Report 2023

The report includes the centre's scientific and institutional highlights for 2023.

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Sessions Científiques del Servei de Digestiu 2023-2024

Actualitzar els coneixements a l'especialitat d'aparell digestiu tant en l'àmbit clínic com de recerca digestiva i bàsica

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Vall d’Hebron renews accreditation as a health research institute by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III

The Evaluation Commission of health research institutes of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III has unanimously renewed the accreditation of the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital Research Institute (IR-HUVH).

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A Kenyan researcher is hosted at VHIR through a fellowship grant from the Women for Africa Foundation

Dr. Elizabeth Echoka proposes a digital platform to monitor obstetric risks in pregnant women in underserved populations.

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Vall d'Hebron, Eurecat and Medical Simulator present an innovative simulator to learn how to perform ultrasound-guided punctures

The device, called Winco USG, is a simulation platform for holistic and integrated training of professionals performing this type of procedure.

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Vall d'Hebron develops 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.

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Vall d'Hebron Talks 'Salut mental: influència de la contaminació i els espais verds'

Ponent: Dra. Silvia Alemany, psicòloga del Servei de Psiquiatria de l'Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, amb àmplia experiència en les àrees de psiquiatria i epidemiologia genètica i ambiental. Tinc experiència analitzant diversos factors ambientals com ara el maltractament infantil, l'ús del p

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Significant advancements and a fifteen-month extension for the RBDCOV Project

So far, 240 volunteers have been recruited within all the centres set to join adolescents’ clinical trial (named HH3) to test the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of the BIMERVAX® COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents aged 12 to 17.

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The Renal Pathophysiology Research Group from VHIR, together with the Paediatric Nephrology Service from HUVH, receive the award for the best oral presentation at the Spanish Association of Paediatric Nephrology (AENP) Congress

"Patients with familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis present miRNA profiles in urinary extracellular vesicles associated with disease progression" was the awarded work.

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Jornada Dia Mundial de l'ELA

Per assistir-hi per Zoom, inscriu-te aquí: https://gencat.zoom.us/j/92048856831​

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Childhood cancer does not increase the risk of severe COVID-19, according to a study coordinated by Vall d'Hebron with the participation of Biobizkaia

The study, which provides guidelines for the clinical management of these patients, reveals that only children with a recent stem cell transplant or with other additional diseases have a higher risk of complications from COVID-19.