Dr Albert Lladó: “We need to acknowledge the work caregivers carry out”
An interview with Dr Albert Lladó, neurologist at the Alzheimer's and other Cognitive Disorders Unit. Dr Lladó treats dementias, including Alzheimer's,...
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Michela Bertero, new director of strategy at IDIBAPS
IDIBAPS management has approved the appointment of doctor Michela Bertero as the new IDIBAPS director of strategy. The decision was made following an open...
A meta-analysis of phase-III trials shows that immunotherapy is more efficacious in liver cancer of viral origin than of nonviral origin
Researchers at IDIBAPS have led a study, published in the journal Gastroenterology, in which they analyzed the clinical trials published in the past 20...
An IDIBAPS study deciphers abnormalities in mouse neurons that favor obesity
The study, led by researchers from the IDIBAPS group Neuronal control of metabolism, has identified the mechanism that favors the onset of obesity in mice...
Complement factor H (CFH) may be involved in age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
A study carried out by Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS has determined that complement factor H (CFH), a protein of the complement system, plays a role in AMD through...
28 July, World Hepatitis Day: The generalisation of oral antivirals means that admissions due to complications associated with hepatitis C will be anecdotal in a few years
A study conducted by researchers from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS and the CIBEREHD that has been published by the Journal of Hepatology shows that the...
Low birth weight induces changes to the heart that persist at adult age and limits capacity for exercise
A study coordinated by researchers at BCNatal-IDIBAPS, and published by the journal JAMA Cardiology, shows that people born with a low birth weight present...
Cellular push and pull, a key to the body's response to processes such as cancer
Researchers from IDIBAPS, IBEC, UB and CIBERES discover how force dynamics affect cells and living tissues. The results give an insight into the critical...
Launch of the European project Hippocrates to improve knowledge of psoriatic arthritis
It has a budget of 21 million euros and will have a duration of 5 years
A new regulatory mechanism of STARD1 in Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC), discovered
Researchers from the group Mitochondrial regulation of cell death and steatohepatitis have revealed a new role for acid ceramidase (ACDase) in experimental...