What factors are associated with physical inactivity in patients with bronchiectasis?

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

3 years ago
bronchiectasis, respiratory infections, physical activity, ICR, COPD

Being physically active and avoiding a sedentary lifestyle is one of the key factors in preventing respiratory infections in patients with bronchiectasis. This was verified by a study at Hospital Clí...

Researchers at the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS show that pregnant women with pathological angiogenic factors benefit from delivery as early as at 34 weeks’ gestation

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

3 years ago
pathological angiogenic factors, preeclampsia, Pregnancy, Medicina Maternofetal

Researchers from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS led a multi-centre study (MAP study) across Spain, which showed the benefits of women with preeclampsia delivering after week 34 of gestation when they ha...

2 out of 3 kidney transplant patients are immune to COVID-19 after vaccination

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

3 years ago
kidney transplant, Coronavirus, vaccination

A study published by the American Journal of Transplantation and led by researchers from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS states that 65% of all patients who have had a kidney transplant and been vaccinat...

A European project with the participation of IDIBAPS aims to develop a technology to integrate NMR and bioengineered organs

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

3 years ago
BLOC, organ bioengineering, diabetes, fatty liver, Pancreatic islets, Magnetic resonance

The project, called BLOC (Benchtop NMR for lab-on-a-chip), aims to create a new technology that will integrate metabolite determination using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and organ bioengineeri...

El IDIBAPS incorpora el grupo de investigación 'Genómica traslacional del cáncer colorrectal'

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

3 years ago
cáncer colorrectal, Genómica

La Junta de gobierno del IDIBAPS ha aprobado la creación de un nuevo grupo de investigación. La decisión responde al resultado de la evaluación científica por parte de la comisión ad hoc y el co...

Avacopan as a substitute for corticosteroids in the treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

3 years ago
Vasculitis, autoimmune diseases, ANCA, drugs, Avacopan

Vasculitis is a group of rare autoimmune diseases that, until now, have mainly been treated with corticosteroids and other immunosuppressants. Corticosteroids are effective, but they have many potenti...

The Hospital Clínic, the first hospital in Spain to carry out 1,000 living donor kidney transplants

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

3 years ago
kidney donations, living donor, transplants, kidney

The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona has become the first hospital in Spain to carry out over 1,000 living donor kidney transplants. To mark this milestone, this Thursday the Hospital Clínic is launchin...

Protocol described for obtaining hepatic stellate cells from stem cells

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

3 years ago
IDIBAPS, hepatic stellate cells, stem cells, IDIBAPSLiver, Liver fibrosis, Chronic liver disease

IDIBAPS researchers have published in Nature Protocols the process for the directed differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into hepatic stellate cells (iPSC-HSCs).

El consumo regular de sardinas tiene un efecto preventivo ante la diabetes tipo 2

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

3 years ago
enfermedades cardiovasculares, colesterol, nutrición, vitaminas, sardinas, Dieta

Nutrientes presentes en la sardina en altas cantidades, como la taurina, el omega 3, el calcio y la vitamina D, tienen un rol protector ante esta enfermedad, que afecta en torno a un 14 % de la poblac...

Treatment with lithium can reduce the risk of cancer in patients with bipolar disorder

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

3 years ago
cancer, Bipolar disorder, lithium, Psychiatry and Psychology Service

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 and Bipolar Disorders Unit review...

Descubiertos nuevos potenciales marcadores de diagnóstico y pronóstico del cáncer de cabeza y cuello

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

3 years ago
diagnóstico precoz, Cáncer, biomarcadores

Investigadores del Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS y del IISPV-HJ23-URV-CIBERDEM introducen el metabolismo tumoral para la identificación nuevos biomarcadores de diagnóstico precoz y pronóstico del cánce...

Presentación de la Cátedra UB-Gilead de VIH-Hepatitis Virales

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3 years ago
VIH, hepatitis C, hepatitis víricas

La cátedra, dirigida por el Dr. Josep Mallolas, jefe de la Unidad de VIH-Sida del Clínic y del grupo Sida e infección por VIH y profesor del Departamento de Medicina de la UB, está orientada a la ...