What are you looking for? Write the name, title or any keyword related to what you are looking for and select which content category it belongs to. Search Fulltext search Activities Professionals Research groups News - Any - News Nursing Research Activities 2010 In order to enhance nursing research and strengthen the scientific activity generated in Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, the direction of nursing organized on 25 November the III Conference on Research Activities.The aim was to share knowledge among all hospital professionals who wanted to disclo News A study confirms the association of a gene with the persistence of TDAH in adults Between 60 and 70% of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to suffer from the disorder when they become adults. News New ways to prevent heart damage Heart cells of an adult die differently from the others, because they have no molecules that trigger apoptosis (controlled cell death) and, instead, produce others (such as a protein called EndoG) that are causing them death as they spin in a stressful situation. This research is of great importance News Research will become very important in the future transformation of Vall d'Hebron The Catalonian regional Minister of Health, Marina Geli, the mayor of Barcelona, Jordi Hereu, and the general manager of Vall d'Hebron Universitary Hospital (HUVH), Dr. José Luis de Sancho, presented a protocol signed by the Health Department and the City of Barcelona to guarantee, from now until 20 News VHIR’s research helps to identify, treat and prevent problems associated with implants Although the number of cases is minimal, 1 or 2%, subcutaneous implants can cause a delayed reaction. To avoid these cases, the Spanish Society of Cosmetic Medicine and Surgery (SEMCC) asked Dr. Jaume Alijotas, group leader of basic research on aging, biomaterials and nanotechnology at VHIR, to stud News Neurorepair and rehabilitation after ictus Coinciding with the annual meeting of the Spanish Society of Neurology, has been presented the work 'Neurorepair and rehabilitation after ictus', coordinated by Dr. Joan Montaner, director of the Neurovascular Laboratory at Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), and with the help of doctors Inma B News ADCAN's charity race collaborates with VHIR ADCAN, dog training association, organized on October 3rd in Viñayo (Leon) a charity race, called ‘Los Calderones', with the aim of raising funds to support the fight against pediatrics cancer. The benefits of the donations will go to Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), specifically to research News 4th Scientific Meeting and 14th Conferència Anual On December 2nd and 3rd took place VHIR's 4th Scientific Meeting at the Auditorium of the Teaching Unit of the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH). For the current edition over 50 works were selected, coming from residents, pre-doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. Presentations started Decemb News VHIR researchers present two new studies on occupational respiratory diseases VHIR researchers recently presented two studies related to the Occupational Respiratory Pathology coinciding with the celebration in Barcelona of 14th course organized by the Service of Pneumology at the Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. The first refers to occupational asthma, a disease that dev News The importance of genetics in Alzheimer's disease VHIR's researchers published the results of two recent studies that shed some light on the importance of genetics in Alzheimer's disease. One study explains how the existence of genetic factors determining individual differences in response to estrogen exposure. The other study highlights how the ge News XIV International Symposium monitoring and treatment of neurocritical patients (PIC 2010) Drs J. Sahuquillo, A. Garnacha, and Dr MA Poca, from the Neurotramatology and neurosurgery Unity (UNINN) of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) organize the XIV International Symposium monitoring and treatment of neurocritical patients (PIC 2010), that will take place at the Hotel Almenara i News Dr. Montaner participates in the book 'Research in Catalonia in first person' Dr. Joan Montaner, head of Neurovascular Disease group at Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) is one of the researchers participating of the book 'Research in Catalonia in first person', published by the Research General Direction of the Generalitat de Catalunya. The publication aims to bring t News Identified a gene associated with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis Researchers from Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) have conducted a genetic study that identified a gene associated with primary progressive form of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and associated with males. This study, published in the latest edition of the Journal of Immunology, provides significa News The herpes virus and retrovirus XMRV open new ways in the understanding of chronic fatigue syndrome The importance of virus in chronic fatigue syndrome, and especially the herpes virus and XMRV retrovirus, is one of the main issues addressed in the 2010 edition of a reference conference on this disease held at the Hospital Vall d'Hebron and coordinated by the research group for Chronic Fatigue of News EFSD grant for the Diabetes and Metabolism Group VHIR's Diabetes and Metabolism Group has received a grant from the European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD) within the EFSD/Sanofi-Aventis European Research Programme in Micro-and macrovascular Complications of Diabetes. The project to develop is entitld 'Neurodegeneration as an early ev News 3rd Research Forum at the Catalan Health Institute (ICS) On October 28, 2010, for the third consecutive year, the Catalan Health Institute (ICS) organizes a research journey that will bring together researchers and researchers representing the nine research institutes linked to the health centers in the organization and will bring together the latest scie News Dr. Boada appears in the documentary 'The last right' Dr. Mercè Boada, researcher at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), and coordinator of the ACE Foundation, participates in the documentary 'The last right', which among other topics, relates to bioethics, death with dignity, euthanasia, palliative care or living wills. News Vall d'Hebron improves early detection of complications in pregnancy A study conducted by Lluís Cabero, head of Maternal and Fetal Medicine group at VHIR will improve early diagnosis and prevention of preeclampsia, the most common serious pregnancy complications. News VHIR researchers receive grants from the TV3 La Marató Foundation Dr. Soledad Gallego and Dr. Simó Schwartz Navarro, VHIR researchers, have received two grants from the TV3 La Marató Foundation for research in rare diseases, which focused the 2009 edition. In a ceremony held Oct. 20 at the Auditorium of the Biomedical Research Park of Barcelona, and with the prese News Grífols Foundation awards VHIR researcher Foundation Victor Grifols i Lucas announce four scholarships annually for research on bioethics. In the scholarships, endowed with 5,000 euros each, can participate research projects intending to develop a topic related to bioethics and its practical application. 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