Communication - IIS Aragón

24 January 2025

A new tool evaluates the relationship between the Mediterranean diet and health in preschoolers

The MED4CHILD questionnaire, created by a multidisciplinary team that includes researchers from the GENUD group (IIS Aragón and the University of Zaragoza), will optimize the monitoring of eating habits in childhood and will contribute to improving public health interventions aimed at preventing diet-related diseases.
23 January 2025

The University of Zaragoza obtains 10 cutting-edge scientific equipment worth 4,4 million

One of the most notable projects is an electron microscope specifically for biological materials, which will be integrated into the General Research Support Service (SAI), directed by Ignacio Ochoa, director of the Biomedical Division of the SAI and IP of the IIS Aragón.
22 January 2025

Rebeca Sanz Pamplona: “It is important to do things well and be honest with your results”

In this interview, the IIS Aragón researcher talks about her work leading the emerging group 'Cancer Heterogeneity and Immunomics' (GIIS110) and her lines of research.
20 January 2025

How many lives does the flu vaccine save? A Spanish study has the answer

A team from several institutions in our country has analyzed tens of thousands of patients around the world. The conclusion: getting vaccinated reduces the possibility of dying up to four times in certain risk groups.
17 January 2025

Three research projects seek to improve the quality of life and the impact of childhood cancer diagnosis

The Aspanoa Chair of the University of Zaragoza will finance eight researchers with more than 16.000 euros in this second edition of the Impulso con Aspanoa project. Researchers from the IIS Aragón are participating in one of the projects.
16 January 2025

'What will medicine be like in 20 years?': 'Medicine 2044' session open to the public

The event, scheduled for next Thursday, January 30, is free of charge and has a limited capacity. Alberto J. Schuhmacher, Lluis Montolliu, Sandra García Mateo, José María Piqué and Ángel Lanas Arbeloa will be the protagonists of the event organized by the IIS Aragón in collaboration with the Ibercaja Foundation.
15 January 2025

Zaragoza welcomes international experts at the first edition of the 'Medicine 2044' congress in Spain

The Minister of Health, José Luis Bancalero, and the scientific director of the IIS Aragón, Ángel Lanas, have presented today this scientific event that will take place on 30 and 31 January in the Paraninfo. The IIS Aragón has organised the event, with more than 20 symposia and conferences with world-class speakers, including two Nobel Prize winners.
14 January 2025

New test to detect Alzheimer's in an early stage

Early diagnosis of this disease is key to facilitating access to treatments aimed at controlling and managing symptoms. However, this is not always possible. The advance of this team of researchers from the USA could improve the accuracy of its detection.