Communication - IIS Aragón

26 July 2024

III International Congress on Accessibility to Public Health Systems, next October 24 and 25

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Zaragoza will host the Third International Congress on Accessibility to Public Health Systems organized by Médicos del Mundo on October 24 and 25.
24 July 2024

María José Rabanaque: “I consider it a social task to provide useful information to improve the health of the population and to help in decision-making in planning services”

In this interview, the IIS Aragón researcher talks about her work leading 'GRISSA: Health Services Research Group' (GIIS022) and what her day-to-day life is like.
23 July 2024

Ramón Reyes, president of the AECC: "We have to know why there is more cancer than ever at an early age"

Re-elected head of the entity, Reyes enthusiastically faces a second term and reviews the pending challenges: low-survival cancer, screening, access to drugs or the anti-smoking plan.
22 July 2024

Why does obesity increase the risk of cancer?

Three CNIO groups are investigating the relationship between obesity, diabetes and pancreatic cancer. They say that obesity could 'help' the tumor to metastasize by modifying the characteristics of blood vessels and platelets.
18 July 2024

Work begins on the future Advanced Therapies Unit of the IIS Aragón thanks to Clementa Soria

The work, whose cost amounts to 3 million euros, is possible thanks in part to the posthumous donation of 1,9 million from Clementa Soria from Zaragoza to the Spanish Association Against Cancer to support research.
17 July 2024

Marta Lalinde: “I am contributing to increasing knowledge of this disease and ensuring that there are more treatment options in the future”

Marta Lalinde is the clinical trials coordinator of the Pediatric Oncohematology Unit of the Miguel Servet Children's Hospital in Zaragoza. She has been in this newly created position for two and a half years, which is funded equally by Aspanoa and IIS Aragón.
16 July 2024

A new study associates autism spectrum disorder with an alteration of the intestinal microbiome in children

Researchers have observed the role in autism of a broader range of microorganisms in the intestine, such as archaea, fungi and viruses, beyond the bacteria studied.