The Spanish Society for the Study of Obesity (SEEDO) advises to include in our daily diet bread and cereals, especially whole-grain cereals, since they’re considered allies to a healthy, balanced diet. They state this in the paper “Los cereales y sus derivados como el pan son un componente de la dieta mediterránea” (“Cereals and…
The relation between diet and diseases is the main topic of “El Bisturí” in November. An appropriate diet helps prevent health issues; therefore, we shouldn’t overlook allergies and how diet is supposed to be for specific group ages. Diet is crucial for a good health. In November’s consultation in Abecedario de la Nutrición in “El…
The sustainability of a healthy diet for 10,000 million people by year 2050 is the challenge of 37 scientists recruited by the EAT Foundation, a global platform for the transformation of the dietary system, which advises in a report to double the consumption of fruits and vegetables and reducing the consumption of red meat and…
Experts gathered at the XVIII Latin American Nutrition Congress (SLAN) defend the benefits and safety of low-calorie or zero-calorie sweeteners. The Congress on low calorie sweetners This Congress is taking place in Guadalajara (Jalisco, México) since last Sunday until tomorrow, November 15th. A debate table came up about “The interest in low-calorie or zero-calorie…
Dry fruits are the missing component in our diet. Laura González, head of nutrition and health at Nestlé, explains how to incorporate them into our diet, refutes a few myths, talks about their composition and offers some guidelines for their consumption. Link between dry fruits and the Mediterranean diet The main component of…
Eating late has an impact on the bacteria of our organism and that can trigger metabolic and gut problems, inflammation, impaired weight loss – if you’re on a diet –and obesity. Researcher Marta Garaulet, an expert in Chronobiology, has proved this in a study from the University of Murcia in collaboration with Harvard University…
Progress concerning lung cancer has been enormous in the past 20 years, according to a new review from researchers. Lung cancer in the world Hard to detect in its early stages and hard to treat as it advances, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality around the world, with an estimated 1.6…
Supercomputers help researchers design cancer models and predict treatments outcomes based on patient-specific conditions Model Selection and Testing Over the years, many different mathematical models of tumor growth have been proposed, but determining which is most accurate at predicting cancer progression is a challenge. In October 2016, writing in Mathematical Models and Methods in…
Supercomputers help researchers design cancer models and predict treatments outcomes based on patient-specific conditions Researchers have developed computer models to predict how cancer will progress in a specific individual, based on tissue, cellular and subcellular protein signaling responses. The models can predict how brain tumors (gliomas) will grow with much greater accuracy than previous models.…
A new review highlights the potential of 3-D organoid models derived from patient cells to help personalize therapy for individuals with gastrointestinal cancers. What are the organoids? A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) review highlights the potential of 3D organoid models derived from patient cells to help personalize therapy for individuals with gastrointestinal cancers.…
BO-112 is an immunotherapy developed in Spain, which during the first clinical phase has proven to be safe. It doesn’t show any severe side effects and preliminary data show it controls the illness in five out of ten patients. Iván Márquez Rodas, oncologist at Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, is the co-leader of this project.…
The health benefits of these cruciferous vegetables are as numerous as (almost) unquestionable. However, a few conditions are needed so that it has a positive effect on the prevention of many diseases Broccoli is increasingly present in the diet of Spaniards. Per capita consumption is one and a half kilograms per year; to some…