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The Hospital Clínic and BSC will use Artificial Intelligence to predict the evolution of patients with COVID-19
An AI model based on information from more than three thousand clinical reports generated by the Hospital Clínic during the acute phase of the pandemic...
Severe hypoglycaemia causes reduced cognitive function in elderly people with type 1 diabetes
The low blood sugar (glucose) levels experienced by people with diabetes can affect the brain. A sudden drop in glucose causes neuronal death and, as a...
People who smoke and suffer from COPD are more vulnerable to COVID-19 complications
Active smokers who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to present serious forms of COVID-19. There are yet no studies confirming...
Using social media to raise awareness about pneumonia
Approximately 800,000 children and 1 million elderly people died of pneumonia around the world in 2017. Nevertheless, the severity of pneumonia is often...
Effects of infection and confinement on Parkinson's disease during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 affects people with Parkinson’s disease in a similar way to the general population, but it may be more serious in cases of advanced disease. It...