At the IGTP TODAY
Researchers from the Cardiac Regeneration and Heart Failure Research Group (ICREC) at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and the Heart Institute of the Germans Trias Hospital (iCor) have found beneficial effects of the novel drug Sacubitril/Valsartan in the management of myocardial infarction (MI).
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A work of the Clinical and Environmental Infectious Diseases Study Group (CEID) at IGTP, led by Dr Laura Gavaldà from the Bellvitge University Hospital, in collaboration with the ICO and the Barcelona Public Health Agency, has disclosed significant findings on the survival of the Legionella pneumophila bacterium in hospital water systems.
The collaborative action DATOS-CAT aims to enhance the visibility and scientific impact of population-based cohorts created in Catalonia. Additionally, it seeks to enrich the procedures used in these cohorts, promoting their applicability in other similar contexts. To achieve this, it focuses on improving data interoperability, thereby facilitating their exploitation and use in scientific research.
Dr Rodrigo will lead the sponsorship program at the Can Ruti Campus with the goal of boosting support for research and medical assistance.
Researchers from IGTP have taken part in the 2nd Street Science Fair of ESO with a STEAM focus, Together with students from eight secondary schools and other research centres and companies, they have showed scientific concepts to fifth-grade students in Badalona through various workshops.
Why is it so difficult to eliminate the "forgotten" malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax? The PvREX research group at ISGlobal and IGTP presents recent scientific data.
According to a study led by CEEISCAT-IGTP and conducted with the PISCIS cohort, individuals with HIV who have had COVID-19 face a 30% higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.
CMCiB-IGTP has renewed its certificate of compliance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) in accordance with Directive 2004/9/EC.
The results of a pioneering study by IGTP and BST support the safety of the bioimplants called PeriCord, made from stem cells of the umbilical cord and pericardium from a tissue donor, which aid in the regeneration and revascularisation of the affected area.
A study led by researchers from IGTP, in collaboration with health economics experts from Can Ruti, UPF, and Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, offers new recommendations for optimising tuberculosis screening programmes in low-incidence countries. Published in the journal Eurosurveillance, this work reviews various studies to determine if these programmes targeting higher-risk groups are economically effective.
