IDIBAPS celebrates the European Month of the Brain
Europe organizes in May the European Month of the Brain. IDIBAPS organizes its research devoted to the study of this complex organ through the Clin...
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Dr. Ramon Gomis, director of IDIBAPS, awarded with the Creu de Sant Jordi 2013
The Director of the Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Dr. Ramon Gomis, has been awarded with the Creu de Sant Jor...
Bipolar patients who develop suicidal tendencies are genetically conditioned
Bipolar disorder is a serious psychiatric condition very common, affecting about 2 or 3% of the general population. This disease also affects in si...
IDIBAPS participates in 10 of the 50 most influential works of the last 10 years with Spanish participation
The Centre for Research Survey of the Institute of Catalan Studies (Observatori de la Recerca de l’Institut d’Estudis Catalans) publishes almost h...
Reuse of pacemakers is a good solution to make these devices more accessible in developing economies
In developing economies, there are patients in whom pacemaker implantation is delayed because they cannot afford one. Reused devices have been a so...
Idiopathic rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder is the prodromal phase of neurodegenerative diseases
A series of works, led from the Neurology Service at the Hospital Clínic - IDIBAPS of Barcelona, show that idiopathic rapid-eye-movement (REM) sle...
Five factors describe most of the acute mood episodes in bipolar I disorders
Bipolar disorder is characterized by the alternation of manic, depressive and mixed episodes. The nature of mixed mood episodes is still a matter o...
Dr. Jaume Bosch, receives the Lilly Foundation Biomedical Research 2013 Award in the category of clinical research
The Lilly Foundation has awarded the Biomedical Research Awards 2013 in the categories of preclinical and clinical research, respectively, to Dr. A...
Glucagon like peptide-1 may not be related with type 2 diabetes resolution after Gastric Bypass
Glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a gut hormone related to insulin sensitivity. It has been suggested as a major factor for the improved glucose t...