Oscar Del Brutto, investigador de la UEES, participó como conferencista invitado en el Albert Einstein College of Medicine, en Nueva York. Durante el encuentro presentó la conferencia “Neurocysticercosis and Headaches: What the Data Reveals About Their Relationship”, en la que analizó la evidencia científica sobre la relación entre la neurocisticercosis y las cefaleas. Su exposición...Read More
Durante años, las políticas de salud pública en América Latina apostaron por una estrategia sencilla: informar a los consumidores sobre los riesgos de los alimentos con exceso de azúcar, grasa o sal mediante etiquetas visibles en los envases. Sin embargo, una nueva investigación publicada en The Lancet Regional Health – Americas advierte que el principal...Read More
En una etapa decisiva para el desarrollo físico y mental, la primera infancia en Ecuador enfrenta una combinación preocupante de sedentarismo, exceso de pantallas y problemas de salud temprana. Un estudio piloto del proyecto internacional SUNRISE, liderado en Ecuador por José Francisco López Gil, docente investigador de la UEES, encontró que solo el 11,8% de...Read More
Ingresar a la universidad no sólo marca el inicio de una etapa académica; también puede definir hábitos que impactan la salud física, mental y el bienestar a largo plazo. Bajo esa premisa, la Universidad Espíritu Santo, anunció el lanzamiento de UEES CARE, un programa institucional dirigido a estudiantes de nuevo ingreso que busca evaluar, acompañar...Read More
La menopausia se asocia con cambios corporales medibles y clínicamente relevantes. El proyecto de investigación “Programa de salud integral de la mujer de mediana edad”, dirigido por Peter Chedraui, docente investigador de la UEES, analizó la composición corporal de 363 mujeres ecuatorianas de entre 40 y 60 años. Los resultados mostraron que el 43 %...Read More
A mullet ceviche is part of our gastronomic identity. However, science has recently documented a finding that deserves attention, not alarm. An inter-institutional study between the Universidad Espíritu Santo (UEES), Universidad de las Américas, Universidad Central, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO) and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) of Japan, identified...Read More
Tuberculosis kills more than one million people a year in the world, remaining the leading cause of death by infectious disease, but there is a place where this threat multiplies exponentially; in prisons. The Holy Spirit University (UEES) organized the talk “Tuberculosis in prisons: a challenge for...Read More
The air is not visible, but that does not mean it is clean. During the first ten days of an innovative pilot study led by Iván Chérrez, allergist and researcher at the Universidad Espíritu Santo (UEES), the results already show a worrying alert: on average, the air quality in Samborondón was in the category of...Read More
The article entitled “Risk of sarcopenia: a warning sign for cognitive impairment in postmenopause?”, which presents the results of a study developed by the Latin American Network for Climacteric Research, a network in which Peter Chedraui, UEES research professor, is a member and active collaborator, has been recognized with the Editor's Choice Award....Read More
The research professor Iván Cherrez, representing Universidad Espíritu Santo, participated in the 9th Summer Seminar on Oscillometry, a high-level academic event organized by McGill University in Canada. This meeting, dedicated exclusively to the analysis of oscillometry -an advanced technique to evaluate pulmonary function- brought together world leaders in the field of pulmonary...Read More
Espiritu Santo University actively participated in the 15th Congress of the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS), held at the Palacio de Congresos in Valencia, Spain. This important meeting brought together specialists and researchers from around the world with the aim of promoting a multidisciplinary approach to menopausal health.Read More
In a significant advance for women's health in Ecuador, UEES CLINIC and BLUM CARE announced the creation of the country's first Endometriosis Institute, a center specialized in the diagnosis, treatment and study of this complex disease that affects millions of women worldwide. Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological condition characterized by...Read More
Dr. Iván Chérrez, renowned allergist and UEES research professor, has been elected by a nearly unanimous vote to the steering committee of the Urticaria Centers of Reference and Excellence (UCARE), a leading global initiative of the Network of Excellence in Asthma and Allergy. This appointment reflects his prominent development in the field of allergology....Read More
On December 17, 2024, the psychosocial intervention project in the parish of Santo Hermano Miguel del Buijo Histórico, a community outreach initiative led by students of the Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Clinical Psychology of the Faculty of Humanities of UEES, culminated. The project focused on promoting the well-being of...Read More
The initiative, led by UEES, contributed to the prevention of oral diseases in children of the Dolores Sopeña Educational Unit. Between August 20 and December 17, 2024, UEES, through its School of Health Sciences, carried out a project for the diagnosis and promotion of oral health in the Dolores Sopeña...Read More
In an effort to improve the quality of life of children from 6 to 11 years of age, the School of Health Sciences, through the medical career, implemented a project to promote healthy lifestyle habits in the Beldaca school, located in the rural parish of Beldaca, in the...Read More
