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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.

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Vall d'Hebron launches a campaign to reactivate an ecological and solidarity orchard in Angola

The reactivation of the orchard will serve to generate safe and quality food for the patients of the Tuberculosis Center of the Nossa Senhora da Paz Hospital in Cubal.

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Vall d’Hebron participates in a multicenter study that accelerates the removal of mechanical ventilation

The study, led by Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Professionals de Vall d’Hebron participen en el I Congrés Nacional COVID-19

Sis professionals de Vall d'Hebron presentaran els resultats dels projectes de recerca que es van posar en marxa per estudiar el comportament del SARS-CoV-2 i trobar estratègies terapèutiques per fer front a la COVID-19.

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Vall d'Hebron identifies a key protein to prevent breast cancer metastases

Integrin B3 allows the uptake of vesicles that carry signaling factors in tumor cells, which favor the spread of the tumor in other organs, such as the lungs.

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Dra. María José Buzón receives a “la Caixa” Health Research grant

The funded project aims to identify the mechanisms that contribute to the persistence of HIV reservoirs in order to eliminate the virus from the body.

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A study by Vall d’Hebron concludes that transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from minors with COVID-19 to adults with whom they live is low

Only three minors (3.4%) with positive PCR were transmitters of SARS-CoV-2 to the family nucleus in the 89 families in which the contact study was possible.

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A study by Vall d’Hebron shows that patients with severe pulmonary injury due to COVID-19 have increased risk of stroke

Researchers have found that COVID-19 does not increase the risk of stroke when there is no severe pulmonary injury.

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An international study identifies a new therapeutic target for childhood progeria

An international study identifies a new therapeutic target for childhood progeria

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Vall d’Hebron describes two cases of fetuses with edema in pregnant women with COVID-19

The researchers observed that when the pregnant women recovered from COVID-19, the fetal edema disappeared.

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Vall d’Hebron launches a registry for patients with COVID-19 and rare blood diseases

We also participate in an international registry for paediatric oncology patients with COVID-19, which aims to share knowledge in order to improve the diagnostics and treatment for this illness.

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El casal infantil científic en línia de Vall d'Hebron està obert a tothom!

Aquest estiu, el casal infantil "Som científics" per als fills i filles dels professionals de Vall d'Hebron s'ha fet en línia. A partir d'avui compartim també en línia les activitats del casal amb tota la ciutadania.

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A 13-year study by Vall d’Hebron shows that community actions improve access to diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease in Barcelona

These actions have helped improve the diagnosis rate of Chagas disease from 5-10% to 45% in Catalonia.