Neurologists and researchers from Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) will participate on Sunday 15 in the 2013 telethon for "http://www.tv3.cat/marato/en/malalties" La Marató de TV3, dedicated to neurodegenerative diseases. Throughout the day, the Catalan public television will offer testimonies from people affected by these pathologies, combined with entertainment and scientific dissemination. Dr. Francina Munell, researcher from the Pediatric Neurology group, participated on November 15 in the "http://www.tv3.cat/videos/4764592/La-Marato-daquest-any-esta-dedicada-a-les-malalties-neuromusculars#.UoYjoa-Bqwo.twitter" TV show 'Els Matins', coinciding with the Neuromuscular Awareness Day. She went with a patient who suffers one of these pathologies and talked about her evolution and the treatments available for her patients. On December 15, will also participate in the telethon with their patients Dr. Xavier Montalban, director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center of Catalonia and head of the Clinical Neuroimmunology group, Dr. Josep Gámez, responsible of the Peripheral Nervous System and expert in ALS, and Dr. Mercè Boada, leader of the Alzheimer’s disease group. Finally, Dr. Oriol de Fabregues, responsible of the Parkinson's disease and Movement Disorders Unit at the hospital and researcher of the Neurodegenerative Diseases group, led by Dr. Miquel Vila, will talk about Parkinson's disease. The aim of this edition is to advance towards scientific research in neurodegenerative diseases, in order to prevent and cure them in the future but, above all, to improve the quality of life of patients. Among the activities scheduled for Sunday, there is the "http://www.cursauab.cat/" 10km-race at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, which has already more than 1.500 people registered. The last La Marató, dedicated to cancer research, beat all the records by raising more than 12 million euros. This money will fund in the following 3 years 42 research projects in oncology, "http://www.vhir.org/salapremsa/mitjans/mitjans_detall.asp?Idioma=en&mv1=5&mv2=1&mh1=0&mh2=0&mh3=0&mh4=0&ms=0&any=2013&num=285" 4 of which are carried out at VHIR. "http://www.vhir.org/salapremsa/mitjans/mitjans_detall.asp?Idioma=en&mv1=5&mv2=1&mh1=0&mh2=0&mh3=0&mh4=0&ms=0&any=2013&num=285"