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• September 29 2022

  Lipoedema, a little known and underdiagnosed disease

  Lipoedema is an abnormal accumulation of subcutaneous adipose tissue - that is, localised accumulation of fat - in specific areas of the body. It i...

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• September 29 2022

  Fifty percent of the mothers treated at the Clínic-BCN Mother-Baby Day Hospital had a major depressive episode

  A study shows that, thanks to the Clínic-BCN Mother-Baby Day Hospital, comprehensive treatment can be provided, which manages to contain risk behav...

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• September 29 2022

  Mercè Balcells: “People who have an addiction and want to be cured must play an active role in their recovery, otherwise it is impossible"

  Eighty per cent of the population of our country has consumed alcohol in the last year.  It is estimated that around 10% are daily drinkers and ove...

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• September 30 2022

  There is also a risk of contracting a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) without having intercourse

  For example, genital herpes, papillomavirus and syphilis can all be transmitted without oral, vaginal or anal sex. Therefore, these types of diseas...

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• September 30 2022

  A study in animal models identifies genetic markers involved in memory alterations associated with Huntington’s disease

  The study, led by researchers from IDIBAPS and the University of Barcelona, shows that these modifications play a role in the deregulation of genes...

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• October 3 2022

  Physical exercise: the basis of treatment for osteoarthritis

  The origin of osteoarthritis is not known, but there are factors that promote it, such as ageing and obesity.

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• October 4 2022

  Leukaemia’s evolution is already written right from the start, at the time of diagnosis

  This discovery changes the view of the progression of leukaemia, opens the door to early diagnosis, and offers new treatment strategies.

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• October 7 2022

  Glòria Garrabou replaces Josep M. Grau-Junyent as head of the Muscular search and mitochondrial function

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• October 11 2022

  How do I know if I have Helicobacter pylori?

  Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that causes stomach ulcers and, if left untreated, can lead to stomach cancer.

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• October 11 2022

  Analía Bortolozzi replaces Francesc Artigas as head of the Systems Neuropharmacology group

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• October 11 2022

  Hugo López-Pelayo takes over from Antoni Gual as head of the Addictions group

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• October 13 2022

  Launch of the European project ColoMARK, in which IDIBAPS is a partner

  Meritxell Gironella will lead the Institute's contribution to the project, which is financed by Horizon Europe funding from the European Union’s Ma...

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• October 17 2022

  How does the weather changes affect epileptic seizures?

  Low atmospheric pressure and high relative air humidity seem to be associated with an increased risk of epileptic seizures. Meanwhile, high tempera...

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• October 17 2022

  How to care for your heart

  Following a balanced, low-salt diet, exercising and reducing stress are all factors that contribute to better heart health.

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• October 18 2022

  Second season of 'The Information that cares’ podcast series

  This Wednesday, the first episode of the second season of the ‘Information that cares for you/Information that cares’ podcast series will go live....

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• October 19 2022

  4-Deep Brain Reconstruction (4-DBR), an innovative European project for brain regeneration to treat Neurodegenerative Disorders, kicks-off

  The European project to develop a 4D bioprinted implantable brain is coordinated by IDIBAPS. The initial meeting was held on the 29th of September...

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• October 20 2022

  What to do if you think you ate poisonous mushrooms

  So far this season, the Hospital Clínic has assessed 22 possible cases of mushroom poisoning, three of which were serious

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• October 21 2022

  Agustí Rovira: "We don’t know whether this transplant has lengthened my life, but what I can say is that it has given me quality of life"

  The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona has successfully performed the first kidney transplant in Spain on a 90-year-old patient. This milestone achieveme...

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• October 24 2022

  IDIBAPS granted support for two European ERC Synergy projects

  Over the next six years, Albert Pol and Mavi Sánchez-Vives will lead and coordinate IDIBAPS' contributions.

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• October 24 2022

  IDIBAPS to participate in the EDIT-B consortium which will validate an innovative blood test for diagnosing bipolar disorder

  Over the next three years, Eduard Vieta and his team will lead the Clínic-IDIBAPS contribution to this project, which has the support of the Europe...

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