Skipping breakfast is a matter of genes

A study conducted by the universities of Harvard (Boston, United States) and Murcia, among other participants, has associated six gene variants with breakfast so for the first time a genetic component of this habit has been acknowledged.   The research This research, published last June 13th in “The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,” has also…

Carbs: demolishing myths

Carbohydrates are a source of energy and nutrition essential to any balanced diet. However, this food group has always been surrounded by false beliefs that have resulted in many people removing them from their diets.   Laura González, Head of Nutrition and Health at Nestlé, once again puts the spotlight on the second level of…

A rare, fatal disorder was corrected in eight newborns by ‘touching their DNA’

The clinical trial In patients with Parkinson’s, melanoma, leukemia, HIV, hemophilia… gene therapy is envisaged as a valid option in more and more diseases. Now, a new clinical trial shows that it could also “safely” correct the immune systems of newborns diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening hereditary disorder: X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (X-SCID). At…

Fetuses, DNA, vaccines and autism: another attempt to support the anti-vaccine movement that has no evidence either (Part 2 of 2)

Fetuses, DNA, vaccines and autism: another attempt to support the anti-vaccine movement that has no evidence either (Part 2 of 2)

A new clinical trial shows that this therapeutic option could “safely” correct the immune systems of newborns with a rare and fatal hereditary disorder.   The clinical trial In patients with Parkinson’s, melanoma, leukemia, HIV, hemophilia… gene therapy is envisaged as a valid option in more and more diseases. Now, a new clinical trial shows…

Fetuses, DNA, vaccines and autism: another attempt to support the anti-vaccine movement that has no evidence either (Part 2 of 2)

Fetuses, DNA, vaccines and autism: another attempt to support the anti-vaccine movement that has no evidence either (Part 1 of 2)

Among the arguments laid by people who oppose the application of vaccines, there are some that refer to some components (or supposed components) these medicaments contain: thiomerosal, mercury… in some cases they mention human DNA, which they point out as the culprit of that supposed link with the risk of autism (a link of which…

Less miracle diets, more physical exercise

“El Bisturí” special on the so-called “miracle diets” with an interview to nutritionist Laura González, head of Health and Nutrition at Nestlé, and Germán Díaz Ureña, professor of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, European University.   The miracle diets In recent years the so-called “miracle diets,” which are usually unbalanced, are being abused. These diets…