News
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
Three-Dimensional Epigenome Roadmap of Human B-cell Differentiation Uncovers Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity and Oncogenesis
IRSJD September Scientific Seminar: "Three-Dimensional Epigenome Roadmap of Human B-cell Differentiation Uncovers Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity and Oncogenesis". Dr. Biola M. Javierre, PhD from Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC).
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).
