Scientific Highlights

January

15/1/2015 Abdominal distension can be corrected by muscular control techniques

View the news in the media 8tv

20/1/2015 Schizofrenia, major depression and bipolar disorder share genetic risk factors

View the news in the media La Razón

30/1/2015 Researchers identify a gene associated to higher survival from sepsis due to pneumonia

View the news in the media Excelenciencia

February

16/2/2015 VHIR researchers develop a methodology that will help doctors choosing the most efficient treatment for hepatitis C

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March

17/3/2015 Adolescents with ADHD resistant to medication reduce symptoms after a psychological treatment in group

View the news in the media El Periódico

April

28/4/2015 Surgery improves survival of women over age 80 with breast càncer

View the news in the media TVE

May

11/5/2015 Researchers identify a mechanism involved in the resistance to antitumor treatment

View the news in the media Gaceta Médica

September

3/9/2015 Patients with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome have less microbial diversity

View the news in the media BTV

9/9/2015 VHIR researchers validate a new therapeutic target for colorectal cancer treatment

View the news in the media La Vanguardia

29/9/2015 A new experimental drug to reduce clinical progression of primary progressive multiple sclerosis

View the news in the media La Sexta

November

6/11/2015 New methodology to improve the drug response of breast and colon cancer with nanomedicine

View the news in the media Europa Press

12/11/2015 Discovered an anti-diabetic treatment with added benefits for diabetic retinopathy

View the news in the media RAC1

December

14/12/2015 Vall d’Hebron’ study detects high prevalence of schistosomiasis in an Angolan region

View the news in the media El País