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All the latest news and information on the main advances in research, institutional milestones, teaching and management. Find out what happens at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute!

An international clinical trial has demonstrated the effectiveness of dupilumab in reducing patients’ asthmatic exacerbations, improving their and their relatives quality of life

The knowledge of these mechanisms will help to develop pharmacological strategies to prevent heart failure associated with aging.

During the session, the first call for an intensification grant coordinated by Vall d’Hebron was announced, which will make it easier for nurses to participate in research projects.

The Centre, spanning a total surface area of 1,400 m2, has a High Complexity Area with replicas of a critical care unit, A&E department, outpatients clinic and operating theatre using state-of-the-art virtual reality.

Amb l’esmorzar, s’entregaran als i a les pacients un sobre amb una “rosa feta de tot cor”, un post-it en forma de cor, un llibre i un punt de llibre. Els post-its estan pensats perquè puguin escriure un agraïment per al personal sanitari.

As age increases in men, the concentration of the hormone in the blood drops and this increases the likelihood of severe progression of the infection in COVID-19 patients

A new study demonstrates the usefulness of analyzing the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio to classify the severity of fetuses with growth restriction and estimate the time to delivery.

These findings may result not only into clinical benefits for patients but also into global benefits for health systems and public health, by drastically reducing the number of necessary transfusions.

The chair promotes innovative research in the field of biomedical sciences.

Male patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, smokers and asthmatics are associated with an increased presence of eosinophils in the blood.

Ho ha rebut durant la celebració del Simposi de Centres Compromesos amb l'Excel·lència en Cures.

Dr Amanda Rodríguez, a psychiatrist of the Vall d’Hebron Mental Health Department, explains that a varied microbiota is essential for people’s mental health.

The award is a recognition of his contribution to research on the understanding, treatment and prevention of multiple sclerosis.

The programme entails 15 different activities, each with a clinical case that is resolved in under an hour. In each clinical case, actors present a clinical scenario that the user has to solve by means of questionnaires and tests.

La iniciativa #CadaPacientUnaRosa permet la participació de la ciutadania, ja que es poden comprar roses fetes de tot cor, que farem arribar el dia 23 d’abril a totes i cada una de les persones hospitalitzades a Vall d’Hebron.

L’Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron ha acollit avui la Jornada de l’Organització Catalana de Trasplantaments (OCATT). 

This is a collaborative work of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology that aims to promote precision medicine in the national health system.

Aquest acte s’emmarca en la Mobile Week Barcelona, la iniciativa de Mobile World Capital que ofereix a la ciutadania un espai de reflexió i participació sobre la transformació digital i que es duu a terme aquesta setmana amb diferents conferències, tallers i activitats celebrades arreu del país.

The jury has valued its ability to raise international funds during 2021 and its trajectory as an example of the translation from the clinic to a company.

El premi reconeix les contribucions més destacades a nivell mundial a la investigació en la comprensió, el tractament o la prevenció de l'esclerosi múltiple.

The NoCanTher project has designed a new technology that combines the injection of nanoparticles into the cancer with the application of hyperthermia to locally advanced pancreatic tumors.

The use of the new device in the primary care setting will reduce the time it takes for patients with irritable bowel syndrome to be diagnosed and receive optimal treatment, thus improving their quality of life.

Una lona gegant s’ha desplegat des del capdamunt de la torre de l'Hospital Infantil i Hospital de la Dona amb el missatge ‘Estimem la vida’, dirigit a tota la societat, abans de l’espectacle de La Fura dels Baus.

The work used a machine learning system to show that certain immunological patterns are related to a more severe progression of the disease and more mortality.