Thanks to the combined efforts of the Pere Virgili Health Research Institute (IISPV) and the University of Cambridge, it will be possible to tackle metabolic and inflammatory diseases (such as obesity and diabetes) from a global perspective. Researchers from both institutions will work together to …

The study will analyze the result of the interaction of aspects such as diet, environment or genetics, and its effects on children through metabolites, markers in blood and urine. Data from more than 3,000 children of different ages and countries (in Spain these are patients …

According to a study carried out in mice by researchers at the UdL and IRBLleida The intake of green tea or cocoa could prevent neuromuscular changes associated with ageing, according to the results of a study led by researchers at the University of Lleida (UdL) …

A team from the UdL and IRBLleida studies the differential traits of extreme longevity Centenarians have a specific blood plasma fat profile that could explain their extreme longevity. Research led by the Metabolic physiopathology group at the University of Lleida (UdL) and the Institute for …

“Studies have found that 20 or 30 years before a diagnosis from Alzheimer’s disease (AD), metabolic alterations have already been identified in these patients”, states Mònica Bulló PhD, the principal investigator of the project and member of the research group of Nutrition and Metabolic Health …

• The results of the project include advances in the design of personalized microbiome-based tools focused on preventing, diagnosing and treating neurocognitive disorders associated with ageing and obesity.• The THINKGUT project has also made it possible to train specialists in the interrelationship between the microbiota …

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), non-communicable diseases kill 41 million people every year. These include a wide range of metabolic diseases, such as obesity and its associated diseases (type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease), and other diseases with a strong inflammatory component, such …

The study, led by Dr. Jordi Mayneris-Perxachs and Dr. José Manuel Fernández-Real, head of the Nutrition, Eumetabolism and Health group at the IDIBGI, finds a greater presence of these viruses in people who eat dairy products in their regular diet.The work, published in the journal Cell …

The Metabolic Pathophysiology group of the UdL-IRBLleida participates in a project to improve the understanding of Alexander disease, a rare disease that progressively destroys the white matter of the brain. The Fundació “la Caixa” has announced today the 30 projects selected in the CaixaResearch call …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most frequent neoplasm in Western countries, the second most frequent neoplasm after breast cancer in women and the third most frequent neoplasm after prostate and lung cancer in men. Survival at five years, if all stages are taken into account, …

According to an article published in the scientific journal International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health A study led by the researcher Mercè Pollina, a nursing professional at the CAP of Bellpuig, has detected unhealthy weight control behaviours among adolescents, who in general terms …