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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.
First assessment of individual brain heterogeneity in mental disorders
The analysis of brain involvement at an individual level has shown that there is a great heterogeneity in the affected regions in individuals with the same clinical diagnosis. In contrast, alterations in neural circuits and networks involving different regions are common among various mental disorders and could therefore become useful as diagnostic markers.
A new heart failure program can reduce hospitalizations and deaths at 90 and 180 days after discharge
According to the study carried out by the IDIBELL research group on cardiovascular diseases (BIOHEART), this program not only could reduce hospital admissions and deaths of patients 30 days after discharge – as it was already proven – but also at 90 and 180 days.
A study concludes that territorial integrated care for people with heart failure reduces the impact of socioeconomic inequality
The Bellvitge Hospital, Primary Care and IDIBELL have analyzed the cases of more than 77,500 heart failure patients in Catalonia between 2015 and 2019.