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Work-related stress linked to increased blood fat levels

Spanish researchers have studied how job stress affects cardiovascular health. The results, published in the 'Scandinavian Journal of Public Health', link this situation to dyslipidemia, a disorder that a ...

Health created May 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Spanish group patents an automatic suture system for colon cancer operations

The Spanish research centre Innotex has developed a device that enables automatic suturing of the large intestine after being sectioned during cancer colon surgery. The novelty of the system, called Insewing, ...

Cancer created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The relationship between prenatal stress and obesity is confirmed in rats

The intrauterine environment plays an important role in the health of the offspring. Now, experts from the University of Navarra affirm that the mother's stress, due to socio-economic or psycho-social causes, is associated ...

Health created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Better-educated parents feed children fewer fats and less sugar

The level of education of parents has an influence on the frequency with which their children eat foods linked to obesity. The children of parents with low and medium levels of education eat fewer vegetables ...

Health created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Maternal obesity increases the risk of frequent wheezing in offspring

The fact that excess weight during pregnancy has negative consequences is not new information. A new study now concludes that the children of mothers obese before falling pregnant are four times more likely ...

Pediatrics created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Physical activity does not protect against in situ breast cancer, epidemiological study says

A European study published in the Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention journal has analysed the association between physical activities and in situ or non-invasive breast cancer, or, in other words, ...

Cancer created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fear, anger or pain: Why do babies cry?

(Medical Xpress)—Spanish researchers have studied adults' accuracy in the recognition of the emotion causing babies to cry. Eye movement and the dynamic of the cry play a key role in recognition.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some cheeses exceed contaminant levels recommended by EU

Researchers at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) have analysed more than 60 brands of cheese commonly available in supermarkets. The concentration of organochloride contaminants in the ...

Health created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breast cancer mortality has not declined in women over 85

Since 1992 the number of deaths linked to breast cancer in Spain has decreased among young and middle aged patients but not among the elderly. Spanish researchers also predict that it will continue to decline ...

Cancer created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The muscle response of footballers depends on their position on the field

Football players display different muscle response parameters depending on the position that they hold on the pitch, according to a study conducted by a team of Spanish researchers which has been published ...

Other created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

56 percent of female university students get drunk in record time

on purpose – quicker than their male counterparts, and live a more sedentary life than they do, according to a study by the University of Vigo. Results show that 56.1% of female students are considered binge drinkers, as ...

Health created Dec 28, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

An inadequate diet during pregnancy predisposes the baby to diabetes

Experts already know that pregnant women should not eat for two. A study now insists on the importance of a healthy diet as a way of avoiding increased insulin and glucose levels in the child, both of which are indicators ...

Health created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The most popular TV series among youngsters in Spain recreate violence

Published in the Comunicación journal, a study conducted by the University of Seville analyses violence content in Spanish TV series. It concludes that Telecinco's Sin tetas no hay paraíso is the most violent of the fi ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fear of the dentist is passed on to children by their parents

Fear of visiting the dentist is a frequent problem in paediatric dentistry. A new study confirms the emotional transmission of dentist fear among family members and analyses the different roles that mothers and fathers might ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The brain of OCD sufferers is more active when faced with a moral dilemma

Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder are characterised by persistent thoughts and repetitive behaviours. A new study reveals that sufferers worry considerably more than the general population in the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast