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Identifed a key protein in cardiac healing and remodeling after pressure overload

We studied the mechanisms by which connexin 43, a key protein in the propagation of electrical impulse in the heart and the appearance of ventricular arrhythmias, is involved in cardiac healing.

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Llum verda a IRISCAT, l'aliança de centres de recerca i innovació en salut de Catalunya en què participa el VHIR

El Govern ha aprovat la creació d'una aliança estratègica entre els instituts de recerca i innovació en salut vinculats a l'Institut Català de la Salut (ICS).

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Discovered the transcendental role of gut microbiota in the development of alcoholic hepatitis

This study, published in the journal Nature, opens a new avenue for the effective treatment of this serious disease, with a high mortality rate.

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Llista definitiva de persones candidates per les beques predoctorals VHIR 2019 i AGAUR-FI 2020

Ens plau comunicar-vos la llista definitiva de persones candidates als ajuts predoctorals VHIR/AGAUR.

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El Govern distingeix el Dr. Josep Ordi amb una medalla Josep Trueta al mèrit sanitari

Aquesta tarda, el Dr. Josep Ordi, investigador principal del grup recerca en Reumatologia del VHIR rebrà de mans del president de la Generalitat, Quim Torra, la Medalla Josep Trueta al mèrit sanitari.

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Móra d’Ebre se solidaritza amb la recerca del càncer infantil

L'associació "Matem lo bitxo" va acollir la cinquena edició de la Festa de la Clotxa, un acte per donar suport a la investigació del càncer infantil

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Researcher Manuel Requena awarded with a prize in the Mutual Medical Research Awards 2019

Mutual Mèdica presented its Research Grants and Awards in a ceremony in which the researcher Manuel Requena, from the VHIR Ictus research group, was awarded a second prize.

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The 13th International Notes-WIDER-Barcelona Course has presented the most innovative techniques in endoluminal endoscopic surgery

Vall d'Hebron hosted the 13th edition of the International Notes-WIDER-Barcelona course, which includes conferences and practical workshops on gastroenterology and surgery and digestive endoscopy

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Researchers, doctors and patients are encouraging to donate to fight against women's cancer at Giving Tuesday

Vall d'Hebron joins the #GivingTuesday movement with the campaign "Sueño de colores" to raise funds for the fight against cancer of women

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Four professionals and a medical team from Vall d'Hebron receive the COMB Professional Excellence Awards

The College of Doctors of Barcelona has distinguished the exemplary trajectory and the quality in the medical activity of the winners

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Dr. Ignacio Ferreira receives a grant from the Merck Salud Foundation to develop a monitoring app on patients with cardiovascular diseases

The objective of the project is to evaluate the impact of remote monitoring (through an app) of patients who have undergone a coronary syndrome.

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Dr. Tabernero, Dr. Montalbán and the Dr. Felip, among the most cited scientists in the world in 2019

These are the doctors Xavier Montalbán, Josep Tabernero and Enriqueta Felip. To prepare the ranking published by Clarivate Analytics, the count of appointments in the last decade has been used.

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Managing Zileuton by means of polymeric micelles significantly reduces the tumor stem cells of breast cancer within the tumor and in the bloodstream

Zileuton administered in polymer micelles better reaches the inside of the tumor reducing the amount of CSC within the tumor as well as circulating tumor cells.

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VHIR participates in a study that characterizes the consequences of the molecular alterations of the ATRX gene in adolescents and young adults who suffer from neuroblastoma

The Translational Research in Child and Adolescent Cancer group has participated in a collaborative study to determine the effects of alterations in the ATRX gene in neuroblastoma

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We open the exhibition of scientific photography "And what do you see?"

The exhibition collects the scientific photographs of the twelve finalists of the photographic competition that we organized last year among our professionals.

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Vall d'Hebron launches a campaign to promote the investigation of dystonia in childhood

The campaign #MoutePerLaDistonia, in collaboration with El Celler de Can Roca, wants to raise euros 90.000 for a research project that aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of dystonia.

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The research in Digestive Transplants of Vall d'Hebron awarded with the scholarship of the Spanish Society of Hepatic Transplant

On the 17th of October, the FSETH 2019 fellowships of the Spanish Society of Hepatic Transplantation (SETH) were awarded in the framework of the 27th SETH Congress in Seville.

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New antitumoral drug release strategy created for breast cancer treatment

For this study, inclusion bodies containing p31 proteins, which causes cell apoptosis, and Omomyc, a drug that interferes with the function of the Myc oncogene were manufactured.

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Two VHIR researchers awarded a Gilead Scholarship

The doctors Maria José Buzón, responsible for Translational Research of HIV and Mar Riveiro, the main researcher of the group of Hepatic Diseases, have been awarded a scholarship of euros 50,000 each

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Dr. Lucas Moreno leads a relapse neuroblastoma trial

A clinical trial led by Dr. Lucas Moreno has shown promising results in the treatment with the bevacizumab drug for patients with relapsing neuroblastoma or resistant to treatment