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Study of people with Down syndrome could help prevent heart attacks
Lower incidence of heart attacks in people with Down syndrome could help in the search for treatments for the prevention of heart attacks in the general population. PhD in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Chile, Valentina Parra, leads a study aimed at knowing the characteristics […]
30% of Chileans suffer from fatty liver: It can cause cancer or cirrhosis explained Dr.. Catterina Ferreccio
It is a silent and dangerous disease that can end in serious consequences and that, unfortunately, is increasing in the country. See full program here: HTTPS:youtu.be/Q3ZT8itay2E
Through nutrition and exercise they seek to reverse fatty liver in Chileans
This pathology, that is increasing in the country and is even seen in teenagers, may cause liver cancer or cirrhosis. An intervention in the Maule Region seeks to control it. C. GONZÁLEZ About 30% of the Chilean population suffers from fatty liver, a silent and progressive condition associated with overweight, obesity and sedentary lifestyle. […]
Professor Sergio Lavandero won the National Prize for Natural Sciences 2022
With a vast trajectory in which his pioneering research related to cardiovascular diseases stand out., the Professor of the University of Chile, academic of the Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Adjunct Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, of the United States, was awarded this Monday, August 29 […]
Our Principal Investigator Dra. Catterina Ferreccio participated in “Future Witness”
In "Future Witness", Susana Horno in conversation with Catterina Ferreccio, academic and researcher at the Faculty of Medicine of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile