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11 June, 2025
Posted by Communication - IIS Aragón el 11 June, 2025
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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.
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27 December, 2024
Posted by Communication - IIS Aragón el 27 December, 2024
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A group of researchers develop an AI model to predict the risk of metabolic disorders in children with obesity

The system integrates epigenetic clinical data, allowing early detection and personalized prevention of metabolic complications, especially during puberty, a key stage to avoid future cardiovascular diseases.
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October 23, 2024
Posted by Communication - IIS Aragón el October 23, 2024
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The IIS Aragón is looking for a hundred volunteers to carry out a nutritional study on people who work shifts

The Primary Dyslipidemias group of the IIS Aragón and the University of Zaragoza are launching a nutritional intervention study in people who have shift work and are overweight or obese and have prediabetes or DM2, for 12 weeks.
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22 July 2024
Posted by Communication - IIS Aragón el 22 July 2024
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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.
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24 April 2024
Posted by Communication - IIS Aragón el 24 April 2024
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José Miguel Arbonés: “Research can be challenging and requires perseverance”

In this interview, the IIS Aragón and IACS researcher talks about his work leading the 'ADIPOFAT: Biology of adipose tissue and metabolic complications of obesity' Group (GIIS065) and the challenges they face.
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