What is the relationship between infection with the Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis?
A Harvard University study of 10 million people finds that 97% of people with multiple sclerosis have been infected by the Epstein-Barr virus. This...
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A combination of treatments significantly improves the prognosis of stroke patients
The study, led by researchers from Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, will be a paradigm shift in the treatment of the disease worldwide
The Hospital Clínic thanks the Baselga family for their commitment to research into Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Dr. Josep Baselga, an internationally renowned medical oncologist, died of this degenerative disease on 21 March 2021. The meeting was attended by...
Marketed in Spain the first medication derived from cannabis to treat refractory epilepsy
From September 2021, Cannabidiol (CBD) will be marketed in Spain as the first medication used to treat refractory epilepsy, which does not respond...
Seven specialities at the Hospital Clínic among the best in the world, according to Newsweek’s World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2022
Cardiology, cardiac surgery, orthopaedic surgery and traumatology, gastroenterology, endocrinology and nutrition, neurology and medical oncology ar...
A lumbar puncture allows for early determination of the risk of Parkinson disease and Lewy body dementia
This methodology makes it possible to determine the risk of developing these diseases before symptoms appear in people with REM sleep behavior diso...
Lockdown resulted in an increase in epileptic seizures in 1 in 4 patients
Approximately a quarter, 25.8%, of patients had seizures more frequently than before lockdown. Half felt more anxious or depressed than...
What is the impact of COVID-19 on Multiple Sclerosis patients?
The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona’s Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Department has conducted a study to ascertain the impact of COVID-19 on M...
Uric acid: a major candidate for protective treatment of after-effects in stroke patients
Stroke is a very common disease that continues to be the second highest cause of death in the world, and the top cause of permanent disability. Alt...
Researchers identify a group of genetic markers linked to the start of symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBNeuro), Hospital Clínic and the IDIBAPS have identified a group o...