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Vall d’Hebron identifies cases of a skin infection usually associated with animals that could be transmitted through close contact between people

All patients showed a favorable clinical course and responded well to antibiotic treatment, without complications.

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Jornada VIII Update en Geriatria i Gerontologia

Un any més tindrà lloc una nova edició de la Jornada de l’Update de Geriatria organitzada pel SCGIG. L’Hospital Vall d’Hebron recentment ha creat el Servei de Geriatria per donar resposta a l’envelliment creixent de la població, incorporant un enfocament més holístic i una atenció mul

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Defensa de Tesi 'Decoding Lupus Nephritis: Spatial Omics Insights into Inflammatory Pathways and Cellular Dynamics in Treatment Response'

Doctorand: Sebastián Sandoval Moreno, grup de Recerca en Reumatologia. Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR)Directores: Dra. Josefina Cortés-Hernández i Dra. Cristina Solé Marcé Tutor: Dr. Oscar Len AbadOnline:

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The GNB1 Association donates €17,458 to promote gene therapy research for GNB1 encephalopathy at Vall d’Hebron

The donation will support the continued development of a gene therapy strategy based on silencing the altered gene and restoring GNB1 protein function for the treatment of this ultra-rare encephalopathy.

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Clinical trials at VHIR enable the approval of new therapies for patients

In 2025, the institute had 688 active trials, with a special focus on rare diseases and pediatrics.

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An experimental strategy using animal models employs light to eliminate resistant tumor cells in breast cancer

Researchers from the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) have participated in a study showing that, after just a few seconds of illumination, the activated molecule prevents the formation of tumor spheres.

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Vall d'Hebron Talks by VHIR 'Storage Lesion: A Key Consideration in Neurocritical Care Transfusion Strategies'

Speaker: Marta Peris Sales, predoctoral researcher. Neurotraumatology and Neurosurgery Research Unit (UNINN). Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR).Abstract: Anemia is common in neurocritical care and is independently associated with secondary neurological injury and poor outcomes. Re

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Managing VT Storm: When and How to Ablate

Karin Benali. Medical Doctor, Cardiology department, CHU Saint-Etienne.  FranceTeams:

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Hope4Kids to promote more equitable and integrated paediatric palliative care across Europe

The European initiative Hope4Kids will strengthen and harmonise paediatric palliative care across Europe, with the aim of ensuring comprehensive, high-quality care for all children living with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions.

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Institutional Seminars Series 'Circadian clock communication in health, ageing and disease'

Speaker:  Marc Güell Cargoll, ICREA Research Professor at Pompeu Fabra University. Department: Department of Medicine and Life Sciences. Research groups: Translational SYNBIOAbstract: Our research is focussed in developing new principles and tech

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Career Day 2026

Come to Career Day 2026 to discover new perspectives and experiences, to explore new professional possibilities, and get one step closer to the next stage in your career. What can you expect?

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Vall d’Hebron and FIDMAG researchers identify early brain alterations in adolescents with borderline personality disorder

A project led by the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) in collaboration with FIDMAG Germanes Hospitalàries Research Foundation describes structural and functional brain changes in adolescents with borderline personality disorder (BPD).

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Defensa de Tesi 'Assaig clínic aleatoritzat sobre estratègies d'irrigació en la cirurgia de desbridament per a infeccions periprotètiques agudes'

Doctorand: Rafael Oleo Taltavull, grup de Recerca en Cirurgia reconstructiva de l'aparell locomotor. Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR).Directors: Pablo Salvador Corona Pérez-Cardona, Matías Vicente Gomà-Camps, Nayana Joshi Jubert.Tutora: Nayana Joshi Jubert.Programa de Docto

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MACSima™ Platform Advanced multiomics for spatial biology

This seminar will introduce researchers to the applications and capabilities of Miltenyi Biotec’s MACSima Imaging Platform, a high‑plex spatial biology system based on MICS technology. MICS is a cyclic i

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Vall d'Hebron Talks 'Detecció d'errors a l'atenció sanitària i avaluació de les mesures preventives per a la seguretat del pacient'

Ponent: Stefanie Chiss Suclupe Obregón, Direcció de Qualitat, Processos i Innovació, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron. Grup de Recerca en Serveis Sanitaris, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR). Departament d´Infermeria, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.Resum:

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Cardiovascular risk, key factors in lupus progression and brain fog highlighted at the annual lupus conference

The event, held as part of World Lupus Day, incorporated the perspective of people living with the disease to address the challenges associated with lupus.

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Defensa de Tesi 'Quasispecies Fitness Partition Analysis of Variability and Resistance Mutations as Predictors of Ribavirin Failure and Persistence in Hepatitis E Virus Infection'

Doctorand: Sergi Colomer Castell, grup de Recerca en Malalties hepàtiques. Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR)Director: Dr. Josep Quer SivilaTutor: Dr. Jaume Farrés VicénPrograma de Doctorat en Bioquímica, Biologia Molecular i Biomedicina

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II Congrés Nacional Mèdic-Científic sobre Encefalopatia CDKL5 i altres EED

L'Associació Afectats CDKL5 (AACDKL5), en col·laboració amb l'Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, organitza el II Congrés Nacional Mèdic-Científic sobre Encefalopatia CDKL5 i altres EED. La trobada comptarà amb la participació de reconeguts experts i expertes en l'àmbit de la neurologia i l'epil