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Research Seminar in the use of Nanoparticles

Research seminar in charge of:   Session I: Repeated Topical Administration of 3 nm Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Reverts Disease Atrophic Phenotype and Arrests Neovascular Degeneration in AMD Mouse Models

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Tres investigadors del VHIR obtenen una beca de La Fundació "la Caixa" per doctorands i postdoctorands

Júlia Baguña, Andrea Guala i Roberto Orsenigo han rebut una dels 105 ajuts concedits en el marc del programa INPhINIT i les 40 del programa Junior Leader.

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Vall d'Hebron hosts a meeting of Sharespace, a European virtual reality Project

The creation of hybrid digital-human interaction spaces between avatars and people offers new opportunities for personalized medicine

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Coffee consumption may protect people with diabetes from vision loss and blindness

A study involving the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) shows that moderate and high caffeine consumption is associated with a 65% reduction of the risk of suffering diabetic retinopathy in people with type 2 diabetes.

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COVID-19 infection increases the risk of developing irritable bowel syndrome in the long term

The international study, in which Vall d'Hebron participated, monitored patients who were hospitalized for COVID-19 for 12 months and compared their gastrointestinal symptoms with another group of patients diagnosed with other medical pathologies.

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Dr. Ariadna Rando receives a Gilead Grant for a project on hepatitis D diagnosis

The work of the Microbiology group of VHIR will optimize a diagnostic algorithm for the screening of hepatitis D virus infection in Barcelona.

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Seminari de Recerca "Aurora Borealis (BORA) increases ovarian cancer aggressiveness by enhancing the metastatic potential of malignant cells"

Speaker: Marta Barber Servera, predoctoral Researcher, Cancer Laboratory/Biomedical Research Group in Urology (VHIR). Aurora Borealis (BORA) is the major activator of the mitotic kinase polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1). Both proteins are known to have an oncogenic role in the tumorigenesis and

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Vall d’Hebron demostra la utilitat clínica de la troballa de gens de susceptibilitat a càncer en pacients amb malalties rares no oncològiques

El 20% dels pacients en els quals s’havia trobat alguna predisposició genètica van ser diagnosticats amb algun tipus de tumor i van poder iniciar el tractament de manera precoç.

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La recerca millora el diagnòstic de l'endometriosi

Amb motiu del Dia Mundial de l’Endometriosi, destaquem la recerca que desenvolupen els i les nostres professionals en aquest camp.

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Tot Per Tu association donates €25,000 for research into childhood sarcomas at Vall d'Hebron

The funded project is investigating the biological mechanisms of metastasis and hopes to improve the survival of patients with this type of tumor with the development of new therapies.

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Vall d'Hebron has studied how the sex of the donor and the recipient influence survival after transplantation

The work of the multinational team, which has reviewed the records of more than one million patients who have received a new organ, has found significant differences between women and men.

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Vall d'Hebron and Barcelona Health Hub join forces

Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus and the Barcelona Health Hub are proud to announce that they have established a collaborative partnership, marking a moment of pride for both institutions.

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Webinar Dia Mundial del Ronyó "Salut Renal per a Tothom - Preparar-se per a allò inesperat, donant suport als vulnerables"

13:00 h Benvinguda a càrrec del Dr. Oriol Bestard, cap de Servei de Nefrologia i Trasplantament Renal de l'Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron i cap de grup de Recerca de Nefrologia i Trasplantament Renal  del VHIR i de la Dra. Gema Ariceta cap del Servei de Nefr

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International Women’s Day: Vall d’Hebron recognises the value and leadership of its professionals

72% of the Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus employees are women: We have celebrated 8-M with an act where our professionals have been the headliners.

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A Vall d'Hebron project receives the N-ECCO grant awarded by the European Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Organization

The research, led by nurse Zahira Pérez, focuses on the description of possible factors that alter sexual function in people diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease

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A Vall d'Hebron study finds a mechanism used by SARS-CoV-2 that relates to its transmissibility

The variants of the virus at the beginning of the pandemic presented defective genomes in the spike gene, that is, some viral particles lacked part of the key genomic material to infect new cells.

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Defensa de Tesi "Anàlisi del maneig de la colelitiasi en el pacient sotmès a cirurgia bariàtrica"

Doctorand: Carlos Petrola Chacón, grup de Recerca Cirurgia general (VHIR) Directors: Dr. Manel Armengol Carrasco, Dr. Ramón Villalonga Puy i Dr. Amador García Ruiz de Gordejuela Tutor: Dr. 

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Defensa de tesi "Estudi del metabolisme lipídic perifèric i l'apolipoproteïna J en l'angiopatia amiloide cerebral"

Doctoranda: Anna Bonaterra Pastra, grup de Recerca de Malalties neurovasculars (VHIR) Directora: Dra. Mar Hernández Guillamon Tutor: Dr. Joan Montaner Villalonga

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Defensa de tesi "FAIM-L participation in Alzheimer’s Disease and other tauopathies: Deciphering the role of FAIM-L in tau ubiquitination, synaptic maintenance, and memory function during the development of tau pathology"

Doctoranda: Raquel Badillos Rodríguez, grup de Recerca de Senyalització cel.lular i apoptosi (VHIR) Directors: Dr. Joan X Comella i Dra. Montserrat Solé Tutor:

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Two Vall d’Hebron research projects receive grants from the City Council and the “La Caixa” Foundation

The call will fund a project on the impact of the Low Emission Zone on the incidence of arrhythmias and another to stop liver disease related to alcohol consumption.