IDIBAPS incorporates the ‘Translational genomics of colorectal cancer’ research group
The IDIBAPS governing board has approved the creation of a new research group. The decision is in response to the results of scientific evaluation, conducted...
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The Clínic-IDIBAPS participates in the international guidelines for the management of ascites, kidney infections and the renal complications of liver cirrhosis
Professionals from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS and CIBEREHD participated in the preparation of the international guidelines produced by the American Association...
Elías Campo receives the Gregorio Marañón National Research Award
The presentation took place on Monday 17 May 2021 at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, in Madrid, at an event presided over by the King and Queen of Spain...
Avacopan as a substitute for corticosteroids in the treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis
Vasculitis is a group of rare autoimmune diseases that, until now, have mainly been treated with corticosteroids and other immunosuppressants. Corticosteroids...
Protocol described for obtaining hepatic stellate cells from stem cells
IDIBAPS researchers have published in Nature Protocols the process for the directed differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into...
Treatment with lithium can reduce the risk of cancer in patients with bipolar disorder
Patients with bipolar disorder are at greater risk of developing cancer at some point in their lifetime. A study carried out by the Hospital Clínic’s Depressive...
Regular consumption of sardines has a preventive effect against type 2 diabetes
Nutrients present in sardines in high quantities, such as taurine, omega 3, calcium and vitamin D, have a protective role to play against this disease,...
New potential markers discovered for diagnosis and prognosis of head and neck cancer
Researchers at the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS and the IISPV-HJ23-URV-CIBERDEM introduce tumour metabolism for the identification of new biomarkers for early...
Researchers from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS participate in AASLD’s new guidelines on vascular liver diseases
Researchers from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS and CIBEREHD participated in the new guidelines made by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases...
In one year, IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic collects over 40,000 samples from COVID-19 patients for research purposes
A total of 43,000 samples have been collected from around 2,800 donors. The samples include blood derivatives, DNA, pluripotent mononuclear cells from...