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The radio programme "La Poma de Newton" on science, research and innovation, broadcasted by Catalunya Informació and presented by Purificación Barceló, echoes on the study led by ICREA researcher Salvador Aznar Benitah, Group leader of the Stem Cells and Cancer Laboratory at IRB Barcelona. This study identifies the cells responsible for initiating and promoting metastasis in several types of human tumours.
"When the tumours of patients that have been identified to be predisposed toward developing metastasis are stimulated with a high-fat diet or high levels of palmitic acid, they become more aggressive. Depending on the patient, a tumour is 10 or 15 times more metastatic when fed with higher levels of these fats," explains Salvador Aznar Benitah.
Access the full program (Min 00:12 to 02:23)
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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).
