GENUD

12 February, 2026

A study led from Aragon shows that enjoying food in childhood is associated with a healthier diet

The work, developed by the GENUD group of the University of Zaragoza and the IIS Aragón and the CIBER, has analyzed data from more than 1.400 minors from seven Spanish cities: Córdoba, Tarragona, Barcelona, ​​Pamplona, ​​Santiago de Compostela, Valencia and Zaragoza.
October 1, 2025

An exercise program for seniors saves the health service more than 1.000 euros per person.

The research was led by the GENUD group at the University of Zaragoza, which belongs to the CIBER and IIS Aragón, and published in the journal Experimental Gerontology.
11 June, 2025

The Mediterranean diet may act as a protective factor against the genetic risk of obesity in European preadolescents.

This is demonstrated by a study led by the GENUD group (IIS Aragón and the University of Zaragoza), which has just been published in the journal Pediatric Obesity with an analysis of 2000 participants, between 2 and 16 years old, over three different years.
27 January 2025

La Colmena Foundation awards one of its annual research grants to the 'Cancer Heterogeneity and Immunomics' group of the IIS Aragón

The Seville Foundation 'La Colmena' announces the winning projects of its 2024 Research Grants, an annual initiative aimed at supporting innovative research in the fields of Neurodegeneration, Cancer and Longevity.
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.
October 2, 2023

The IIS Aragón participates in the European Night of Researchers

On September 29, the European Night of Researchers at the University of Zaragoza was celebrated and the IIS Aragón participated with a fun and practical workshop on healthy habits with the little ones.
September 14, 2023

Luis Moreno, researcher at the University of Zaragoza and the IIS Aragón, participates in an important Nutrition congress in Brazil

The researcher from the University of Zaragoza and the IIS Aragón in the GENUD group is one of the speakers at the XXVII Brazilian Nutrition Congress, which will take place on September 21, 22 and 23 in Brazil.
14 July 2023

A research project seeks 300 Zaragoza schoolchildren to promote healthy living habits

The ALASS Program, promoted by the Aragón Health Research Institute together with the Alcampo Foundation, will start in September with children and young people from Zaragoza between 6 and 15 years old.