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Category: Nicaragua

FUNIBER researcher addresses the Mediterranean diet to implement a planeterranean diet

FUNIBER researcher addresses the Mediterranean diet to implement a planeterranean diet

Dr. Mercedes Briones, professor of the Health and Nutrition Area at the Iberoamerican University Foundation (FUNIBER), together with other researchers, addresses little-studied aspects of the Mediterranean diet to develop an improved and expanded version.  The Mediterranean… Read more

FUNIBER researcher explores the use of broccoli to treat Alzheimer’s and other illnesses

FUNIBER researcher explores the use of broccoli to treat Alzheimer’s and other illnesses

Researchers from the Iberoamerican University Foundation (FUNIBER) and the Universidad Europea del Atlántico (European University of the Atlantic, UNEATLANTICO), including Maurizio Battino, Sandra Sumalla, and José L. Quiles, analyze a broccoli by-product… Read more

The academic coordinator of FUNIBER’s Health Area discusses the risk factors of acute cardiovascular diseases in adults

The academic coordinator of FUNIBER’s Health Area discusses the risk factors of acute cardiovascular diseases in adults

Dr. Irma Domínguez, academic coordinator of FUNIBER’s Health and Nutrition Area, is part of a study that explores how demographic and prehospital factors are related to mortality in acute cardiovascular diseases.  Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for many cases requiring medical… Read more

FUNIBER Italy director has conducted a study on the relationship between diabetes mellitus and periodontitis

FUNIBER Italy director has conducted a study on the relationship between diabetes mellitus and periodontitis

FUNIBER Italy director, Dr. Maurizio Battino, in 2021, collaborated in a study on molecular pathophysiological mechanisms in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and periodontitis.  Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by high blood glucose levels and is one… Read more

Dr. Maurizio Battino researches cosmetic formulations to protect skin from UV rays

Dr. Maurizio Battino researches cosmetic formulations to protect skin from UV rays

The director of the Iberoamerican University Foundation (FUNIBER) in Italy, Dr. Maurizio Battino, reveals surprising findings on the possible protection that natural compounds, such as those contained in strawberries, can provide against UV radiation. Although… Read more

The director of FUNIBER Italy analyzes the effects of alpha-linolenic acid in diseases

The director of FUNIBER Italy analyzes the effects of alpha-linolenic acid in diseases

Dr. Maurizio Battino, director of the branch of the Iberoamerican University Foundation (FUNIBER) in Italy, together with other researchers, is studying the anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory effects of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) in the prevention of certain diseases. ALA is… Read more