Study led by Salvador Aznar reveals how palmitic acid promotes metastasis

by Usuario 6 | Nov 30, 2021 | Press

Salvador Aznar, winner of the 2019 Jesús Serra Research Award, and his team at the Institute for Biomedical Research in Barcelona, have described in Nature the mechanism by which palmitic acid, the main component of palm oil, makes cancer cells more aggressive by...

Research led by Guadalupe Sabio has discovered two proteins essential for the metabolism of the heart in newborns

by Usuario 6 | Nov 24, 2021 | Press

  The research group at the National Centre for Cardiovascular Research led by Guadalupe Sabio, winner of the 2018 Fundación Occident Research Award, has discovered two proteins that are essential for the metabolism of the heart in newborns. Published in the...

Borja Ibáñez wants to prevent chemotherapy from damaging the heart

by Usuario 6 | Aug 27, 2021 | Press

A few weeks ago in El Mundo newspaper, investigator and cardiologist Borja Ibáñez, one of the winners of the Fundación Occident 2021 Research Award, explained his research to develop new treatments that minimise or eliminate the cardiac toxicity of some cancer...

Rubén Nogueiras gives an interview and talks about research in the field of nutrition and obesity

by Usuario 6 | Jul 6, 2021 | Press

Dr Rubén Nogueiras, winner in the basic category of the 3rd edition of the Fundación Occident Research Awards, has given an interview to the Faro de Vigo. Opportunities for further research in the fields of nutrition and obesity Dr Nogueiras is a researcher at the...

Interview with Dr. Maria Carmen Collado, winner of the Research Award, about her career in research on nutrition and feeding in infants

by Usuario 6 | Jul 1, 2021 | Press

The researcher Dr. Maria Carmen Collado, from the Biotechnology Department of the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology-Spanish National Research Council (IATA-CSIC), joint winner in the clinical category of the 3rd Fundación Occident Research Awards, has...

Winners of the 3rd edition of the Fundación Occident Research Awards

by Usuario 6 | Jun 23, 2021 | Press

Researchers Dr. Borja Ibáñez, Dr. Maria Carmen Collado and Dr. Rubén Nogueiras win the 3rd edition of the Fundación Occident Research Awards in the fields of nutrition and food. The awards received in each category are intended to deepen the link between nutrition,...