A study proves the positive effects of heart rehabilitation programs on patients
A research conducted at the University of Granada has demonstrated the efficiency of a heart rehabilitation program aimed at patients suffering from heart disease. The authors of this study affirm that...
View ArticleScientific 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...
View ArticleImmigrant women giving birth in Spain suffer 'great stress,' a study warns
A study conducted at the University of Granada has concluded that most immigrant women who give birth in Spain suffer "severe stress" and should receive psychological treatment after giving birth to...
View ArticleResearchers design new substances that might help fight Alzheimer's and...
University of Granada researchers have tested melatonin analogues in rats that inhibit the enzyme nitric oxide synthase, which is involved in the development of the diseases referred above.
View ArticleA study demonstrates that ibuprofen improves bone repair after surgery or a...
A study conducted at the University of Granada hasdemonstrated that ibuprofen a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) has beneficial effects on bone repair after afracture or following bone...
View ArticleSpanish 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...
View ArticleResearchers demonstrate that saliva analysis can reveal decision-making skills
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Granada Group of Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychoneuroimmunology has demonstrated that cortisol levels in saliva are associated with a person's...
View ArticleNot 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...
View ArticleDrug 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...
View ArticleResearchers 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...
View ArticleResearchers generate mutant mouse model useful in treatment of neuromuscular...
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...
View ArticleResearchers find exposure to pesticides in food, air and water increases risk...
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...
View ArticleSpanish researchers design biomarkers for the detection of dengue and West...
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...
View ArticleScientists 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.
View ArticleBilingual children have better 'working memory' than monolingual children,...
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...
View ArticleEffectiveness of a spray that greatly improves dry mouth sensation caused by...
Researchers from the universities of Granada and Murcia have confirmed the effectiveness of a spray containing 1% malic acid, which greatly improves xerostomy, or dry mouth, caused by anti-depressant...
View ArticlePeople who participate in sports have better attention span than those in...
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...
View ArticleStudy finds gender, employment status and social conditions key factors in...
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,...
View ArticleWarning 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,...
View ArticleMost elite athletes believe doping substances are effective in improving...
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...
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