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

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sexually transmitted diseases ( STDs)

Although many people consider intercourse as the only risky activity among sexual relationships, some sexually transmitted diseases ( STDs) can be transmitted without this occurring. “All sexual rel...

Can Inflammatory Bowel Disease affect other parts of the body?

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Despite being closely related to the digestive system, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) can affect other parts of the body such as the joints, skin and eyes.

IDIBAPS is a partner in the OperA project, financed by the Horizon Europe programme

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OperA project

Maria Pellisé will lead the Institute's contribution to the project, which is aimed at validating the use of artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopies to improve the detection and treatment of c...

The Hospital Clínic starts an immunotherapy trial based on tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in triple-negative breast cancer

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Trial TILs001, PD-1 protein, triple-negative breast cancer, CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells, terapia TIL, TIL therapy

Trial TILs001, which is open to patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, is the first study to assess the safety and efficacy of TILs selected in accordance with their PD-1 protein expr...

IDIBAPS awarded three grants by the CaixaResearch 2022 Call for Proposals in Health Research

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In the next three years, the projects selected, led by Elías Campo, Patrícia Pérez Galán and Josep Dalmau, are aimed at studying how cancer cells modulate the surrounding microenvironment to make ...

Characterisation of the post-acute stage of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis

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encephalitis, NMDA receptor

The study, published in the journal The Lancet Neurology, compares the cognitive and psychiatric symptoms of patients with those of schizophrenia and concludes that the vast majority improve progressi...

How to identify autism spectrum disorder

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autism spectrum disorder

Autism is a disorder notable for developmental deficits affecting socialisation, communication, imagination and behaviour. In Europe, it affects 1 in 100 children and its causes are still unknown. It ...

How does physical activity affect the brain?

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anxiety and depression, microRNAs, miR21

Physical activity has important benefits for both physical and mental health. Currently, anxiety and depression are the most prevalent mental disorders in the world. However, epidemiological studies h...

Launch of the European project T-FITNESS, whose participants include IDIBAPS

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T-FITNESS, T-cells

The researchers’ goal is to develop a method to reverse the exhaustion that affects T-cells during protracted battles with tumor cells, preventing the loss of effectiveness of immunotherapies.

A study in animal models shows that high-intensity exercise promotes vascular lesions over the long term

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high-intensity exercise, coronary diseases

Moderate and regular physical exercise helps to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, recent studies suggest that practicing high-intensity exercise favors the appearance of coronar...

Researchers from Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS have taken part in a study analyzing the spread of the monkeypox virus in 16 countries

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monkeypox

The study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, concluded that early identification and diagnosis of cases is key to halting community spread.

A unique case of a functional cure of the HIV virus

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Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS presents an exceptional case of a functional cure of AIDS at the 2022 International AIDS Conference. A female patient, after suppression of antiretroviral therapy, has absolut...