Vall d'Hebron Hospital

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Endocrinologist and coordinator of the Obesity Unit at Vall d'Hebron Hospital.

Director of the Clinical and Molecular Genetics Department at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona

Oncologist at the Colon Cancer Unit of Vall d'Hebron Hospital.

Director of the Digestive System Research Unit at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona and former president of the Spanish Society of Microbiota, Probiotics and Prebiotics (SEMiPyP)

Head of the Oncology Department of the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital of Barcelona and Director of the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology

Specialist in obstetrics and maternal-fetal medicine at the Obstetrics Department of the Vall d'Hebron Hospital.

Director of the Clinical Neuroimmunology Laboratory at the Multiple Sclerosis Centre of Catalonia (Cemcat) and neurologist at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona

Specialist in Pneumology at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona

Head of the Laboratory of Gene Therapy in Neurodegenerative Diseases of the VHIR-UAB Mixed Unit

Assistant doctor in the Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Department

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cancer

Research to be published in the journal Nature identifies and characterizes the cells responsible for relapse in colon cancer. In addition, it proposes revising clinical guidelines and administering immunotherapy before surgery to try to avoid them

azúcar

Research published in the journal Cell has found a link between the intake of the sweeteners saccharin and sucralose with changes in the gut microbiota that may lead to altered glucose metabolism.

Pregnant woman with a dog at her feet

During confinement, pregnant women suffered more stress than usual among pregnant women, according to a study conducted at Vall d'Hebron Hospital. A new result along the same lines also finds effects on the brain development of the foetus. But the period of neurodevelopment spans childhood and adolescence, so there are many opportunities to favourably influence this process.

Cefalea

A review published today in The Journal of Headache and Pain concludes that 52% of the population is affected by a headache each year, with 14% reporting migraines.