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VHIR, highlighted center in the BioRegion of Catalonia Outlook 2020

The report highlights the investment in Anaconda Biomed and Mosaic Biomedicals, as well as the number of patents VHIR applied for.

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Dr. Mar Tintoré, named Vice-President of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS)

It is the largest professional society in the world dedicated to the research and treatment of multiple sclerosis.

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A study by Vall d’Hebron shows that canine-assisted therapy is effective in the treatment of fetal alcohol syndrome

The study has shown that children with fetal alcohol syndrome enhance their social skills, better regulate behavior and show an improvement in the severity of the disorder.

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Dr. Josep Quer receives the Science and Technology award from Regió7 newspaper

The recognition highlights the scientific work of the researcher in the investigation of the hepatitis C virus and its role in the sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 genome during the pandemic.

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El conte ‘T’estimem, petit valent!’ dóna els seus beneficis al Servei de Cardiologia Pediàtrica de Vall d’Hebron

Anna Gutiérrez's son was born in November 2019 with a congenital heart disease, for which he was operated on when he was five days old. Experience that inspired her to write the story 'We love you, little brave!'.

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La Consellera de la Presidència, Meritxell Budó i Pla, visita Vall d'Hebron

Acompanyada de l'Associació FADAM, la consellera Budó ha pogut conèixer de primera mà la tasca del grup de Recerca Translacional en Càncer en la Infància i l'Adolescència.

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A study by Vall d’Hebron receives an Íñigo Álvarez de Toledo award for research in Nephrology

Dr. Conxita Jacobs and Dr. Joan López Hellín lead the work focused on idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.

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Dr. Ariadna Laguna will be a Science Ambassador at the 2022 World Parkinson Congress

Dr. Miquel Vila will be a member of the organizing and steering committee of the congress, which will be held in Barcelona in June 2022.

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Mask exemptions in respiratory patients may have associated risks of severe COVID-19

An article in the European Respiratory Journal shows that patients with respiratory disease are at high risk for severe COVID-19.

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The Association Pulseras Candela renews its support for a VHIR research project on pediatric ependymoma

The project aims to develop new therapeutic strategies for pediatric ependymoma, a highly aggressive tumor of the central nervous system that remains incurable in approximately 40% of cases.

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María Teresa Fernández de la Vega visita Vall d'Hebron per conèixer l'experiència del programa Science by Women de la Fundació Mujeres por África que ella presideix

El Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR) ha participat ja en cinc edicions d'aquest programa que va néixer l'any 2014 amb l'objectiu de contribuir a l'apoderament de les dones científiques per promoure el desenvolupament del continent africà a través de la recerca.

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The project “Targeted Quatsome nanocarriers for the delivery of microRNA for neuroblastoma therapy” selected for the CIBER-BBN Valorization 2020 Program

The project "Targeted Quatsome nanocarriers for the delivery of microRNA for neuroblastoma therapy" has been selected for a valorization program from CIBER-BBN, and will receive funding of 45,000 euros for the coming two years.

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Three researchers at VHIR receive a grant from the Spanish Association Against Cancer

The grant will help Laura Mondragón, Eva Colás and Trond Aasen in their scientific careers and research projects.

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15% of severe cases of COVID-19 would have genetic and immunological factors, according to two international studies with the participation of Vall d’Hebron

These findings would help identify people at higher risk of developing severe symptoms and individualize their treatment.

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Vall d'Hebron, a pioneer in applying artificial intelligence to detect serious strokes

The Stroke journal publishes a study on the efficacy of the MethinksLVO program, which Vall d'Hebron has been using since last May for patients with suspected stroke.

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New community strategies for health promotion and screening for the microelimination of hepatitis C in migrants

The validation has focused on the Pakistani migrant population in Barcelona and its metropolitan area, and will now be extended to migrants from other endemic countries and to screening, also, for hepatitis B.

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VHIR Annual Report 2019

We present, for the ninth consecutive year, VHIR's commitment to communicate its scientific and institutional results for 2019: the multimedia annual report.

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Vall d’Hebron presents a clinical case at the most important international congress on Parkinson’s and movement disorders

Every year, only 5% of the cases that are proposed are selected and this is the first time that Vall d'Hebron has been chosen.

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Vall d’Hebron demonstrate negative effects of lockdown in patients with epilepsy

Certain factors related to lockdown, such as insomnia, anxiety or reduction in economic income can worsen the control of epileptic seizures.

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Investigadors del VHIR suggereixen una estratègia del SARS-CoV-2 per a atenuar la infecció i facilitar la seva transmisió en el marc del I Congrés Nacional COVID-19

Descriuen com el SARS-CoV-2 desenvolupa una estratègia que li permet mantenir la seva altíssima especificitat per unir-se al receptor ACE-2 humà, i transmetre's amb alta eficiència.