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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.

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Juvenile ALS is a very singular and rare type of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

The multidisciplinary units increase considerably the life expectancy, offering a better life quality to patients and caregivers.

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A research work in techniques of correction of skeletal deformities in children by guided growth, awarded in the 12th Annual Congress of the SEOP

The correction of skeletal deformities in children by guided growth consists in modulate the bone growth by means of small metal plates (2 cm).

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Discovered a new therapeutic target that will let researchers design new drugs against prostate cancer and polycystic ovary syndrome

The mutation triggers a specific inhibition in the sexual steroids synthesis, that will lead to the new drugs designs for the treatment against prostate cancer.

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Adding low-intensity chemotherapy treatment for six months significantly increases survival rate in children with rhabdomyosarcoma

The survival rate of children who received 6 months of maintenance chemotherapy after initial treatment reached 86.5% compared to 73.7% of those who received the usual theraphy.

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Cancer research in 3D: the tumorspheres

Biomedical research in cancer focuses nowadays on tridimensional cultures of cell aggregates, as they create a replica of cancer's development similar to the development in the human body.

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30% of Spanish teenagers suffer from recurrent headaches, 73% of which are not diagnosed

Teenagers with bad sleeping habits, low physical exercise, who don't have breafkast, smoke or consume caffeine, are more likely to suffer headache.

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Transplanting intestinal microbiota corrects the portal hypertension on Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NASH)

The fatty liver disease is becoming -worldwide- the most important chronic hepatic disease due to its prevalence and the gravity of complications.

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AECC Barcelona grants 2 scholarships for Oncology Research to doctors Anna Santamaria and Roberta Antonelli

Three researchers of Vall d'Hebron awarded with three scholarships for their research projects: doctors Anna Santamaria Margalef and Roberta Antonelli from VHIR and the doctor Maria Abad Méndez from VHIO.

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Dr. Miquel Casas, Award to the Research Trajectory at the ICS Hospitals

Two Vall d'Hebron professionals winners of Research Awards by the Health Catalan Institute. The Dr. Elena édez of VHIO and Dr. Miquel Casas, of VHIR.

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Vall d’Hebron leads the development of a warning system to detect autochthonous arboviruses as Zika or Dengue

This warning system or prediction engine is the latest tool resulting from the Integrated Platform for the control of arboviruses in Catalonia (PICAT), coordinate by Vall d'Hebron and contaning information provided by the several institutions involved in the control of these diseases.