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A study by Sant Joan de Déu identifies the mechanisms that hinder the effectiveness of treatment for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma in children

DIPG is an aggressive brain tumor that mainly affects pediatric patients and has a poor prognosis in all cases. The research team has identified two key proteins secreted by the tumor that suppress the immune system and promote the formation of barriers that hinder treatment.

  1. Genetic risk for psychiatric disorders is related to emotional and behavioral problems in undiagnosed children

    Genetic susceptibility to developing ADHD shows the strongest association with mental problems during childhood and adolescence compared to genetic risk for other psychiatric conditions.

  2. An aggressive childhood cancer case opens new avenues for advanced cell therapies

    A positive response to therapy in a paediatric patient with a renal rhabdoid tumour has enabled researchers to identify immune cells with anti-tumour activity in this rare cancer.

  1. The European RESCCUE project, promoted by the Sant Joan de Déu Foundation, held its final event in Cornellà with a day dedicated to safe spaces for children and adolescents

  2. A study led by Sant Joan de Déu shows promising results for a new treatment for childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy

    An international study led by Sant Joan de Déu explores the first oral therapy to slow childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, a devastating rare disease.

  3. The European RESCCUE project, promoted by the Sant Joan de Déu Foundation, held its final event in Cornellà with a day dedicated to safe spaces for children and adolescents

    The Castell de Cornellà de Llobregat hosted the closing event of the European project RESCCUE - Recover Spaces for Traumatized Children in Community Settings, an international initiative focused on preventing cyberviolence and creating safe spaces in schools, homes, and communities.

  4. New alliance between the Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu and the BSC to advance pediatric research

    Both entities will establish joint research groups with the aim of consolidating Barcelona as a European benchmark in child biomedical research.

    Supercomputador MareNostrum 5 del Barcelona Supercomputing Center

  5. Sant Joan de Déu promotes the EU-PROMENS program to strengthen mental health training at the European level

    Professionals from various fields gathered in Barcelona for the first edition of the EU-PROMENS program, which aims to strengthen mental health competencies across Europe.

  6. The Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu drives the first in-person meeting of the cancer Survivorship Network of Expertise of the JANE2 project

    On May 9th, the Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD) brought together the leaders of the Survivorship Network of Expertise, a network framed within the Joint Action on Network of Expertise (JANE2) project, one of the pillars of the European Beating Cancer Plan. During the meeting, key challenges and activities to advance care for cancer survivors in Europe were addressed, and a "working definition" was proposed to help establish an integrative care model for survivors.