CNIO opens up an avenue to pancreatic cancer prevention

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

More specifically, the CNIO group has identified a new mechanism that could help explain how a genetic variant in the gene that encodes chemotrypsinogen 2, CTRB2, increases the risk of developing the ...

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Scientific Community Urges Greater Action Against the Silent Rise of Liver Diseases

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

In an article published in The Lancet Regional Health Europe, experts warn of the urgent need to improve the detection of chronic liver disease to prevent the growing health impact

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El mal control glucémico en la diabetes tipo 2 supone mayor riesgo de desarrollar enfermedades cardiovasculares

by INCLIVA

Han demostrado que el mal control glucémico durante la progresión de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) conlleva un mayor riesgo de desarrollar enfermedades cardiovasculares.

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The company Rentmultimedia finances the ImmunoCLAUD project

by VHIO

One of the biomarkers that has emerged in the last 2-3 years is Claudin18.2 (CLDN18.2). In the process of oncogenic transformation, this protein migrates to the cell surface, which makes it a potentia...

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No dormir suficiente altera el crecimiento de los niños, predispone a las infecciones y dificulta el aprendizaje

by Hospital Sant Joan de Déu

Mientras dormimos, el cuerpo se recupera de las experiencias ocurridas durante el día. Las horas de descanso, pues, son claves en la preparación física y mental para afrontar el nuevo día y, sin e...

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Luis A. Moreno Aznar: 'Obesity is a complex issue, but it can be prevented and improved if we act on all fronts'

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares - CNIC

Obesity is a global pandemic that particularly affects the paediatric population. Its causes are multiple: genetics, biology, socio-economic status, social factors and, above all, lifestyles. In the r...

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

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

The review compiles, for the first time in a comprehensive way, data pointing to a potential oxytocin deficiency in individuals with hypothalamic and/or pituitary damage—caused by tumors, surgery, r...

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New therapeutic strategy designed to help lower cholesterol levels

by Universitat de Barcelona

It has been designed a strategy to inhibit the expression of PCSK9, a protein that plays a decisive role in modulating plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). The new method, bas...

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The Mediterranean diet may act as a protective factor against the genetic risk of obesity in European preadolescents

by Universidad de Zaragoza

Among the main results of this study, the analysis revealed that in children with a high genetic predisposition, greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with a lower BMI during earl...

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Una nueva aplicación web mejora la evaluación de la salud cardiometabólica pediátrica y adolescente

by CIBERobn- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición

El análisis reveló diferencias significativas en el perfil cardiometabólico entre las poblaciones de estudio, lo que subraya la importancia de utilizar valores de referencia adaptados a cada contex...

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Un estudio de INCLIVA y la Universitat de València identifica mecanismos por los que el síndrome metabólico podría favorecer arritmias ventriculares letales

by INCLIVA

Un estudio muestra el impacto cardiovascular del síndrome metabólico inducido mediante una dieta abundante en grasas y azúcares. La investigación, cuyos resultados se han publicado recientemente e...

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Researchers identify a protein that may help improve the treatment of obesity and cardiovascular disease

by Universitat de Barcelona

The new study, conducted in animal models, describes a repressor factor that blocks brown fat activity: the ACBP protein. Under normal conditions, this protein would regulate when brown fat activity i...

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