The food and science supplement of the newspaper El Confidencial, Alimente, has dedicated a space to talk about the microbiota. In order to do so, it has had the collaboration of the expert doctor Yolanda Sanz, from the Microbial Ecology, Nutrition and Health group of the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology. She has been the coordinator of the recently completed European project MyNewGut, in which, for five years, some thirty research groups from 15 countries have worked to unravel...

On March 8, Dr. Pilar Mateo, president of the foundation Inesfly Corporation gave a lecture at IATA in an event organized jointly by IFIC and IATA, on the occasion of the commemoration of International Women's Day. Pilar Mateo holds a PhD in Chemical Sciences from the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Valencia and from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). It is among the 10 most prestigious scientists in Spain and among the top 100 worldwide. She has focused her...

Drinking bone broth is a recent diet fad that proponents claim fights inflammation, eases joint pain and promotes gut health. Simmering animal bones in water releases collagen and other proteins into the broth that may have health benefits, although more research is needed to validate these claims. Now, a new study in ACS’Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry has shown that ham bones contain peptides that could have cardioprotective effects. During cooking and digestion, proteins from...

Four Thesis held at the IATA Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology have received an Extraordinary Doctorate Award in the 2017-2018 course. Laura Higueras Contreras, from the Pharmacy Area, and Estéfani García Ríos and David Talens Perales, from the area of ​​Cellular and Molecular Biology, have received the Extraordinary Doctorate Award from the University of Valencia, and also Clara Miracle Belda Galbis has also been awarded by the Polytechnic University of Valencia in the area of ​​"...