A clinical trial led from Lleida has shown that the pre-hospital application of a technique called remote ischaemic conditioning can be a safe and promising strategy to improve recovery A clinical trial led from Lleida, from the Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital of Lleida (HUAV), …

The Neuroimmunology group analyses the microglia to find drugs that modulate and slow the progression of the disease. Researchers from Lleida have developed a new cellular model that allows them to study the microglia of patients with multiple sclerosis to see how they …

The Lleida-based research group Biochemistry of Oxidative Stress is leading a study to determine the onset of the effects on the cells of people suffering from this disease Friedreich's ataxia (FA) is a minority neuro-cardiodegenerative disease caused by the deficiency of a protein called frataxin …

Currently, people who live with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) do not have an efficient treatment, since we do not know the mechanisms of the disease. People diagnosed with this neurodegenerative disease, which manifests itself in adulthood, have an average survival of three years. Patients lose …

Eating healthy and avoiding ultra-processed and high-calorie products (pizzas, chips, etc.) promotes the mental health of adolescents and enhances their neuropsychological skills, such as the ability to relate harmoniously with other people or the management of emotions. This is the result of a study led …

The Stroke Team at the Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital in Lleida (HUAV), together with the Neuroscience Group of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRBLleida) and the Medical Emergency System (SEM), presented the results of the REMOTECAT study within the framework of the 10th …

The ADGUT collaborative project seeks to understand the relationship between the microbiota-gut-brain axis and the progression of cognitive alterations associated with Alzheimer’s disease. This project aims to develop personalised preclinical models to prevent the progression of the disease and improve its assessment. Alzheimer’s is an …

This five-year project is funded by the EU, coordinated by ISGlobal, and involves collaboration with IISPV. It will focus on the implementation and evaluation of interventions in key industries in Europe. In response to the growing concern about the effects of climate change on occupational …

It is an international project, from the hand of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (IISGlobal) and with funding from the California Walnuts Commission (institution of world reference in this field) The Clinical and Epidemiological Neuroscience Research Group (NeuroEpia) of the Pere Virgili Health Research …

Researchers at the University of Lleida (UdL) and the Institute of Biomedical Research of Lleida (IRBLleida) have led an investigation, in collaboration with the Pablo de Olavide University in Seville, which has shown that the role of oxidative stress in the progression of Alzheimer's disease …

New research with Lleida's participation will change the approach to patients with dementia caused by the rare disease CADASIL …

Concludes a world-leading study in this field led by the IISPV and with the collaboration of ISGlobal and the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) Eating walnuts on a regular basis could benefit the cognitive development of adolescents and contribute to their psychological maturation.