The journal Science has published the results of an international investigation that represents an important advance in the degree of knowledge about the genetic map that determines the structure of the key regions of the human cerebral cortex. These advances allow us to advance in knowing how genetic variability marks differences in the brain structure […]
Alcoholic hepatitis is a clinical picture that occurs when high amounts of alcohol are consumed in people who already have a regular consumption of it for a long time. It is an entity that in severe cases carries a very high mortality, in certain circumstances it reaches more than half of the cases in less […]
The IDIVAL Transplant and Autoimmunity group, belonging to the Kidney Disease Research Network (REDINREN) funded by the ISCIII with FEDER funds, has published a recent work in its biomarker line of work associated with the clinical evolution of Renal Transplant. Renal transplantation is the best treatment for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease compared to […]
The Cell Cycle, Determining Stem Cells and Cancer research group of the Valdecilla Health Research Institute (IDIVAL), led by Dr. Alberto Gandarillas, has just published a paper that includes the molecular regulation that makes it possible for epithelial cells such as skin epidermis do not die against continuous carcinogens such as sunlight. This discovery has […]
It is currently known that those patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CCRm) whose tumors have mutations at the level of certain genes involved in the EGFR receptor pathway (HER-1), such as the RAS gene (KRAS or NRAS exons 2,3 and 4 ), do not benefit from therapy with monoclonal antibodies with antiEGFR activity (Cetuximab or […]
The article “Diagnostic value of Bone marrow core biopsy patterns in Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma / Waldeström Macroglobulinemia and description of its mutational profiles by targeted NGS” has recently been published in the international Journal of Clinical Pathology (FI 2,346, JCR). This original manuscript describes the clinical relevance of the evaluation by multiparameter methods (morphology and histopathology, […]
The User Care, Immunology and Radiodiagnostic Services of the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital have received the ISO 9001: 2015 accreditation, which certifies their commitment to quality and safety in the framework of continuous improvement to achieve the best health results. With these three new accreditations, Valdecilla brings to 20 the number of services and […]
The study “Nonpharmacological, nonsurgical treatments for freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review” published in the journal Movement Disorders, has been led by Manuel Delgado, Neurologist of the Sierrallana Hospital and researcher of the Area of Psychiatry of IDIVAL and has had the participation of other experts in disorders of the movement of […]
On February 14, the Call for Official Selection of the Scientific Director of the Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute Foundation (IDIVAL) has been published in the Official Gazette of Cantabria. The functions of the Scientific Director are contemplated in article 35 of the founding Statutes (link to the Statutes of IDIVAL) Applicants who meet the […]
The Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) is emerging as the most frequent approach to the treatment of aortic stenosis, which is the most frequent valvular disease and in increasing prevalence given population aging. One of the most frequent drawback of the TAVI procedure is cardiac conduction alterations, which, although not prognostically serious, involve resource consumption […]
