University of Granada
Acne treatment: Natural substance-based formula is more effective than artificial compounds
University of Granada scientists have patented a new treatment for acne that is based on completely natural substances and is much more effective than artificial formulas because it does not create resistance ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 22, 2013 |
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Warning images for cigarette packs do not make a strong enough emotional impact
The warning images Brussels proposes to include on tobacco packages in order to reduce consumption do not make the desired impact on smokers because they only find some of them really unpleasant. So, if the ...
Health
May 21, 2013 |
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Most elite athletes believe doping substances are effective in improving performance
Most elite athletes consider doping substances "are effective" in improving performance, while recognising that they constitute cheating, can endanger health and entail the obvious risk of sanction. At the same time, the ...
Health
May 21, 2013 |
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Study finds gender, employment status and social conditions key factors in development of mental disorders
Being a woman, unemployed and living in a situation of social adversity are the three strongest trigger influences in subjects with a genetic predisposition to mental disorder. Moreover, in Andalusia, over 20% of the population ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 13, 2013 |
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Scientific evidence proves why healers see the 'aura' of people
Researchers in Spain have found that many of the individuals claiming to see the aura of people –traditionally called "healers" or "quacks"– actually present the neuropsychological phenomenon known as "synesthesia" ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 04, 2012 |
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Bilingual children have better 'working memory' than monolingual children, study shows
A study conducted at the University of Granada and the University of York in Toronto, Canada, has revealed that bilingual children develop a better working memory –which holds, processes and updates information ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 20, 2013 |
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Researchers find exposure to pesticides in food, air and water increases risk of type 2 diabetes
A study conducted at the University of Granada has revealed that there is a direct relationship between exposure to pesticides (Persistent Organic Pollutants, CPOs) in food, air and water and prevalence of ...
Diabetes
Feb 05, 2013 |
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People who participate in sports have better attention span than those in poor physical health, study finds
New scientific evidence seems to confirm the famous Roman saying "Mens sana in corpore sano". Researchers from the University of Granada have demonstrated that people who normally practice sport have a better ...
Health
Apr 10, 2013 |
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Spanish study shows that men and women have the same sexual fantasies
A study conducted at the University of Granada have demonstrated that there are not significant differences between men's and women's sexual fantasies. The fact is that both sexes have intimate and romantic sexual fantaies ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 18, 2012 |
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Scientists develop a pioneering technique to effectively treat mucositis
Investigators at the University of Granada have patented a melatonin gel that is 100% effective against this inflammatory reaction.
Cancer
Feb 14, 2013 |
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Researchers generate mutant mouse model useful in treatment of neuromuscular diseases
Researchers at the University of Granada have produced for the first time in the world mice lacking the coenzyme Q10, a rare mitochondrial disease prevailingly affecting children. The researchers needed three ...
Genetics
Jan 29, 2013 |
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Spanish researchers design biomarkers for the detection of dengue and West Nile virus
Researchers at the University of Granada have designed a set of biomarkers that can be used in diagnostic tests for the detection of dengue and the West Nile virus, two infectious diseases transmitted by ...
Medical research
Feb 06, 2013 |
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Researchers design new imaging technique for identifying age, sex of a corpse
Researchers at the University of Granada, Spain, have designed a new computing system that determines the age and sex of a corpse with a reliability of 95%. This system is based on free software called Image ...
Other
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Drug abuse impairs sexual performance in men even after rehabilitation
Researchers at the University of Granada, Spain, and Santo Tomas University in Colombia have found that drug abuse negatively affects sexual performance in men even after years of abstinence. This finding contradicts other ...
Health
Jan 17, 2013 |
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Not all stem cells are equally efficient for use in regenerative medicine
Scientists at the University of Granada and Alcalá de Henares University have found out that not all isolated stem cells are equally valid in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. In a paper recently published in ...
Medical research
Jan 09, 2013 |
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