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• 17/05/2012 - Press release

  New evidence questions the direct link between the amount of “good cholesterol” and the risk of suffering a heart attack

  An international collaborative study with the participation of researchers from the IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute), has studied whether the link between the levels of HDL cholesterol, commonly called “good cholesterol” and the risk of suffering an acute myocardial infarction is or isn’t causal, by using genetic biomarkers. The article will be published in the prestigious Lancet journal.

  Més informació "New evidence questions the direct link between the amount of “good cholesterol” and the risk of suffering a heart attack"

• 25/12/2011 - Press release

  Discovered the existence of neutrophils in the spleen

  For the first time, it has been discovered that neutrophils exist in the spleen without there being an infection. This important finding made by the research group on the Biology of B Cells of IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute) in collaboration with researchers from Mount Sinai in New York, has also made it possible to determine that these neutrophils have an immunoregulating role.

  Més informació "Discovered the existence of neutrophils in the spleen"

• 11/11/2011 - Press release

  Experts from the Hospital del Mar prove that having osteoarthritis leads to more fractures and falls in post-menopausal women

  A study lead by a team of researchers from the Hospital del Mar and its research institute, IMIM, concludes that post-menopausal women with osteoarthritis have a 20% greater risk of experiencing bone fractures due to osteoporosis and are at greater risk of falling –nearly 30% more than post-menopausal women without osteoarthritis

  Més informació "Experts from the Hospital del Mar prove that having osteoarthritis leads to more fractures and falls in post-menopausal women"

• 13/10/2011 - Press release

  Half of the patients at risk for cardiovascular disease are not receiving adequate treatment

  The Spanish Society of Cardiology (Sociedad Española de Cardiología or SEC) warns that the percentage of the Spanish population with a good control of cardiovascular risk factors is no higher than, at best, 65%, and at worst, 34%.

  Més informació "Half of the patients at risk for cardiovascular disease are not receiving adequate treatment"

• 12/09/2011 - Press release

  New Leads on the Genetic Origin of High Blood Pressure

  The International Consortium for Blood Pressure genome-wide association Studies (ICBP), an international project in which researchers from the IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute) have participated as the only Spanish researchers, has identified 29 loci or genetic characteristics, 16 of which are new, associated with the risk of presenting with high blood pressure in a population of European origin

  Més informació "New Leads on the Genetic Origin of High Blood Pressure"

• 26/05/2011 - Press release

  An IMIM study is the key to the approval of a health claim by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

  At the request of the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a scientific opinion on a food product, namely, about the health properties of olive oil. This has been possible thanks to the contribution of the cardiovascular risk and nutrition research group at the IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute).

  Més informació "An IMIM study is the key to the approval of a health claim by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)"

• 12/04/2011 - Press release

  High blood pressure, dyslipidaemia and obesity: the most prevalent cardiovascular risk factors in Spain

  High blood pressure, dyslipidaemia and obesity are the three most prevalent cardiovascular risk factors among Spaniards aged between 35 and 74 years. In addition, these factors occur most commonly in the autonomous regions of Extremadura, the Canaries and Andalusia. Here are some of the conclusions reached by the DARIOS Study.

  Més informació "High blood pressure, dyslipidaemia and obesity: the most prevalent cardiovascular risk factors in Spain"

• 06/03/2011 - Press release

  New leads on the genetic origin of coronary artery disease

  An International study to be published online on the 6th March in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics identifies 13 new genetic characteristics associated with coronary artery disease.Genetic factors are thought to explain about 40% of the risk of the population presenting with coronary artery disease.

  Més informació "New leads on the genetic origin of coronary artery disease"

• 16/02/2011 - Press release

  Having a haemodynamics laboratory almost halves the number of infarction deaths

  A study published in the latest edition of Revista Española de Cardiología (REC, Spanish Journal of Cardiology) and carried out by researchers from the IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute) in Barcelona and from the Josep Trueta Hospital in Girona, highlights the importance of increasing the number of haemodynamics laboratories

  Més informació "Having a haemodynamics laboratory almost halves the number of infarction deaths"

• 03/02/2011 - Press release

  The IMIM is participating in a research project on NK cell activation

  

  The aim of the CLINK project is to develop various protocols for the “in vitro” activation and expansion of a type of immune system cell which is important for combating certain infections and tumours, called a natural killer cell (NK cell). The consortium will attempt to find an ideal system for activating these cells which would allow the largest number of cells to be obtained from one single donor and at the same time provide them with greater ability to kill tumours

  Més informació "The IMIM is participating in a research project on NK cell activation"