diagnosis

November 13, 2024

ASEICA organizes a “Week of Science in Cancer” with an international congress that will bring together 400 experts

The activities of the “Science Week” in Zaragoza will run from 12 to 16 November 2024. In addition to various informative days and meetings between patients and researchers, several grants will be awarded for cancer research worth a total of 345.000 euros.
September 20, 2024

A new blood test for rapid diagnosis of ALS

A blood test can detect this neurodegenerative disease with 98% accuracy and within 24 hours. The speed of this process will allow treatment to be started earlier, which will translate into better results for patients, say the researchers. It is expected to be available to neurologists within 18 to 24 months.
September 17, 2024

On the trail of new biomarkers to detect glioblastoma and colorectal cancer

A new study by the IIS Aragón and the Aragón Engineering Research Institute, published by the Scientific Society of Biofabrication, recreates tumors in 3D models and analytical chemistry techniques to open new, less invasive diagnostic pathways that improve patient prognosis.
September 10, 2024

A yellow dye makes living animals transparent

By applying a food additive dissolved in water, US scientists have succeeded in making the skin on the skull and abdomen of mice translucent in a safe and reversible way. This advance could revolutionise optical research in biology and help in medical diagnosis if it is applied to humans in the future.
1 February, 2024

Diagnosis: death due to fire

The remains of a female individual that came to light at the El Pueyo de Marcuello site are kept in the Museum of Huesca. For more than a year, the IIS Aragón forensic medical team, composed of Dr. Salvador Baena, Dr. Ana Cisneros and Dr. Jesús Obón, have been in charge of analyzing these remains.
October 5, 2023

Aragón launches a pilot project for the early detection of eating disorders with the help of IIS Aragón

The project will be developed within the framework of a research project of the Aragon Health Research Institute through the APE Foundation.
September 27, 2023

Can the GPT Chat diagnose diseases?: “It will be a help but it will never replace doctors”

Jacobo Ayensa, Postdoctoral researcher of the TME Lab Group of the IIS Institute and the Engineering Research Institute of Aragón, talks about the use of Artificial Intelligence for the diagnosis of diseases in Heraldo de Aragón.