Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago

Expanding CIRdb, a comprehensive catalog of whole-exome sequencing data of Canary Islanders.

) gene, which is associated with body mass index, cardiovascular health, and metabolic and respiratory traits. Taken together, our findings show that CIRdb presents a valuable resource of exome-wide genetic variation in a population at the edge of Southwestern European genetic di...

Technical note: reconstructing dose distributions from manually planned electron boosts in breast radiotherapy

Purpose In breast radiotherapy, delivery of manually-calculated electron boosts limits retrospective dose–response analyses as dose distribution is unavailable. This work evaluates the feasibility of reconstructing dose distributions from manually planned electron boosts in breas...

Eating Behavior Latent Profiles and Their Associations With Body Composition in Early Childhood: The CORALS Cohort

ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to identify sex‐specific eating behavior profiles and assess the associations between eating behaviors subscales and profiles and body composition indices in Spanish preschoolers from the CORALS cohort. Methods We conducted a cross‐sectional an...

Circulating MMP-7 is associated with cognitive decline in individuals with vascular risk factors

Background Vascular risk factors contribute substantially to late-life cognitive impairment and interact with neurodegenerative processes underlying dementia. Blood–brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction has emerged as a key mechanism linking vascular pathology to cognitive decline; how...

Weight regain after obesity treatment: mechanisms, predictors, and real-world evidence from the IGOBE program

Weight regain is the defining challenge of obesity treatment and remains insufficiently addressed in current clinical paradigms. Despite substantial initial weight loss achieved through lifestyle, pharmacological, or surgical interventions, most individuals experience partial or...