Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS)
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Director of the Epigenomics Research Group within the Endocrinology and Nutrition Group at the Santiago Health Research Institute (IDIS) and a member of the CIBER Network on the Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn)
Researcher in Population Genetics in Biomedicine at the Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS) and Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Santiago de Compostela
Lead researcher of the Psychiatric Genetics group at the Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS) and member of the Research Network on Addiction Primary Care (RIAPAd)
Director of the Endocrine Physiopathology Research Group at the Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS).
CNB-CSIC Scientific Researcher at the CiMUS of the University of Santiago de Compostela, IDIS. Laboratory of Cell Senescence, Cancer and Aging
A study of more than 5,000 patients has developed a method to predict the biological age of our organs. They have analysed more than 4,000 proteins present in the blood and used machine learning models adapted to 11 different organs. According to the authors, almost 20 % of the population has accelerated organ ageing, which in many cases is associated with an increased risk of mortality of between 20 and 50 %. The results are published in the journal Nature.
A study published by the company Rejuvenate Bio claims to have prolonged the life expectancy of healthy older mice, while improving other health parameters. The study used a gene therapy—introducing three genes, known as Yamanaka factors, that are particularly active in embryonic cells. According to the authors, the remaining life expectancy of the mice (whose age was equivalent to about 77 years in humans) was doubled, with a 7% increase in absolute terms. The results have been shared in a pre-print publication and have not yet been peer-reviewed.
A genetic association study using data from more than three million people has found nearly 4,000 variants associated with smoking and alcohol consumption. The results are published in the journal Nature.
A study published in the journal Nature and conducted on mice has found that a communication between the gut and the brain stimulates the desire to consume fats, regardless of whether they can be tasted.