New technique merges 3D and 4K imaging for gynaecological surgeries

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3 years ago
laparoscopic, 3D, 4K, image reproduction, Gynaecology, higher image quality

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona has performed the first operation in Spain using a new laparoscopic surgery technique that fuses 3D and 4K image reproduction. The technique was launched at the Gynaecolo...

Implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators dropped by more than 50% in Catalonia during COVID-19

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3 years ago
coronavirus, pacemakers, defibrillators dropped

The study, led by Dr Elena Arbelo at Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, aimed to determine the impact of coronavirus on the number of pacemakers and defibrillators implanted per month, before and after a ...

Expertos revisan el conocimiento actual sobre la neumonía

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3 years ago
neumonía, epidemiologia, Covid19

Un artículo de revisión publicado en la revista Nature Reviews Disease Primers ha descrito la epidemiologia, etiología microbiana, factores de riesgo, manejo, tratamiento, evolución y prevención ...

The interaction between follicular lymphoma and its microenvironment reveals a new therapeutic strategy

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3 years ago
Lymphoma, Follicular lymphoma, Tumoral microenvironment

Researchers from IDIBAPS and CIBERONC have analysed the interaction between follicular lymphoma and its tumour microenvironment and propose a new prognostic marker and a new therapeutic strategy.

An application has been developed to calculate the probability of a patient with severe COVID-19 requiring intubation in an ICU

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3 years ago
calculator, COVID-19, acute respiratory failure, intubation, App

Researchers from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS have developed a calculator to predict the probability of COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure requiring intubation. The initiative was carrie...

Postnatal molecular changes associated with the fetal inflammatory response have been identified in extremely preterm newborns

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3 years ago
newborns, molecular changes, fetal inflammatory, extremely preterm newborns

A new study led by researchers at Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS and the Pompeu Fabra University provides the largest catalogue to date of postnatal molecular changes associated with the fetal inflammatory ...

Establecen los factores de mejoría en pacientes con cirrosis hepática por alcohol en lista de espera de trasplante

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3 years ago
trasplante hepático, Servicio de Hepatología, cirrosis

Un estudio liderado por investigadores del Clínic-IDIBAPS y del CIBEREHD y publicado en la revista Journal of Hepatology muestra que hasta un 9% de pacientes con cirrosis por alcohol en lista de espe...

How does sleep duration affect people with type 2 diabetes mellitus?

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3 years ago
type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular, Sleeping, obesity

A study shows that sleep duration in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. Sleeping less than 5 hours or more than 10 hours a day incre...

A molecular classification predicts the prognosis and the benefit of a cell cycle inhibitor in metastatic breast cancer

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3 years ago
metastatic breast cancer, molecular classification, inhibitor

In a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS-UB and SOLTI showed the predictive capacity of the 4 molecular subtypes of breast cancer (Lumina...

Niveles elevados de colesterol intracelular promueven la acumulación de mitocondrias defectuosas que se observa en enfermedades como el Alzheimer

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3 years ago
Alzheimer, mitocondrias, Neurobiología, investigación

Un estudio del IDIBAPS-IIBB-CSIC ha identificado un mecanismo que favorece la acumulación de mitocondrias defectuosas que se observa en enfermedades como el Alzheimer. Lo publica Molecular Neurodegen...

Una punción lumbar permite determinar el riesgo de tener enfermedad de Parkinson y demencia con cuerpos de Lewy de forma precoz

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3 years ago
Parkinson, Demencia, Lewy, Neurología, Trastorno del sueño REM, enfermedades neurodegenerativas

Esta metodología permite conocer el riesgo de desarrollar estas enfermedades antes de que aparezcan los síntomas en personas con trastorno del sueño REM.

A study in Nature concludes that immunotherapy is less efficacious in nonviral liver cancer

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3 years ago
fatty liver, alcohol abuse, HCC, immunotherapy, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver cancer

An article published in the journal Nature suggests that immunotherapy is effective in patients with HCC of viral origin but does not increase survival of patients with HCC caused by alcohol abuse or ...