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The renowned Austrian newspaper “Der Standard" publishes a report on palm oil and its effects on health, which has aroused the readers’ interest and generated more than 250 comments.
The article includes a reference to the research on the relationship between fat and metastasis (cancer spread) performed by Salvador Aznar Benitah and Gloria Pascual at IRB Barcelona.
This study identifies metastasis-initiating cells and suggests a major component of many types of fat, including palm oil, may help speed up the process.
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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).
