A study by the Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI) has found that there is a relationship between fat tissue and brain cognitive function. The article, published in the scientific journal Science Advances, identifies a group of genes that, depending on how they are expressed in adipose …

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 …

Childhood obesity is a major public health problem leading to short-term and long-term adverse health outcomes, reduced quality of life and high societal costs. Obesity and related comorbidities seem to originate in the earliest phase of life. Adverse maternal and offspring lifestyle factors in the …

The research project “Personalized prediction of cognition through the human microbiota” (THINKGUT) has been co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the POCTEFA program. Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI) coordinates THINKGUT, with the participation of …