A New Method Is Developed For Predicting Shade Improvement After Teeth Bleaching
This is the first time that scientists manage to predict the outcome of bleaching treatments, which will certainly have an important impact on these treatments, which are becoming frequent
Researchers at the University of Granada have developed a new method for predicting the precise shade that a bleaching treatment will bring about for a patient’s teeth. What is innovative about this method is that it allows researchers to successfully predict the outcome of a bleaching treatment, which will have ...
Goji berries have the same nutrients as fruits and vegetables and a significant placebo effect
A University of Granada professor specialist in Nutrition explained that the species Lycium Barbarum –currently imported from China– comes from the Mediterranean regions and grows in other mild regions of the world. Also, he stated that “Goji berries will not have any positive effect on people that do not follow a balanced diet”.
While the consumption of Goji berries has risen dramatically over the last months, their properties have not been scientifically proven yet by any relevant clinical intervention study with humans. Most of Goji berries’ components are contained in the ...
A protein called cFLIP makes tumor cells in breast cancer resistant to treatments
This finding might very useful for scientists, that could design cancer therapies aimed at interfering the action of this protein. Such was the conclusion drawn by the researchers at the Andalusian Institute for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), in collaboration with the University of Granada
Researchers at the Andalusian Institute for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER) and the University of Granada found that cFLIP –an inhibitor of death ligand-induced apoptosis– is not only essential in breast tumor cells resistance to TRAIL treatments (a death ...
People with a university degree fear death less than those at a lower literacy level
A research -conducted at the University of Granada- revealed that fear of death is most common among women than men. Additionally, it concluded that parents’ fear of death affects their children’s perception of death. A change of mentality regarding this topic is necessary among families and teachers, since it is key to children’s mental health and psychological development
People with a university degree fear death less than those at a lower literacy level. In addition, fear of death is most common among women than men, which affects their children’...
Society Appreciates Powerful Individuals’ Effort -Even Although They Fail- While 'Normal' People’s Failures Are Related To Their 'Lack Of Ability'
A study conducted at the University of Granada has proven that individuals’ personal power clearly affects how society perceive their success or failures. For the purpose of this study, the researchers worked with a sample composed of 142 first-year students at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Granada
Society appreciates powerful individuals’ efforts, regardless of them having success or failing. Conversely, when someone without such power fails, their failure is attributed to their “unability to carry out their tasks”, and their efforts are not appreciated. In other words: i...
A Study Analyses The Relation Between Sleep Disorders And Risk Perception By Drivers Suffering From This Disorder
Researchers at the University of Granada are analysing how sleep disorders affect risk perception in driving. For the purpose of their study, the Faculty of Psychology employed three last-generation simulators developed by the company Honda Motor Co. (Japan)
Within the framework of a recent research project, University of Granada researchers will analyse how sleep disorders affect risk perception in driving. To such purpose, three last-generation simulators provided by the Faculty of Psychology will be ...
Victims of Child Abuse who blame themselves and their families For Their Situation Present Higher Rates Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
This is one of the conclusions drawn from a study conducted by the University of Granada, where 1,500 university students participated. This study proved that long-term psychological adjustment of victims of sexual abuse in the childhood significantly depends on some cognitive factors and on their interaction.
In cases of child sexual abuse, there are children and teenagers that blame themselves (for example, after the thought that the abuse was led by them) or their family (thinking that their family should have protected them) for the ...
Adolescents in private schools employ more efficient strategies to cope with problems
This is the conclusion drawn in a study carried out at the University of Granada and recently published in the journal Psicotema. The researchers worked with a sample of 4,456 Spanish Secondary school students aged between 13 and 18.
Adolescents enrolled in private schools employ more efficient strategies to cope with their problems than students in public schools. Further, they also use emotion-oriented coping, as drawn from a study carried out at the University of Granada, recently published in the prestigious journal ...
The Impact Of Chronic Diseases On Patients Also Depends On Their Perception Of The Disease
Researchers at the University of Granada have developed a test to measure and assess chronic patients’ cognitive representation of their disease. This advance will enable the development of clinical psychological treatments much more efficient than those currently employed.
What do we mean by “common sense” when we talk about a disease? What affects the ideas and beliefs that patients have of their disease? Researchers at the University of Granada have developed a test for measuring and assessing chronic patients’ cognitive representation of their disease. This ...
A New Method Is Found For Accurate Diagnosis Of Gall Bladder Cancer, One Of The Most Deadly Forms Of Cancer
Scientists at the University of Granada applied successfully a new technique called FDG positron emission tomography scanning, which allows more accurate diagnosis and treatment of Gall bladder cancer. For the purpose of this study, 62 patients were subjected to this scanning method, which represents the largest sample of patients with gall bladder cancer ever studied by applying this type of technology
Researchers a the University of Granada and the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves ...