IIS Aragon

11 June, 2026

Decades of research from Aragon to improve health: "Childhood obesity mortgages entire generations"

The multidisciplinary group GENUD (University of Zaragoza, IISAragón, IA2 and Ciberobn) specializes in nutrition, physical exercise, growth and development.
11 June, 2026

Aragon will implement a digital application in 30 schools to detect eating disorders

The digital tool, promoted by the APE Foundation, consists of a video game that adapts the test used by the scientific community to identify this disease to adolescent language.
10 June, 2026

Appointment of the new Scientific Sub-Directorates of the IIS Aragón

We share this report from Heraldo de Aragón in which a guidance counselor, a child and adolescent psychologist, and a primary care physician and researcher from Zaragoza warn of the increase in mental health cases left by the pandemic and the lack of resources.
9 June, 2026

Teenage distress is growing and becoming more "silent and invisible": 5 warning signs

We share this report from Heraldo de Aragón in which a guidance counselor, a child and adolescent psychologist, and a primary care physician and researcher from Zaragoza warn of the increase in mental health cases left by the pandemic and the lack of resources.
5 June, 2026

Obesity leaves traces in children's DNA beyond genetics itself.

Certain chemical changes in DNA, known as methylation and related to the regulation of gene activity, allow us to distinguish between those who improve, worsen, or maintain stable insulin resistance during puberty.
27 May 2026

Ángel Sanz highlights the commitment of the Government of Aragon to quality care and research in nursing.

The Health Minister yesterday inaugurated the II Conference on Excellence in Good Practices BPSO and Research Projects in Care, organized by the Zaragoza III Health Sector.