11/02/2026 - Institutional news
On 6 February, the XV Winter Olympic Games officially began. This year, the Games are being held in Milan-Cortina, Italy. This is a top-level sporting event that brings together athletes from around the world and mobilises numerous professionals across different fields, including anti-doping control. In this context, four professionals from the Catalonia Anti-Doping Laboratory - Rosa Ventura, Rosalia Ramírez, Deamelys Hernández and Manfred Conjeaud - will travel to Rome to join the Olympic laboratory team responsible for doping controls during the competition. Rosa Ventura will join the management and supervision group overseeing analytical activities, while Rosalia Ramírez, Deamelys Hernández and Manfred Conjeaud will work in the detection of anabolic steroids, one of the key analytical areas in sports anti-doping control.
11/02/2026 - General information
Today, 11 February, the Hospital del Mar Research Institute joins the celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a key date to recognize the fundamental role of women in research and to continue moving towards a more just, diverse, and inclusive science. Despite the progress made, women remain underrepresented in science worldwide: less than one third of all researchers are women. At the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, every day we help advance science, medicine, and health. We are professionals from many different fields who research, care, create, and transform to expand knowledge and improve people's lives.
Més informació "The future of science begins with today's girls"
09/02/2026 - General information
The use of a standardized protocol significantly reduces headache after lumbar puncture, one of the most common side effects of this procedure, based on the analysis of more than 1,100 punctures. Improving the tolerability of lumbar puncture is key to advancing research in the preclinical stages of Alzheimer's disease and has been made possible thanks to the commitment of volunteers from the ALFA cohort. The study, published in Nature Scientific Reports, involved 724 cognitively healthy adults from the longitudinal ALFA cohort at the BBRC, with the support of the "la Caixa" Foundation.
05/02/2026 - Press release
A recent study from the Hospital del Mar Research Institute shows that cannabis use is associated with increased brain inflammation, which may affect the therapeutic effectiveness of antipsychotic treatments. The study analysed brain MRI scans from nearly 100 individuals-patients with first-episode psychosis and healthy volunteers-using a novel technique that measures extracellular free water. This is the first study to apply this method to examine the effects of cannabis use in psychosis. The findings are published in Molecular Psychiatry and reinforce recommendations against cannabis use in people with psychotic disorders.
Més informació "Cannabis use may influence treatment mechanisms in first-episode psychosis"
05/02/2026 - Press release
Infections caused by Enterobacterales, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii are identified as priorities for clinical research. The study, published in the Journal of Infection and Public Health, involved 60 experts who reached consensus on the main priorities for the development of new clinical trials. The work carried out within the MePRAM project of CIBER has resulted in several priority lists-microorganisms, clinical syndromes, patient populations and anti-infective treatments-aimed at guiding future research from a personalised medicine approach.
Més informació "The roadmap for clinical research against antibiotic resistance established"
03/02/2026 - Press release
A research team from the Parc Taulí Research and Innovation Institute (I3PT), in collaboration with the Pere Virgili Health Research Institute (IISPV) and the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRIB), has identified a clear association between the accumulation of abdominal fat and premature vascular aging in people with type 1 diabetes who have no previous history of cardiovascular disease. The research was based on a cohort of 179 individuals with this condition, all of whom were assessed at Parc Taulí University Hospital. Despite having good control of blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and lipid profile, approximately 10% of the individuals studied showed signs of premature vascular aging-a key factor in the development of cardiovascular and microvascular complications that directly affect quality of life and life expectancy.
Més informació "Abdominal fat is associated with premature vascular aging in type 1 diabetes"
02/02/2026 - Institutional news
The Hospital del Mar Research Institute Barcelona (HMRIB) hosted last Wednesday the 28th the inaugural session of the MAR Tech Transfer Academy, a new training programme designed to bring biomedical research closer to the market and to strengthen knowledge transfer and valorisation capabilities. The programme will count with three pillars: experience through a series of interactive sessions, curated tools that will be offered to the researchers and clinicians to help them during the transfer process and expert accompaniment, trough valorisation services.
02/02/2026 - General information
The Machine of Forgetting is a guide to understanding how memory works and how it defines who we are. Through eleven questions, it explores a wide range of issues, from how we store memories to what makes us human, including the possibility that androids might have feelings. Published by Editorial Ariel, the new book by Dr. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, neuroscientist at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and ICREA professor, opens the door to the latest advances in neuroscience and artificial intelligence research, while also establishing parallels with art, philosophy, and football.
27/01/2026 - General information
The Hospital del Mar Research Institute is participating in two of the projects selected by Barcelona City Council and the "la Caixa" Foundation as part of the 2025 edition of the grants awarded by the two entities to emerging research projects in the fields of health and sustainability. Altogether, the initiatives will receive a total of two million euros in funding. One of the projects (DESODEM-BCN) will analyse social determinants in urban dementia. It will study how socioeconomic position, social infrastructure and air pollution influence dementia symptomatology and biology in Barcelona. The project combines biomedical, social and urban research to identify inequalities in diagnosis and disease progression, with special attention to the pTau217 biomarker. It is led by the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), in collaboration with the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, the Barcelona Urban Research Institute (IDRA) and the Barcelona Public Health Agency (ASPB).
26/01/2026 - Press release
Deaths among patients with acute myocardial infarction before reaching hospital were reduced, during the response by the Medical Emergency System of Catalonia (SEM), by 20% during this period, compared with what would have been expected in the period prior to the implementation of this initiative. Overall, 28-day mortality after suffering a heart attack decreased significantly, falling from 27% of cases to 19%. These findings are highlighted in a study by researchers from the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, in collaboration with Hospital de Sant Pau and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, which analysed data from 100,000 people who suffered a heart attack in Catalonia between 2008 and 2019.
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