Two articles review current knowledge on the management of hepatocellular carcinoma
Clínic-IDIBAPS researchers have coordinated two review articles on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, in which t...
News from Institute of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases
Dr. Sabela Lens receives the Rising Star award for her professional career
Dr. Sabela Lens, who was a winner of the 2020 Rising Star Award of the Spanish Society of Digestive Disease (SEPD), was given the United European G...
Factors associated with satisfactory withdrawal of antiviral treatment in chronic hepatitis B described
Researchers of the IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic research group Viral, toxic and metabolic liver diseases and CIBEREHD have published a study in the Jour...
Continuous glucose monitoring: is there an age limit?
The improvement in controlling and treating diabetes mellitus type 1 has meant better survival rates in those affected by this disease. This is why...
Is obesity a risk factor for COVID-19 infection?
Recently published data indicates that people with obesity are not only at greater risk of being infected by COVID-19, but also have poorer progres...
Exercise helps to prevent diabetes and reduces cardiovascular mortality
Physical activity is important in preventing and treating type 2 diabetes. However, there are different ways to exercise and it is important to def...
EuCanImage: Next-generation artificial intelligence in oncology
Reserachers of Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS participate in EuCanImage, a project from the Horizon 2020 program that will build a federated and scalable...
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 m...
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 de...
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,...