In order for our bodies to efficiently transform into fat the excess carbohydrates we eat, in a process of  “lipogenesis”, two things  must happen. First, the immune system's gamma-delta T cells, a type of lymphocytes that are present in large quantities in adipose tissue (a.k.a. fat), have to produce a substance that triggers lipogenesis, called IL-17.

Host

Ruth Diez del Corral, Research Associate at Champalimaud Research

Venue

Seminar room

With nearly 30 presenters—including 4 keynote speakers—ranging from internationally renowned scientists to emerging researchers, the symposium was structured into eight thematic sessions, each exploring different dimensions, from the interplay between tumour cells and their microenvironment to the systemic impacts of cancer on the body.

“I’m exactly as I was 10 years ago”, says Kina García, a Spanish woman from the Granada region, as she addresses by Zoom, from her home, the audience of the International Conference on Neurodegenerative Diseases, gathered on a Saturday morning at the Champalimaud Foundation’s auditorium, in Lisbon. The date is appropriate: it is September 21 – World Alzheimer's Day.