COVID19 Archives

06/08/24

MicroRNA profiling as a biomarker to improve the management of patients with respiratory diseases proposed

COVID-19

MicroRNA (miRNA) profiles, small ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequences, may serve as innovative biomarkers to aid decision-making in the treatment of patients with respiratory diseases.

14/03/24

Key mechanisms discovered in the persistence of pulmonary sequelae in critically ill COVID-19 patients

COVID-19

Thanks to two recent studies led from Lleida Two recent studies led from Lleida have shed light on the mechanisms associated with the persistence of pulmonary sequelae in critically ill COVID-19 patients. The research, which has been published in the scientific journals “ …

09/02/23

Online calculator predicts lung damage at hospital discharge for critically ill COVID patients

COVID-19 Interdisciplinary

This clinical tool, CIBERESUCICOVID SCORE, will select patients who may be more likely to have complications for respiratory follow-up in post-COVID units …

01/06/21

MicroRNA profile defined as a biomarker to predict progression of COVID-19 in severe patients

Health and Environment

According to research led in Lleida by the Translational Research in Respiratory Medicine group at IRBLleida, the University of Lleida, the Arnau de Vilanova and Santa Maria de Lleida Hospitals, and CIBERES A microRNA profile, small ribonucleic acid sequences, predicts the severity of COVID-19 in …

16/12/20

Research in Lleida concludes that chloroquine does not protect against COVID

COVID-19

Results of the survey of patients with chronic treatment published in ‘PLOS ONE Chloroquine and its derivatives do not have a protective effect on COVID-19 in people who are chronically treated, according to research carried out by researchers from the University of Lleida (UdL), the …

07/08/20

Public Health experts call for independent assessment of the Spanish state health system

COVID-19

International letter with the participation of Montserrat Gea, researcher at IRBLleida and professor at the UdL A group of public health experts has demanded an independent and impartial evaluation, carried out by a panel of international and national experts, of the Spanish health system, focusing …

07/08/20

The IRBLleida biobank collects more than 4,700 samples from COVID-19 patients in Lleida to be used for research

COVID-19

The biobank of the Lleida Institute for Biomedical Research (IRBLleida) has so far collected 4,787 samples of blood, plasma and serum from 368 patients who have suffered from COVID-19. Also a brief collection of samples of respiratory origin (bronchoaspirates). These samples are stored and will …

20/06/20

The Cognitive Disorders Unit of Lleida shows the worsening of Alzheimer's patients after five weeks of confinement

COVID-19

The Cognitive Disorders Unit of Lleida, located in the University Hospital of Santa Maria, has shown the worsening of neuropsychiatric symptoms of people suffering from Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment during the five weeks of confinement.