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Study on the improvement of detection and treatment of complications associated with mechanical ventilation in children and adults

Two studies in child and adult population compare the existing algorithms to determine the differences on detecting and predicting the several events associated to the mechanical ventilation.

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Vall d’Hebron and Hospital Clínic participate in a study that demonstrates the efficacy of a new drug to treat familial amyloidosis

The study demonstrates that Inotersen improves the development of the neurologic disease and the life quality of the participants, independently of the stage of the disease or the presence of cardiomyopathy.

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Mutua Madrileña grants a project of Dr. Oscar Len on rejection of the lung transplant due to respiratory viral infection

The grant will support the research on biomarkers that could help on the prognosis of rejection by lung transplant patients after a viral infection.

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Dr. Jordi Bañeras, appointed Young National Ambassador for the Young Acute Cardiovascular Care Community

YAC&sup3, is a community that gathers the active professionals in the health field that are below 40 years old that are specialized in the acute cardiovascular care.

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Dr. Rafael Simó named President for the European Association for the Study of Diabetes – Eye Complications (EASDec)

A presidency that will last 3 years, which he faces with illusion and will to achieve several goals, such as to increase the members of the group by increasing especially the amount of diabetologists and basic researchers

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The Spine Research Unit receives the second prize for the best communication at the GEER 2018 congress

The Spine Research Unit has created very reliable models to predit chirurgic complications, re-interventions or re-admissions at the hospitals in case of Adult Spinal Deformity.

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VHIR participates in a trial in patients to test a drug for Huntington's disease

The Phase II study will determine the efficacy and safety of the compound in reducing choreic movements in 30 patients with Huntington's disease for a period of 6 months.

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VHIR’s team steps forward on studying the involved mechanisms on the development of traumatic brain bruises

Discovered that ion cannel Kir6.2 is overexpressed on brain bruises, especially in astrocytes. It is a step forward on designing new strategies for new drug therapies.

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Characterized a key protein for the formation of the Central Nervous System, common among invertebrates and vertebrates

Syntaxin-1, a protein preserved among species, is a basic guide for the development of the Central Nervous System.

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Update in vaccination guidelines for immunocompromised patients

The amount of immunocompromised patients has increased during the last years because of the treatments used against oncologic diseases, inflammatory diseases mediated by immune mechanisms and transplants.

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VHIR participates in the RECOMB project to get a gene therapy against the Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

It is a clinic assay to develop an autologous gene therapy for the Severe Combined Immunodeficiency caused by a deficit of RAG1.

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The presence of portosystemic shunts in the liver: from aid mechanism against cirrhosis, to a bad prognosis marker

Portosystemic shunts do not compensate the liver's loss of function but trigger great complications as hepatic encephalopathy, ascites or bleeding.

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Eight researchers have completed the fellowships INCOMED programme at VHIR

In the last four years, 8 postdoctoral researchers from 5 different nationalities have developed their work in different VHIR research groups thanks to an INCOMED mobility grant.

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Researchers of VHIR win the first prize of Generation of Ideas Programme

The winner project, PowerLearn, in an online platform based on Artificial Intelligence for the identification and monitoring of neurodevelopmental disorders that affect school performance.

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Identified a protein that regulates in neurons dendrite growth and branching and synaptic formation

Progress in knowledge how the microtubules and their associated proteins determine the neuron structure and function and synaptic formation.

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Open Call: STOP Brain Drain

This Call starts with the goal to promote the retention of research talent in Catalonia.

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VHIR organizes the First MiND course about Patents

Among the most important topics, stand out the processes for technologic transfer, the evolution from an idea to a product through its valorization and technology commercialization.

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Solidary Paddle Tournament for Childhood Sarcoma’s research

For seven days, Infoself Group celebrated the Third Solidary Tournament at the Tennis Club of Girona.

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VHIR will collaborate with ABL laboratories in developing software tools

This collaboration will allow creating an updated link with ABL laboratories, which will analyze the results of deep sequencing using software that will generate a useful report for clinical practice.

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Migraine and ADHD share a common genetic basis

The study, published in Science and in which Vall d'Hebron has participated, has deepened in the common genetic bases of 25 brain diseases.