A study led by ibs.GRANADA reveals that people with severe mental illness gain up to three times more weight than the general population after diagnosis.

by Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria - Ibs Granada

People with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, experience early, rapid, and sustained weight gain that is three times higher than that observed in the general populat...

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A new study reveals that prostate cancer alters the function of the cells that support blood vessels

by CIC bioGUNE

The new study shows that pericytes do not disappear, instead, they are reprogrammed. This dysfunction is regulated by a cytokine (a secreted protein) called TGF-β, which acts as a messenger between t...

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El IBSAL y la USAL lideran un estudio sobre los patrones de sueño de la población adulta española

by Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca - IBSAL

En hombres, el perfil de varón mayor de 65 años con estudios universitarios y baja carga ansioso-depresiva muestra la mejor eficiencia del sueño, pese a dormir menos tiempo total.

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Un estudio coordinado por el Hospital de Bellvitge y el IDIBELL descubre una causa de disfunción de los trasplantes de corazón

by Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

El trabajo, realizado en 7 hospitales españoles, concluye que niveles bajos de la enzima caspasa 3 en el donante aumentan las posibilidades de disfunción o rechazo del órgano

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They design a tool to predict the risk of ischemic stroke from blood fats

by IMIM - Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques

The result, after analyzing the blood samples, is clear. Those with a higher score on the blood fat index, indicating a better diet, had a 14% lower risk of suffering from this type of stroke.

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Neutrophils are less aggressive at night, explaining why nighttime heart attacks cause less damage than daytime events

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares - CNIC

A CNIC study reveals that neutrophils—a type of immune cell—are less aggressive at night, explaining why nighttime heart attacks are less severe than those occurring during the day

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Aspartame sweetener reduces body fat, but could harm heart and brain

by CIC biomaGUNE

A study conducted on mice has found that prolonged intake of sweeteners can have a detrimental impact on the function of these organs, even at low doses. The results obtained by CIC biomaGUNE and the ...

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Mobile technology revolutionises the diagnosis of sleep apnoea after a stroke

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

A research team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has developed an innovative, portable, smartphone-based system for assessing sleep apnoea in individuals with different heal...

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Un estudio internacional publicado en NEJM, con participación de Bellvitge, identifica el primer tratamiento para la enfermedad de Rendu-Osler

by Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

El engasertib, una molécula oral diseñada exclusivamente para la enfermedad, reduce de forma significativa las hemorragias nasales graves, que pueden durar horas y obligar a transfusiones repetidas....

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New methodological approach for precision drug design in transthyretin amyloidosis

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

An international research team reveals new molecular mechanisms associated with pathogenic mutations in the protein transthyretin that cause transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR), a group of fatal progress...

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Un estudio de INCLIVA analiza si la combinación de dos tipos de diuréticos al alta puede reducir el riesgo de reingreso hospitalario por insuficiencia cardiaca aguda

by INCLIVA

Este estudio concluye que la combinación de estos tipos de fármacos tras una descompensación por insuficiencia cardiaca podría ser útil solo en pacientes con mayor retención de líquidos o peor ...

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Sant Pau Research Institute Secures More Than €2.5 Million to Advance Two Independent Clinical Trials in Oncology and Stroke

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

The Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) will lead two new independent clinical trials in areas of high clinical complexity—hematologic oncology and acute ischemic stroke—after securing more ...

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