Science, innovation and commitment

BCNatal's fetaLife project for extremely premature babies achieves a 21-day survival in a liquid incubator

After more than five years of work, the scientific team behind the fetaLife project for extremely preterm infants has developed a functional prototype of an artificial placenta, or liquid incubator, which has achieved 21 days of survival in good condition in an experimental sheep model and more than 13 months of postnatal survival once off the device with good neurodevelopmental outcomes.

A study shows that ACT therapy before surgery improves the recovery of patients with low back pain

A study published in the European Journal of Pain concludes that incorporating a psychological intervention based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) before lumbar surgery can significantly improve patient recovery.

We identify a new cellular mechanism involved in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

The results better explain why the mutation of this gene causes the progressive degeneration of peripheral nerves.

A study led by Sant Joan de Déu shows the benefits of the Unified Protocol in young people at high risk of psychosis

A study led by a research team at Sant Joan de Déu concludes that a psychological intervention based on the Unified Protocol may help reduce attenuated psychotic symptoms and improve certain cognitive processes in young people at ultra-high risk of psychosis.

Agenda

IV Jornada Científica del IRSJD

Ens plau anunciar-vos la celebració de la V Jornada Científica de l'IRSJD, que tindrà lloc el proper 17 de desembre de 2026 a l'Auditori del Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu.

Auditori del Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu

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Interviews

Susana Ochoa Güerre

Psychologist, head of the Research Group on Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Severe Mental Disorders (MERITT) at the Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD) and head of research at the Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu (PSSJD).

"Not all psychological treatments work the same for everyone"

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