10/10/2025 - Press release
Stress sensitivity increases the frequency, intensity, and variability of suicidal thoughts among the university community. These are the findings of a longitudinal study coordinated by the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and Pompeu Fabra University, which analyses survey data from more than 700 university students. The study defines, for the first time, three degrees of passive suicidal ideation according to their frequency, intensity and increasing variability. Taking stress sensitivity into account could have an impact on suicide prevention.
07/10/2025 - Institutional news
The new edition of this prestigious list includes 38 professionals currently or formerly affiliated with the centre and its research institute. Nearly forty researchers from Hospital del Mar and the Hospital del Mar Research Institute appear in the World's Top 2% Scientist ranking, which features the most influential scientists in the world. This list, compiled by Stanford University, identifies the most cited researchers across various disciplines. It is divided into 22 fields of knowledge and 174 subfields, and includes 100,000 people - representing the top 2% of the world's eight million active scientists.
02/10/2025 - Institutional news
On October 15, we are launching the Health and Science Project, a joint initiative with the Libraries of Barcelona. The goal is to bring science and scientific advances closer to citizens through direct contact with healthcare and research professionals. Each quarter, we will schedule 6 to 7 talks on health-related topics, which will take place in different libraries within the Hospital del Mar's reference area. The talks will be announced progressively both by the libraries and by us, through our website in the Health and Science Project section and via social media. https://www.imim.cat/projecte_salut_i_ciencia/en_index.html
30/09/2025 - General information
On October 4, from 10:00 to 14:30 h, a new edition of the Open Day at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) will take place, where researchers will explain first-hand what they do, how they do it, and where they do it. Come and discover a major scientific infrastructure where the different research centers that are part of the PRBB will offer a wide variety of free activities for the whole family.
Més informació "OPEN PRBB 2025: On Saturday, October 4, we open our doors again!"
25/09/2025 - Institutional news
Dr. Albert Goday, Emeritus Section Head of the Endocrinology and Nutrition Service at Hospital del Mar, has officially been appointed as a new Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra as of September 4. The UPF resolution has already been published in the Official State Gazette and in the Official Journal of the Government of Catalonia. Dr. Goday is also a researcher in the Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition Research Group at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and in the CIBER area of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN) of the Carlos III Health Institute.
Més informació "Dr. Albert Goday, new Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra"
23/09/2025 - General information
The "la Caixa" Foundation has announced the results of the 2025 CaixaImpulse call, which supports 31 biomedical projects from research centers, hospitals, and universities in Spain and Portugal. Among them is the project led by Dr. Aura Muntasell, aimed at developing a ready-to-use cell therapy to more effectively combat cancer.
16/09/2025 - Institutional news
Immigrants develop their first psychotic episode earlier than native-born individuals-on average, three years earlier. According to the study, this is linked to accumulated trauma throughout life and the age at which migration begins. The research, conducted at Hospital del Mar in collaboration with the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and CIBERSAM, appears in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology.
Més informació "Study Assesses the Impact of Migration on the Mental Health of Immigrants"
10/09/2025 - Press release
Young people beginning university show a much higher prevalence of suicidal thoughts and attempts compared to the general population, according to an international study led by the Hospital del Mar Research Institute. The study, part of the World Mental Health International College Student Initiative led by Harvard University, invited nearly 73,000 students from 71 universities in eighteen countries to participate. It is the most comprehensive study conducted to date on this population. Experiencing traumatic events during childhood and having parents with mental health disorders are the main risk factors for suicidal behavior. In addition, transgender students are 2.4 times more likely to experience suicidal thoughts than other students.
09/09/2025 - Press release
A study published in Science identifies the complementary role of the main families of neurons in representing the environment. The work, coordinated by Dr. Manuel Valero, head of the Neural Computation Laboratory at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, presents an open-access tool to analyze neuronal diversity. The tool is already freely available and can be applied to the study of other brain regions and of diseases such as Alzheimer's, epilepsy, major depression, and Down syndrome, paving the way for more specific therapeutic strategies.
Més informació "An artificial intelligence tool reveals how the brain orients itself in space"
28/08/2025 - General information
Research led by CIBER-ISCIII, within the framework of the PREDIMED-Plus study, describes how a low-calorie Mediterranean diet combined with physical exercise reduces the risk of diabetes, confirming the joint benefit of both lifestyle approaches in preventing this disease. The study received over 15 million euros in funding, mainly from the ISCIII and the CIBER Consortium, and involved three CIBER research areas and more than 200 specialists from 23 research centers, including the Hospital del Mar Research Institute.
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