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19/04/2023

Eating walnuts on a regular basis could benefit adolescents' cognitive development and contribute to their psychological maturation

Concludes a world-leading study in this field led by the IISPV and with the collaboration of ISGlobal and the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) NeuroÈpia Research Group of the IISPV. Eating walnuts on a regular basis could...
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27/03/2023

Discovered a new mechanism that regulates our biological clock and the hormone that controls appetite

It is the result of a study by the DIAMET research group of the IISPV, which focuses on the role of the succinate metabolite and its relationship with leptin, a hormone that regulates satietyIn the case of obese people, this...
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21/03/2023

The spin-off RetinaReadRisk has been created for marketing software and a mobile system based on artificial intelligence to detect diabetic retinopathy in the early stages

The test to detect diabetic retinopathy is an examination of the fundus of the eye. In Catalonia it is carried out in certain primary care centers (CAP), mostly located in cities. In the future, the aim is to put the...
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13/10/2022

Eating too many ultra-processed foods during pregnancy affects children's language skills and development

An investigation led from the IISPV has concluded, involving 1,800 mothers and their sons and daughters, of pre-school age IISPV-iCERCA NeuroÈpia Research Group members. A study led by the Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), in Tarragona, has...
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28/09/2022

Diabetic patients in rural areas will be able to be diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy in the early stages of the disease thanks to a mobile system

The Ophthalmology Research Group of the Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV). These patients must go to a hospital to have a medical examination, but thanks to this mobile system they will be able to do it at...
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01/09/2022

A joint research between the IISPV and the University of Cambridge seeks to understand how brain inflammation affects the development and progression of diabetes associated with obesity

Dra. Sonia Fernández-Veledo. Dr. Luca Peruzzotti-Jametti. Thanks to the combined efforts of the Pere Virgili Health Research Institute (IISPV) and the University of Cambridge, it will be possible to tackle metabolic and inflammatory diseases (such as obesity and diabetes...
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