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12/06/2025

Exposure to Pollution During Pregnancy Linked with Changes in Fetal Brain Structures

Fetuses more exposed to certain air pollutants show changes in the size of specific brain structures, particularly during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. This is the main finding of a ne...

12/06/2025

Structural Brain Changes Identified Up to Fifteen Years Before Alzheimer’s Symptoms in People With Down Syndrome

A study led by the Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) has succeeded in describing, for the first time in detail, the structural evolution of the medial temporal lobe (MTL) regions across the cl...

11/06/2025

Review Explores an Emerging Line of Research in Hypopituitarism Focused on the Role of Oxytocin

A scientific review by Dr. Anna Aulinas, coordinator of the Functional Unit for Pituitary Diseases at Hospital de Sant Pau and researcher with the Pituitary Diseases group at the Sant Pau Research Ins...

02/06/2025

The Research Institute at the 18th Science Festival

This past weekend, the Born Centre for Culture and Memory was the venue for the 18th Science Festival, a large gathering for all audiences to engage with science and knowledge. The Sant Pau Research I...

02/06/2025

Study in Adults With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Reveals High Burden of Untreated Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

Researchers at the Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) have published a study in Epilepsy & Behavior documenting a high frequency of neuropsychiatric symptoms in adults with tuberous scleros...