What autumn allergies are and how to prevent them
People who have more allergy symptoms in autumn are usually allergic to dust mites and fungi. Ventilating the house and maintaining adequate cleani...
News from Clínic Respiratory Institute
A new therapeutic target in pulmonary hypertension is identified in an experimental model
Researchers at the hospital Clínic Barcelona-IDIBAPS and CIBERES show that the inhibition of survivin, an anti-apoptotic protein, improves pulmonar...
Exercise-induced allergy: a great unknown
Exercise-induced food allergy is a rare disease related to Lipid Transfer Protein (LTP) that can cause severe allergic reactions.
Objective: Smokefree by 2030. Is it possible?
The UK Government has launched a programme aimed at helping a million people stop smoking. The goal is to have a smokefree country by 2030.
The hospital Clínic, at the forefront of advanced robot-assisted thoracic surgery
The hospital Clínic has consolidated robot-assisted surgery as a standard technique within the Thoracic Surgery Service, after having performed ove...
A quick guide to surviving allergies in spring (and throughout the year)
Allergic diseases are a consequence of an abnormal response of the immune system, which identifies elements that should be tolerated - such as poll...
The COVID-19 viral load at ICU admission determines patient prognosis
One in three patients in the study had a “viral storm”, showing signs of an increased inflammatory response.
‘Living medicine’ created to tackle drug-resistant lung infections
Researchers have designed the first ‘living medicine’ to treat lung infections. The treatment targets Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a type of bacteria wh...
Second season of 'The Information that cares’ podcast series
This Wednesday, the first episode of the second season of the ‘Information that cares for you/Information that cares’ podcast series will go live....
Dr. Joan Bartra: “Although we are getting better at controlling allergic disease, we are still a long way from finding a cure”
Respiratory allergy affects around 25% of the general population, especially in spring, at the height of the pollen season. We talk to Dr. Joan Bar...