Muscle weakness in cerebral palsy (CP) contributes to disability to a greater extent than muscle spasticity itself. Previous studies suggest that resisted exercises would increase muscle strength without increasing spasticity, opening the possibility that this increase in strength could be associated simultaneously with improvements in gait or motor function. The results of the meta-analysis published […]

The Rehabilitation Service of the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital in collaboration with 23 Spanish hospitals and a neurology service has conducted a prospective real-life observational study (Real World Evidence) on the functional improvement of botulinum toxin type A injection in patients with lower limb spasticity after having suffered a stroke. This study is part […]

The Neurophthalmology Unit of the Liencres-HUMV Hospital has studied the involvement of retinal structures (ganglion cells) and optic nerve (nerve fiber layer) in patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) using coherence tomography optical (OCT). In this study, published in the journal 'Alzheimers Dement (N Y)' the authors analyze the use of the […]

Antibiotics are medications that destroy or inactivate bacteria. These drugs are very useful against infections, but the misuse we have made of them in recent decades has caused them to lose their ability to destroy pathogenic bacteria. This is because bacteria have begun to become resistant to many antibiotics at once. Modern medicine rests on […]

The Neurophthalmology and Glaucoma Unit of the Liencres-HUMV Hospital has studied the correlation of visual fields with the results of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in a study that includes 161 patients. In this study, published in the journal 'PlosOne', the authors analyze the reliability of two protocols for the diagnosis and follow-up of glaucoma, one […]

Glioblastoma, is the most frequent malignant tumor of the Central Nervous System and, due to its heterogeneity and its high capacity for local invasion, in most cases it has a poor prognosis, despite current treatment protocols. One of the characteristics of the glioblastoma microenvironment is hypoxia, generated by rapid tumor growth. The invasive capacity of […]

Researchers from the Neurodegenerative Diseases Group of IDIVAL have participated in the first study of genomic association (GWAs) in Parkinson's disease carried out in Spain. This is a study that has had the participation of 13 Spanish centers and has included 7,849 subjects with Parkinson's disease and healthy controls. The study has served to characterize […]

The central role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) in Regenerative Medicine derives, in large part, from their ability to differentiate into different cell types. The induction of proliferation and differentiation to osteoblasts of MSCs forms the basis of bone regenerative therapies. Osteogenic differentiation of MSCs is a complex process regulated simultaneously by different signaling routes, […]

Recently, after the evaluation by international experts carried out by the Carlos III Health Institute, the 7th Call for Research Projects on HIV, Liver Diseases and Hemato-oncology of GILEAD Sciences has been resolved in which the “Liquid biopsy for the molecular diagnosis of DLBCL patients treated in clinical trials (GLD19 / 00041)” research project lead by […]

The candidacy of BIOBANCO VALDECILLA, has been selected for the organization of the XI CONGRESS OF THE NATIONAL BIOBANK NETWORK – SANTANDER 2020 From now on the countdown begins with the clear objective of making it a success both for your organization, as for its contents, speakers and participants. The Congress that will be held in […]