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Request to declare an oncology emergency in Antofagasta due to alarming mortality rates
The Medical College of the area proposes to declare an oncological health emergency due to the alarming numbers of cancer deaths. In addition, scarcity of resources and professional personnel as critical elements in the health crisis. The Antofagasta region faces a harsh reality with almost 135 deaths from cancer per 100,000 inhabitants, situating it as […]
Andrew Quest, University of Chile academic: “There is no awareness in the population about the increased risk of cancer due to obesity”
He holds a PhD in Biochemistry and is the director of the Center for Exercise Studies, Metabolism and Cancer (CEMC), will talk about the relationship between the two diseases at the Summer School in Obesity, event that will be held in Talca on Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd of this month. -The activity will bring together scientists from Chile and Mexico who […]
White Paper January 2024 “Year 2023, a Transformative Journey through Scientific Knowledge”
Dr. Sergio Lavandero National Natural Sciences Award 2022. Director, Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS ), University of Chile & Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Teacher, Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences/Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile; Assistant Professor, Cardiology Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;Vice-President of the Chilean Academy of Sciences. An age-old custom is to compile a summary of discoveries and […]
Talks, Itinerant Laboratories, Free museum tours, universities, and territorial activities, impacted more than 10.000 students in the MR
The educational initiative "CuriosasMentes" concluded its 2023 cycle impacting 48 educational establishments and kindergartens in the North Metropolitan Region, with more than 10.000 Participations, among them students and scientists from various areas of knowledge. These activities, designed to bring science closer together, Technologies, Knowledge and innovation for the new generations, They focused on a variety of […]
The difficulties that researchers must face in order to develop science in our country
External factors such as gender gaps and excessive competitiveness in accessing funding are some of the situations that hinder the development of science in Chile, An area characterized by collaboration. Academics, academics and directors of the Vice-Rectory for Research and Development of the U. address the challenges that exist […]
Ten years of commitment: Scientific Advances of the MAUCO Population Study
On January 9, the MAUCO Project executed by the Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases ACCDIS, informed the community of the preliminary results of the population study through its Public Account, held at the Municipal Theatre of Molina.