Tofacitinib: new drug approved for the treatment of patients with ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the colonic mucosa. There is no curative treatment. Instead, patients must take medication...
News from September 2020
Spin-off Reveal Genomics born to develop innovative diagnostic tests in oncology
Reveal Genomics’ first goal will be to develop diagnostic tools based on complex genomic data for patients with advanced breast cancer.
MethinksLVO software helps to accelerate and improve diagnosis of patients with ictus
MethinksLVO software is able to detect vaso-occlusion in less than two minutes using non-contrast CT images. The algorithm’s interpretation of these...
Nutrition is the most useful tool when treating Congenital Metabolic Disorders
Congenital metabolic disorders are rare diseases caused by alterations when ingested nutrients are processed. They can cause the accumulation or deficit...
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...