16/12/2025 - Press release
These are some of the conclusions of the report "Working on digital platforms: What do we know about health and safety?", a joint study by UPF and the Hospital del Mar Research Institute Barcelona, within the framework of the international project GIG-OSH, which has collected data from seven European countries.
15/12/2025 - Institutional news
In compliance with the Spanish Law DA 17.2(c) of Organic Law 3/2018 on the reuse of biomedical research data, participants of the studies listed below are informed that their pseudonymised data will be reused in the REDAMCOR Project ("Genomics of heart failure of different aetiology in 3,600 cases and 36,000 controls - REDAMCOR Project" - PI24-00035), approved by the Research Ethics Committee on Medicinal Products (CEIm) of Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, under number 2024/11683/I, and funded by the Health Research Fund of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI24-00035). Participants are asked to read carefully the information sheet available at the link provided. If you do not agree to your data being used for this medical research, you may notify the responsible investigator, Dr. Jaume Marrugat, at [email protected], by post at C/Doctor Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, or by phone at 933160800.
12/12/2025 - Press release
Having a higher proportion of fatty acids in the blood from a healthy diet reduces the risk of suffering from this type of stroke by 14%. The researchers have established an index that measures more reliably than other systems used the quality of fats in the diet of the studied individuals. The work is published in the European Stroke Journal. Blood fat levels can be calculated from a simple blood test. This opens the door to its application in clinical practice.
Més informació "They design a tool to predict the risk of ischemic stroke from blood fats"
06/11/2025 - Press release
A systematic review of published studies on service coverage for these conditions in adults, published in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, reveals this gap. Overall, there is little information about the capacity to provide care for people with mental disorders across European countries. Existing data show great disparities between nations and generally low coverage for nearly all disorders. These figures put at risk the World Health Organization's goal of increasing coverage for these patients by 50% by 2030.
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.
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"
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.
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.
06/08/2025 - Institutional news
According to a study by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, co-led by David Abbad-Gómez, researcher in the Epidemiology and Evaluation Research Group at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and a member of the RICAPPS research network on chronicity, primary care and health promotion (part of the Carlos III Health Institute), people who follow a balanced diet have between 9% and 19% fewer chronic diseases after 15 years.
Més informació "Following a Healthy Diet Reduces the Risk of Chronic Diseases in Older Adults"
02/07/2025 - General information
Levels of butyrate and isobutyrate, short-chain fatty acids produced by the gut microbiota, are associated with a higher risk of developing the disease, according to a study led by IISPV and Hospital del Mar. A research team led by scientists from the Pere Virgili Health Research Institute (IISPV), the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, and the Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases area of the CIBER (CIBERDEM) has identified two compounds present in the blood - butyrate and isobutyrate - that could serve as early predictors of type 2 diabetes in seemingly healthy individuals.
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