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Academic unit: Faculty of Medicine

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Should we eat bugs? UC Chile researchers develop cricket food

During the pick of the pandemic, the UC Chile Nutrition and Dietetics Program tested products made with bugs to determine acceptability and feeling of…

Medical students showing a "Muévete por la salud" poster.

Students Attempting to Have Social Impact during the Pandemic

Students from different undergraduate programs carry out health, sustainability, and education initiatives to contribute to the external community with their…

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Breathe, Heal and Sing!: Singing Back to Life

A new program teaches breathing techniques used by opera singers to aid Covid-19 patients after discharge.

Faculty members Arturo Borzutzky, Carolina Iturriaga, and the researcher José Antonio Castro-Rodríguez.

Concord 19: The First Clinical Study Worldwide Starts in Chile to Stop Outbreaks of Covid-19

In the context of the international study "CONCORD-19" in Chile, faculty members of the UC School of Medicine will lead the follow-up process of more than 300…

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World Economic Forum Highlights 2 UC Researchers

Francisca Garay seeks to understand the behavior of tiny particles. Diego García-Huidobro aims to reduce childhood obesity and addictions with family-centered…