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Men's Health magazine has published an article on the main causes of obesity in the world. They mention a recent study carried out by Salvador Aznar Benitah, ICREA researcher and head of the Stem Cell and Cancer Lab at IRB Barcelona, which associates the consumption of palmitic acid with an increase in metastasis in mice with cancerous tumours.

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The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) pursues a society free of disease. To this end, it conducts multidisciplinary research of excellence to cure cancer and other diseases linked to ageing. It establishes technology transfer agreements with the pharmaceutical industry and major hospitals to bring research results closer to society, and organises a range of science outreach activities to engage the public in an open dialogue. IRB Barcelona is an international centre that hosts 400 researchers and more than 30 nationalities. Recognised as a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence since 2011, IRB Barcelona is a CERCA centre and member of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST).