SCIENTIFIC HIGHLIGHT

JANUARY

A clinical trial proves
the inefficacy of antibiotics in
patients with non-complicated
acute bronchitis.

View the news in the media: 8 al Dia Josep Cuní
FEBRUARY

Identified a biomarker that predicts survival in patients with the most frequent renal cancer.

View the news in the media: Telecinco
MARCH

Diabetes treatments don’t increase the risk of cancer.

View the news in the media: El Punt Avui
APRIL

Human protein may trigger Parkinson Disease.

View the news in the media: La Vanguardia
MAY

Vall d’Hebron leads the first clinical trial to test a new drug for Chagas Disease.

View the news in the media: BTV
JUNE JULY

New species detected in intestinal microbiota that make the difference between healthy and unhealthy individuals.

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AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER

People with irritable bowel syndrome present increased activation of immune defenses in their small intestine.

View the news in the media: Els Matins TV3

VHIR researchers unveil the role of a key protein in the reparation of the damage caused by the solar radiation.

View the news in the media: Europa Press
NOVEMBER

VHIR researchers discover why the individuals with Down Syndrome have more predisposition to suffer autoimmune diseases.

View the news in the media: El Periódico

Researchers identify a gene associated with susceptibility to cervical artery dissection.

View the news in the media: TVE
DECEMBER

The loss of the gene RHOA contributes to the progression of colorectal tumors and metastasis.

View the news in the media: EFE

World experts in endoscopic surgery meet in Vall d’Hebron.

View the news in the media: VHIR