Dr Eduard Vieta appointed new Director of the Clinic Institute of Neurosciences
Dr Eduard Vieta has been appointed the new Director of the Clinic Intitute of Neurosciences (ICN) at Hospital Clínic Barcelona, succeeding Dr Josef...
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Alzheimer’s: much more than just a memory problem
Language difficulties or changes in behaviour can also be signs of Alzheimer’s. The early detection of these symptoms, improvements in diagnosis an...
“I started getting migraines when I was only seven.”
Patricia has been living with migraine since childhood. For many years, she accepted her episodes of pain as part of life, unaware that she had a n...
Sexual health in multiple sclerosis: an invisible reality that affects quality of life
Alterations in sexual function affect a large proportion of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), yet they remain one of the most invisible and unde...
Neus Falgàs and Laura Mezquita join the Clínic-IDIBAPS 50/50 Programme
Both professionals will pursue a clinician-scientist career pathway, dividing their time equally between clinical care and research.
Rethinking Alzheimer’s clinical trials to include atypical forms of the disease
A paper published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association examines the limitations of current clinical trials in Alzh...
Stroke in young adults: why it is increasingly affecting those under 55
For decades, stroke has been mainly associated with older adults. However, recent studies highlight a concerning rise in cases among younger adults...
A combination of treatments improves recovery after severe stroke
A study coordinated by Clínic‑IDIBAPS and published in JAMA demonstrates that adding a pharmacological treatment to thrombectomy improves functiona...
Study links locus coeruleus status to deep sleep quality in aging and Alzheimer's disease
A Clínic-IDIBAPS-led study describes new mechanisms linking the locus coeruleus to deep sleep and reveals differences according to sex and cerebral...
Clínic Barcelona ranks as the third best public hospital in Spain according to the Merco Salud 2025 ranking
The hospital, which has also been recognized as the best public hospital in Catalonia, stands out with five services ranked first: Digestive System...