News

The Epicardial Fat of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Exerts Negative Effects on Cardiac Cells That Are Reversed in the Presence of ApoJ

Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease, including both coronary artery disease and heart failure. Diabetic cardiomyopathy is a condition where...

A Sant Pau Study Concludes that the Use of Statins Reduces the Risk of Recurrent Stroke in Patients with Cerebral Microbleeds

A study published in the journal Neurology concludes that the use of statins—drugs to lower blood cholesterol—significantly reduces the risk of recurrent stroke without increasing the risk of brai...

The Cellular Composition in Salivary Biopsies Can Predict Severe Flares in Sjögren’s Syndrome

A study conducted by researchers at the Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (IR Sant Pau) has revealed that a greater quantity of T cells in lymphocytic foci is associated with an increased risk of severe fl...

Sant Pau Pharmacy launches a project to promote proper recycling of inhalers

If the healthcare system were a country, it would be the fifth most polluting in the world in terms of global warming. Moreover, between 25% and 50% of its carbon footprint is due to medications, with...

Cochrane Iberoamerica gets one of the five new evidence synthesis units worldwide

Cochrane, an international scientific organization, has announced the creation of five Evidence Synthesis Units (ESU) as a result of a competitive call to which 15 proposals from 10 countries of 6 con...