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  MAY 28 / 2024

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• This World Obesity Day, let’s talk about obesity & science, risk, and healthcare systems

  MARCH 04, 2024 /

  The number of people around the world living with overweight or obesity in 2035 is expected to be over 4 billion, and increasing the risk of associated health concerns such as type 2 diabetes, gallbladder disease, liver disease and increased cardiometabolic and cancer risk^1-4. This global healthcare challenge is one that cannot be solved alone, and one that we are discussing today on, World Obesity Day.

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• Why modeling obesity trajectories is key to the mission of SOPHIA

  FEBRUARY 22, 2024/

  Understanding different obesity trajectories and their impact on health: Insights from SOPHIA principal investigators

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• Putting the Patient Voice at the Center: How SOPHIA Aims to Change the Paradigm of Obesity Care

  DECEMBER 15, 2023/

  What if we could use the patient’s own perspectives and motivations surrounding obesity to help improve their health outcomes? Ascertaining the Patients’ perspectives is a crucial part of understanding the impact of their obesity on them and can inform us as to how best to provide care for those affected by the disease. A recent […]

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• SOPHIA has been profiled in extensive AI e-publication

  DECEMBER 13, 2023/

  How SOPHIA is unlocking the predictors of obesity treatment and risk Are you looking for an easy read to better understand the impact of SOPHIA and our approach to obesity care? We are excited to share a new e-publication that features a profile of SOPHIA, published by Innovation News Network. This profile provides a concise […]

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• Congratulations to iCare4CVD for an impressive start!

  DECEMBER 8, 2023/

  SOPHIA congratulates the recently launched IHI Public-Private Partnership iCARE4CVD for making an impressive start! The SOPHIA consortium wants to extend a big congratulation to all iCARE4CVD members. We are thrilled to see the progress that this critical project is making within the cardiovascular disease area, and excited to follow their innovative research on mapping and […]

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• SOPHIA project coordinator Carel Le Roux named Researcher of the Year!

  DECEMBER 1, 2023/

  UCD Professor and SOPHIA Project coordinator Carel Le Roux has been named Researcher of the Year! Every year The Irish Research Council (IRC) celebrates the best IRC-funded researchers who are making “highly significant and valuable contributions to knowledge, society, culture and innovation.” The SOPHIA consortium is proud to congratulate SOPHIA Project coordinator, Professor Carel le […]

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• New SOPHIA publication highlights the need for personalized obesity treatment

  OCTOBER 11, 2023/

  Obesity now affects 650 million people worldwide and is a significant global health concern. A new publication from the SOPHIA project emphasizes just how important this change in the approach to obesity will be for improving patient outcomes.

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