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22/01/2026

IR Sant Pau Holds Its Annual Research Day with a Focus on Independent Research, Emerging Leadership, and Knowledge Transfer

The Institute for Research Sant Pau (IR Sant Pau) has held a new edition of its Research Day, an annual event that consolidates the center as a leading reference in biomedical research and innovation ...

22/01/2026

A New Scale Will Enable the Assessment of Quality of Life in Premature Infants Receiving Home Care

Researcher Alejandra Pérez, a nursing professional affiliated with the Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau), has been awarded a grant from the Official College of Nurses of Barcelona (COIB) to d...

21/01/2026

The Combination of NT-proBNP and the Angiogenic Factor Ratio Improves the Prediction of Preeclampsia

The Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (IR Sant Pau) has led a multicenter study showing that incorporating the biomarker NT-proBNP, commonly used to assess cardiac function, significantly improves the abil...

19/01/2026

OptimAP, a New Tool to Improve Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Respiratory Infections

The Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) has received funding from the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII), co-funded by the European Union through European Funds, for the technological developm...

15/01/2026

Researchers Discover How a Respiratory Bacterium Obtains Essential Lipids From the Human Body and Targets Fat-Rich Tissues

A multidisciplinary team has uncovered a key mechanism that allows the human bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae—responsible for atypical pneumonia and other respiratory infections—to obtain cholester...