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18/04/2024

Suicidal behaviors increased by over 50% in Catalonia after the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked extensive discussions about its effect on mental health. While global suicide rates remained stable during the pandemic, the specific impact on non-lethal suicidal be...

11/04/2024

A pioneering study by Sant Pau and the Barça Innovation Hub describes, for the first time, how high-intensity sport affects genetic expression

A pioneering study carried out by researchers from the Sant Pau Research Institute and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), in collaboration with the Barça Innovation Hub - the research a...

04/04/2024

Psychosis in Parkinson’s disease is not only associated with the use of dopaminergic medications, but it is also part of the disease process itself

A study conducted by researchers from the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Research Group at the Sant Pau Research Institute, led by Drs. Jaume Kulisevsky and Javier Pagonabarraga, has concl...

21/03/2024

Dr. Juan Fortea addresses the challenges and advances in health care for people with Down syndrome in a featured editorial in ‘The Lancet’

The prestigious journal The Lancet has invited Dr. Juan Fortea, director of the research area in Neurological Diseases, Neuroscience, and Mental Health at the Sant Pau Research Institute, and director...

20/03/2024

Sant Pau initiates a pioneering study on the potential benefits of sports in Parkinson’s patients

The Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Research Group at the Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) has launched a scientific study to evaluate the potential cognitive, motor, and emotional...