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• February 27 2019

  Barcelona hosts the first 5G tele-mentored surgery

  The first tele-mentored live surgery using 5G technology was carried out today in Barcelona by Dr Antonio de Lacy. The pilot test took place at the...

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• March 5 2019

  Researchers at IDIBAPS describe how aging aggravates liver diseases

  IDIBAPS researchers have published a series of three studies in which describe the impact of aging on the liver biology and function, both in healt...

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• March 28 2019

  Increase in stroke cases linked to contamination

  Recent studies show that high pollution in the environment increases the risk of having a stroke According to the Spanish Society of Neurology (in...

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• April 2 2019

  Anti-platelet therapy prevents the progression of fatty liver to liver cancer in animal models

  A study published in the journal Nature Medicine proposes a paradigm shift in the approach to steatohepatitis, the most advanced degree of non-alco...

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• April 10 2019

  Described the role of inflammation in schizophrenia

  Several studies have shown that different psychiatric disorders share a common denominator: inflammation forms part of their pathological mechanism.

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• April 12 2019

  Third edition of CRISH, the course to co-create innovative health solutions

  Last Wednesday, the third CRISH edition came to its conclusion. This EIT-Health financed program was led by Hospital Clínic (Joan Escarrabill, MD),...

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• April 17 2019

  A protein involved in cancer protects against muscle diseases

  Researchers from the IDIBAPS Research Institute have found that the protein known as ZEB1 have beneficial or deleterious effects depending on its l...

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• April 26 2019

  Researchers at Hospital Clinic have played a crucial role in improving lupus treatment

  Research carried out by the Autoimmune Diseases Service (SEA) has contributed to improving the treatment and quality of life of lupus patients thro...

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• May 2 2019

  OCT: The best technique for analysing atheromatous plaques in arteries

  Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is an infrared light technique that allows the interior of the arteries to be observed in detail. Thanks to OCT,...

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• May 9 2019

  Central Sensitivity Syndromes closer to being internationally recognised

  In Catalonia, there are more than 250,000 people diagnosed with Central Sensitivity Syndrome (CSS). If the WHO would recognise Multiple Chemical Se...

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• May 15 2019

  Taking blood pressure at home is a reliable way to reduce cardiovascular risk

  Measuring blood pressure at home is a reliable way to control hypertension and, at the same time, prevent future health problems. Arterial hyperte...

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• May 29 2019

  Smoking makes the follow-up of oxygen therapy worse in patients with COPD

  It is important to follow the indications of the professionals and the treatment in order to improve the survival of the patients. Long-term home...

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• June 7 2019

  A new molecular mechanism could explain the origins of the depressive symptoms in Huntington’s disease

  About 40 % of the affected patients with Huntington’s disease –a neurodegenerative pathology- show depression symptoms, even in early stages before...

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• June 11 2019

  Correcting overweight during childhood reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes

  Children with childhood obesity have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) as adults. However, a study published in 2018 shows...

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• June 14 2019

  The Telemedicine Platform Trip Doctor is Awarded the 2019 GEBTA Prize

  The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona received the 2019 GEBTA Initiative Award for Trip Doctor,...

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• June 18 2019

  The eyes: excellent candidates for stem cell therapies

  Replacing the cells of a damaged tissue with healthy ones using stem cells is now a reality. In the case of the eyes, the use of these new therapie...

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• July 5 2019

  Evolution of cancer immunotherapy: from bone marrow transplant to CAR

  The latest advance in the field of immune therapies against cancer are the active and targeted CAR therapies. This treatment consists of obtaining...

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• July 5 2019

  Late motherhood, a new social and health phenomenon

  The desire of women to be pregnant after 35 and even 40 years of age has become an important social phenomenon. Increasingly, women are delaying th...

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• July 16 2019

  Stem cells treatment for fistulas in Crohn's disease is about to be approved in Catalonia

  Treatment with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), extracted from fat tissue, is a powerful tool for the cure of autoimmune diseases such as Crohn's dis...

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• July 29 2019

  Home treatment improves the quality of life in myeloma patients

  Patients with multiple myeloma and mobility problems who receive treatment at home improve their quality of life by avoiding repeated visits to the...

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