Genetics: the main risk factor for schizophrenia
Although it is not the only risk factor for schizophrenia, genetics is the most significant, contributing in 80% of cases.
News from Institute of Neurosciences
The Clínic Barcelona Hospital successfully tests deep brain stimulation to control cluster headaches
The Clínic Barcelona Hospital goes further by incorporating, for the first time, electrodes that record brain activity to predict episodes and allo...
Dr. Rosa Díaz: “Social media and video games cannot be pathologized or demonized: they are not a disorder in themselves and screens are not horrible”
Interview with Dr. Rosa Díaz and Dr. Daniel Ilzarbe, heads of UNICA-A: Addictive Behaviour in Adolescents Team at the Hospital Clínic Barcelona.
Differences by sex in early-onset Alzheimer's disease
Biological sex, that is, being born male or female, can influence different aspects of early-onset Alzheimer's disease (symptoms seen before the ag...
Any consumption of alcohol involves a health risk
Various studies show there is no safe threshold for alcohol consumption. Regular consumption is associated with more than 200 health problems.
Diagnostic criteria are established for MOGAD, a neurological disease that can be confused with multiple sclerosis
Researchers at the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS participated in a study published in Lancet Neurology, which establishes the first diagnostic criteria f...
An interview with a psychiatrist is the best method for early diagnosis of bipolar disorder
That is the conclusion of a study evaluating all the clinical tools used for the early diagnosis of this disorder. This information makes it is eas...
Dog therapy is beneficial for children under 13 years of age treated at the Mental Health Day Hospital
The study, led by the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, is the first to have observed the benefits of dog therapy in the setting of the Child and Adolescent...
A preclinical trial by the U.S. National Institutes of Health validates the efficacy of Uric Acid for ischaemic stroke
Uric Acid was shown to improve the prognosis of ischaemic stroke in a preclinical study carried out on rodents within the framework of the Stroke P...
Mental disorders increase the risk of mortality from other diseases
A study published in the journal World Psychiatry has assessed the impact of mental disorders on physical diseases (such as heart attacks or cancer...