Can Parkinson's be detected years before the first symptoms appear?
Parkinson's is a chronic disease that has no cure or treatment to modify its evolution and is usually diagnosed when the symptoms are already very...
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Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia: how are they different?
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Alzheimer's disease are two different forms of dementia, which can often be confused due to sharing some of the s...
Is there a single cause for an addictive disorder?
An addictive disorder occurs when many different factors interact with each other. But is there a single cause producing it?
The Hospital Clínic prioritizes healthcare in the face of an increase in the number of cases of sexual violence treated in the A&E department
The Hospital Clínic is the referral centre for A&E Department treatment of victims of sexual assault over 16 years of age in the city of Barcelona....
Seven researchers from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS among the most highly cited researchers according to Clarivate Analytics
Clarivate Analytics has published its ranking of the most cited researchers in the world, the Highly Cited Researchers, which identifies the most i...
8 tips for living with an anxiety disorder
Receiving the appropriate treatment indicated by a health professional is the first step. However, there are other tips that can help people to liv...
Ten Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS projects funded by the La Marató de TV3 on cardiovascular diseases
The projects coordinated or participated in by researchers from the Hospital Clínic Barcelona – IDIBAPS will receive over €2.3 million to carry out...
The Hospital Clínic consolidates the first hospital-at-home care programme in Spain for minors with mental health disorders
A decrease of 20% in hospital admissions and up to 70% in A&E visits has been observed in the 6 months following hospital-at-home care.
Premature births are associated with a higher rate of ADHD
One study of babies born between 37 and 41 weeks showed that each extra week of pregnancy is associated with fewer ADHD symptoms.
Young people, pregnant women and drivers, the main groups in which cannabis can have significant harmful effects
Researchers from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS have taken part in an international study that shows that cannabis and cannabinoids can improve some m...