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 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. One of the grants awarded this year News Biomedical and Biotechnology Research UAB Forum The Biomedical and Biotechnology Research UAB Forum, held on 21 October, has pooled the entire biomedical and biotechnological research that takes place around the project UAB, to raise awareness of the skills, strategic projects for institutions and major research lines of the set of institutions, News SMD Integrated Diagnostic Workshop Units of Cytology, Immunophenotype and cytogenetics of Hematology from Hospital Vall d'Hebron organized on October 20 the first Integrated Diagnostics Workshop Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) of clinical cases. The workshop, which involved 10 residents of the last year in Hematology, was led by Tere News Dr. Laporte explains his vision about drugs Dr Joan-Ramon Laporte, head of clinical pharmacology group at VHIR and responsible of the Catalan Institute of Pharmacology, explains his vision on drugs and other questions in TV3 and La Vanguardia. News Inauguration of the sculpture 'Life and creation' at Collserola Building On Tuesday October 19 took place the opening ceremony of the sculpture 'Life and creation', the work of artist Ramon Cuello, charged in connection with the opening of Collserola Building. The discovery of the sculpture outside the main entrance of Collserola Building preceded speeches from the manag News VHIR's director debates on the future of medicine Dr Joan X. Comella, director of Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) participated in a debate on the future of medicine in the local television network (XTVL), where he offered the vision of translational research. 'Angles', a program moderated by journalist Jordi Sacristan, counted also with Al News Vall d'Hebron researchers present new strategies for preventing infections at ICU The ICU team at Hospital Vall d'Hebron and the research group of severe sepsis and respiratory infection in its Research Institute (VHIR), coordinated by Dr. Jordi Rello, have presented important developments at the Congress of the European Society of Intensive Care (ESICM), that has taken place the News VHIR supports CAIBER project Instituto de Salud Carlos III promoted since 2008 the project of Consortium to Support Biomedical Research Network (CAIBER) as a platform for clinical trials. CAIBER has already included forty of the more powerful and competitive health centers of the country, establishing frameworks for cooperation News EATRIS presents its infrastructure concept in Rome The EATRIS Conference “From Basic Research to Medical Innovation”, held in Rome 7-8 October, served to present the infrastructure concept of this program launched by the European Commission to support infrastructures for the biomedical sciences. After three years of frequent exchange and intense w News The health computerization project between VHIR and Ilimit receive an ACC1Ó grant The Catalonian company specialized in technology -Ilimint- has achieved an ACC1Ó grant to carry out together with the Institut de Recerca Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona (VHIR ) the R & D related to Information Technology (IT) applied to the health sector. 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