With 809 citations, a clinical trial by Barcelona’s August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) is the world’s most often cited study in the field of cancer. The study, published in 2008 in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrates the positive effect of the drug Sorafenib on the survival of patients with advanced liver cancer

STAFF | APRIL 13TH, 2011

A study by a team at the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute of Barcelona’s Hospital Clínic has demonstrated for the first time that a long-term excess of physical exercise can cause fibrosis and cardiac arrhythmias. The study was conducted on animals, and the results suggest the need for cardiac supervision for endurance athletes

STAFF | JANUARY 18TH, 2011

A recent study using the technique of functional magnetic resonance imaging to identify the neural substrate of the combined effects of caffeine and glucose indicated the two substances taken together are beneficial to the brain’s performance

STAFF | NOVEMBER 24TH, 2010

Intrauterine growth retardation is often associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in adults, but the mechanism behind this association was a mystery until now. A team of scientists from the Hospital Clínic in Barcelona and August Pi-Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) has shown that fetal growth retardation causes significant cardiovascular alterations.

Staff | 26 may 2010