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Digitizing Healthcare is not Enough: How to Transform Healthcare Systems in Latin America

A study of four Latin American countries reveals that digitally transforming health systems requires—in addition to technology—leadership, funding, and strategies tailored to each context.
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Dried Bean Seeds are not Dormant as Previously Thought: Study Shows their Biological Activity

Research from Tecnológico de Monterrey opens a window that could impact both agriculture and human nutrition.

Tec Researchers Study Childhood Diabetes to Design Better Foods

An IOR flagship project is generating new knowledge through cohort analysis and using scientific evidence to guide the development of healthier foods.
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Obesity Should Be Treated as a Medical Emergency, Says Researcher

Endocrinologist Carolina Solis-Herrera explains why obesity is the driving force behind diabetes, cardiovascular disease and kidney damage, and why delayed treatment remains one of medicine's biggest challenges.
Antonio Vidal-Puig during the International Congress on Obesity Research at Tecnologico de Monterrey, where he discussed metabolic health, obesity and the limits of BMI as a predictor of disease.

Why BMI fails to measure true metabolic health

During the International Congress on Obesity Research of Tecnologico de Monterrey, Antonio Vidal-Puig explained why metabolic dysfunction can begin long before it appears in traditional diagnostics.

Habits That Helped Reduce Cardiovascular Risk

Researcher Miguel Ruiz Canela presented scientific evidence from clinical trials on nutrition and lifestyle and their impact on disease prevention.
Karin Conde-Knap

Beyond Weight Loss: The New Approach to Treating Obesity

Karin Conde-Knape, scientific director at Valo Health, explains how new treatments are being developed.
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The Flavor Trail of Oilve Oil: This is How Oluropein, associated with Health Benefits, is Produced

A new study reveals how the olive tree produces a key molecule with the potential to improve crops and combat metabolic diseases.
Illustration of DNA and human figures representing a repository of studies on obesity in Latinos living in the United States.

Scientists Create an Open-Access Database to Study Obesity in U.S. Latino Communities

The open-access platform compiles peer-reviewed research to identify obesity risk factors among Hispanic/Latino populations in the United States and support public health policy and interventions.
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A New Diabetes Treatment is Being Explored in Mexico by Transplanting Pancreatic Islets into the Human Eye

A research group is exploring the eye as an immunologically privileged site for developing new therapies. The project is led by Judith Bernal, recipient of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award.
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Institute for Obesity Research

Photograph of a tablet displaying medical information.

Digitizing Healthcare is not Enough: How to Transform Healthcare Systems in Latin America

A study of four Latin American countries reveals that digitally transforming health systems requires—in addition to technology—leadership, funding, and strategies tailored to each context.
photograph of stored bean seeds

Dried Bean Seeds are not Dormant as Previously Thought: Study Shows their Biological Activity

Research from Tecnológico de Monterrey opens a window that could impact both agriculture and human nutrition.

Tec Researchers Study Childhood Diabetes to Design Better Foods

An IOR flagship project is generating new knowledge through cohort analysis and using scientific evidence to guide the development of healthier foods.
Illustration representing obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic health research.

Obesity Should Be Treated as a Medical Emergency, Says Researcher

Endocrinologist Carolina Solis-Herrera explains why obesity is the driving force behind diabetes, cardiovascular disease and kidney damage, and why delayed treatment remains one of medicine's biggest challenges.
Antonio Vidal-Puig during the International Congress on Obesity Research at Tecnologico de Monterrey, where he discussed metabolic health, obesity and the limits of BMI as a predictor of disease.

Why BMI fails to measure true metabolic health

During the International Congress on Obesity Research of Tecnologico de Monterrey, Antonio Vidal-Puig explained why metabolic dysfunction can begin long before it appears in traditional diagnostics.

Habits That Helped Reduce Cardiovascular Risk

Researcher Miguel Ruiz Canela presented scientific evidence from clinical trials on nutrition and lifestyle and their impact on disease prevention.
Karin Conde-Knap

Beyond Weight Loss: The New Approach to Treating Obesity

Karin Conde-Knape, scientific director at Valo Health, explains how new treatments are being developed.
illustration of an olive oil drop

The Flavor Trail of Oilve Oil: This is How Oluropein, associated with Health Benefits, is Produced

A new study reveals how the olive tree produces a key molecule with the potential to improve crops and combat metabolic diseases.
Illustration of DNA and human figures representing a repository of studies on obesity in Latinos living in the United States.

Scientists Create an Open-Access Database to Study Obesity in U.S. Latino Communities

The open-access platform compiles peer-reviewed research to identify obesity risk factors among Hispanic/Latino populations in the United States and support public health policy and interventions.
Microscopic photograph of a pancreatic islet

A New Diabetes Treatment is Being Explored in Mexico by Transplanting Pancreatic Islets into the Human Eye

A research group is exploring the eye as an immunologically privileged site for developing new therapies. The project is led by Judith Bernal, recipient of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award.

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TECSCIENCE, year 1, July 25, 2023, is a daily publication by Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education), whose registered address is at Av. Eugenio Garza Sada No. 2501, Col. Tecnológico de Monterrey, C.P. 64849, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Website: https://tecscience.tec.mx/. Editor-in-Chief: Karina Rodríguez. Email: karina.rodriguez@tec.mx. All Rights Reserved to use the title TecScience under Certificate No. 04-2023-011613551100-203  ISSN: 2992-7668, both issued by Instituto Nacional de Derecho de Autor (National Institute of Copyright). Editor Responsible for the last update of this site: Karina Rodríguez Martínez. Address: Av. Eugenio Garza Sada No. 2501, Col. Tecnológico de Monterrey, C.P. 64849, Monterrey, Nuevo León. Last modification date: July 25th, 2023.

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