05/11/2026 - Institutional news
The study entitled "Stereoelectroencephalography-Guided Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tool" has won the award for best oral presentation at the 12th Congress of the Spanish Epilepsy Society, held in Córdoba from 15 to 17 October. The study was conducted by professionals from the Hospital del Mar Epilepsy Unit. The study, presented by Dr Nazaret Infante, consultant neurosurgeon at Hospital del Mar and researcher in the Epilepsy Research Group at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, reviewed the outcomes of patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy who underwent treatment at the hospital using this combination of techniques.
29/10/2026 - Press release
Cheating in sport through doping is becoming increasingly difficult. And the latest study led by Laboratorio Antidopaje de Cataluña, part of the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRIB), will make it even harder for athletes who seek to improve their performance through fraudulent means. The study, published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, has validated capillary blood sampling as a tool that is just as effective for detecting potential cases of doping as traditional venous blood sampling.
Més informació "New blood sampling system validated in the fight against doping"
26/10/2026 - General information
The study, published in JAMA Neurology, shows that early communication of blood biomarker results improves diagnostic certainty for Alzheimer's disease and enables optimisation of the clinical management of patients with cognitive symptoms, without having a negative emotional impact. The research analysed the progress of 220 patients in the PLASMAR study, divided according to whether they received their biomarker results after three or nine months. Receiving them earlier made it possible to bring forward clinical decision-making and provide more efficient patient follow-up. The results show that communicating the results early, after three months, also reduced follow-up tests and unnecessary reassessments, particularly in patients with a low probability of Alzheimer's disease, without increasing levels of anxiety, depression or stress.
20/10/2026 - Press release
The risk of a repeat suicide attempt is particularly high during the three months following hospital admission for a suicide attempt, according to the results obtained within the SURVIVE project and published in The Lancet Regional Health Europe. The main risk factors are the patient's mental health conditions and history of suicidal behaviour. A high burden of psychotropic medication and experiences of emotional neglect during childhood also play a role. The researchers believe these findings should lead to a reassessment of the follow-up provided to people treated after a suicide attempt, as well as to a more precise identification of their risk factors.
14/10/2026 - General information
The International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) has awarded the Odile Schweisguth Award to research on Ewing sarcoma carried out by Dr Irene Cuervas, a researcher at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and the Sant Joan de Déu Research Institute (IRSJD). The study was co-led by Dr Inmaculada Hernández-Muñoz, a researcher with the Dermatological Inflammatory and Neoplastic Diseases Research Group at HMRIB, and Dr Jaume Mora, head of the Sarcoma and Neuroblastoma Research Group at IRSJD, and was conducted in collaboration with the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG).
01/10/2026 - General information
Dr Sara Mederos, coordinator of the Neural Computation Laboratory at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRIB), is one of the researchers selected in the twelfth edition of the BBVA Foundation Leonardo Grants. Her project, 'Reorganization of Hippocampal-Prefrontal Learning Across Pregnancy', is one of 59 selected from nearly 1,900 proposals submitted. The project led by Dr Mederos aims to deepen our understanding of how neural circuits reorganise during pregnancy and the postpartum period. The research will focus on circuits involving the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex, two brain regions that work together to build and update memories, guide decision-making and adapt behaviour to changes in the environment. The proposal was selected in the field of Biology and Medicine, one of the eleven areas covered by the Leonardo Grants.
Més informació "BBVA Foundation Leonardo Grant awarded to Dr Sara Mederos"
21/09/2026 - General information
Alzheimer's research has reached a pivotal moment. Advances made in recent years point towards a new era in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, one of the leading causes of dementia worldwide, affecting more than 800,000 people in Spain alone. To examine where we are now and where the field is heading, The Lancet has published an in-depth Seminar article aimed at medical students and healthcare professionals who are not specialists in this area. Among the seven international experts selected to prepare the article is Dr Marc Suárez-Calvet, from the Barcelona Brain Health Center (BBHC) at Hospital del Mar, the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation. Below, he outlines the main conclusions.
Més informació "A new era in the history of Alzheimer's disease"
10/09/2026 - General information
The ReTune-AD project, led by Dr Manuel Valero, coordinator of the Neural Computation Laboratory at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRIB), in collaboration with Dr Javier Márquez-Ruiz from Pablo de Olavide University, has been selected to receive funding through the Pasqual Maragall Researchers Programme 2025, organised by the Pasqual Maragall Foundation. The research will receive up to €800,000 in funding to support its progress. The programme funds research projects of excellence focusing on Alzheimer's disease and other age-related neurodegenerative diseases.
Més informació "The Pasqual Maragall Foundation will fund a project led by Dr Manuel Valero"
04/09/2026 - Institutional news
The European Research Council (ERC) has selected a project led by Dr Sara Mederos, head of the Neural Computation Laboratory at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRIB), to receive an ERC Starting Grant worth almost €2.5 million. The review panel described her proposal as conceptually pioneering and well grounded.These grants are aimed at outstanding researchers with between two and seven years of postdoctoral experience. They usually provide €1.5 million in funding, with the possibility of requesting additional support, as in this case, to carry out high-level research projects.
Més informació "Sara Mederos receives an ERC Starting Grant"
27/07/2026 - General information
Pablo Abad, a postdoctoral researcher at the Neural Computation Laboratory of the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRIB), has been awarded the Federico Olóriz Institute of Neurosciences Research Award by the University of Granada. The prize recognises a study published last year in the journal Science. The award includes a cash prize, and the recipient will be invited to deliver a lecture on the research. The award honours the best original research in basic or applied neuroscience published in a scientific journal during the three years preceding the call. Entries are evaluated according to the prestige of the journal in which the work is published, the extent of collaboration with national or international research groups, the study's potential future applications, and its originality.
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