Specific fat profile defined for centenarians

Metabolism and Nutrition
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 …

Nano vesicles discovered in food industry by-products

food industry
Its use would allow the administration of drugs at personalised, more effective doses and avoid side effects Administering drugs through beer, wine or yoghurt is a closer possibility thanks to the discovery of the presence of nano vesicles in by-products of the food industry. A …

SUCCIPRO S.L. a new spin-off from the Pere Virgili Institute for Health Research (IISPV-CERCA) and the Rovira Virgili University (URV) that will work on succinate modulating therapies to develop drugs aimed at helping patients with inflammatory and metabolic disorders

Metabolism and Nutrition
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 …

Free application to monitor COVID-19 around the world in real time

COVID-19
Researchers at the University of Lleida (UdL) and the Biomedical Research Institute of Lleida (IRBLleida) have developed a free application to monitor the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Created as part of the UdL’s IlerCOVID research project, COVIDWORLD allows the current situation of the virus in 238 Spanish …