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Research led in Bellvitge will allow progress in the fight against bacteremia
The study has been published in the journal Nature Medicine, one of the most prestigious in Medicine, and represents a step forward to address an important health challenge worldwide, with high rates of therapeutic failure and mortality.
Sleep deprivation or working night shifts do not seem to be risk factors for endometrial cancer
A study by IDIBELL and ICO in 7,202 women with endometrial cancer and more than 22,000 control women found no relationship between lack of sleep or working night shifts with the development of this cancer.
Molecular tests allow more effective detection of endometrial cancer and avoid unnecessary hysterectomies in women with postmenopausal bleeding
The study performs an evaluation to determine the cost-effectiveness and profitability of two strategies for the early detection of endometrial cancer in women with postmenopausal bleeding.
One in three men worldwide are infected with genital human papillomavirus
1 in 3 men over the age of 15 are infected with at least one genital human papillomavirus (HPV) type, and 1 in 5 are infected with one or more of what are known as high risk, or oncogenic, HPV types
A new clinical algorithm increases the diagnosis rate of rare diseases
A research team led by Aurora Pujol and Dr. Carlos Casasnovas developed an innovative computational algorithm called ClinPrior. This algorithm demonstrated its ability to improve the diagnosis rate in patients with rare diseases of genetic origin.
Study shows the health risk of smoking in the car
This work, in which IDIBELL and the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) participated, has analyzed the concentrations of nicotine in the air, as well as, cotinine and nitrosamines, specifically of tobacco dust in vehicles.
Psycho-emotional, cultural, and social factors are directly related to re-consultation in the emergency service
A new study published and highlighted by the scientific journal Emergencias reveals the direct relationship between having two or more factors, such as illiteracy, anxiety or lack of caregivers, and returning to the ER in less than 30 days.
Scientists find relationship between two neurotransmitters and eating disorders and obesity
This study has found significant relationships between the blood concentration of two endocannabinoid neurotransmitters with clinical variables and body mass index (BMI) in a group of patients with extreme clinical weight conditions.
New advances in the analysis of the mechanisms that explain the dual role of TGF-beta in hepatocellular carcinoma
The results show that a protein, NADPH oxidase NOX4, which had been described as a mediator of TGF-beta-induced cell death, also participates in the pro-tumorogenic response to this factor, specifically mediating its pro-migratory and invasive effects.