Jueves, 03 de Mayo de 2012
Scientific Evidence Proves why Healers See the “Aura” of People
University of Granada researchers affirm that healers present synesthesia, a neuropsychological phenomenon involving a "mingling" of the senses.
The results of this study have been published in the prestigious journal Consciousness and Cognition.
The authors remark the significant "placebo effect" that healers have on ill 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" (specifically, "emotional (...)
Jueves, 03 de Mayo de 2012
A Study Proves the Positive Effects of Heart Rehabilitation Programs on Patients
University of Granada researchers affirm that it is "essential" that heart rehabilitation programs aimed at patients with any heart disease are established and provided to cardiac patients.
The study included a sample of 200 patients suffering from heart disease.
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 it is essential that heart (...)
Lunes, 19 de Marzo de 2012
Two servings of salmon a week is healthy for pregnant women and their babies
University of Granada researchers have demonstrated that the intake of salmon increases omega-3 fatty acid levels and improves antioxidant defenses in pregnant women and their babies.
The salmon employed in the study was only slightly contaminated and had been previously enriched with omega-3 fatty acids at a fish farm
University of Granada researchers have proven that eating two servings of salmon reared at a fish farm (enriched with omega-3 fatty acids and only slightly contaminated) a week (...)
Viernes, 16 de Marzo de 2012
Scientists develop a software tool for estimating heart disease risk
University of Granada scientists have published the results of this study in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.
Estimating the risk for heart disease is a key factor in primary prevention of heart disease, which would reduce health spending.
University of Granada researchers have developed a software tool that makes an accurate estimation of the risk that a person has to suffer a heart disease. In addition, this software tool allows the performance of massive risk (...)
Miércoles, 14 de Marzo de 2012
A study confirms the correlation between premature alopecia and prostate conditions
Spanish scientists have proven that men with androgenetic alopecia are at a higher risk for benign prostate hyperplasia
This study has been awarded a prize by the American Academy of Dermatology
Spanish scientists have confirmed that there is a clear relationship between androgenetic alopecia (common premature baldness) and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), a benign enlargement of the prostate that appears in aging men and is associated with certain hormones as dihydrotestosterone. This condition appears in 50% of (...)
Martes, 06 de Marzo de 2012
Physiotherapy and physical exercise improve the general states of breast cancer survivors
Fatigue in breast cancer survivors causes depression, poor body image, neck pain and impaired shoulder movement.
University of Granada researchers propose a multimodeal treatment to fight the side effects of breast cancer surgery.
University of Granada researchers, in collaboration with the University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain, have developed a physiotherapy and physical exercise program that considerably reduces muskuloskeletal (...)
Viernes, 02 de Marzo de 2012
A study reveals that eating at home prevents childhood obesity
University of Granada researchers have demonstrated that children of mothers with university studies exhibit a better nutritional status.
The study sample included 718 school children aged between 9-17 years.
University of Granada researchers have confirmed that there is a significant direct relationship between the nutritional status of children and the person who prepares their meal. The study revealed that the children who have lunch at home with their mother present a better nutritional status and are (...)
Viernes, 24 de Febrero de 2012
A new radiotherapy technique significantly reduces irradiation of healthy tissue
Researchers at the University of Granada and the university hospital Virgen de las Nieves in Granada, Spain, have developed a pioneer radiotherapy technique that only targets cancerous tissue.
The new system was tested in 80 patients diagnosed with epidermoid cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx
Researchers at the University of Granada and the university hospital Virgen de las Nieves in Granada have developed a new radiotherapy technique that is much less toxic than that traditionally used (...)
Miércoles, 22 de Febrero de 2012
Anisakis has a Higher Prevalence in Fish Caught in the Northern Moroccan Coast
A study conducted at the University of Granada has revealed that more than half the mackerels and chub mackerels caught in that region are infected with this parasite.
The consumption of both species is widespread in Morocco, and a part of the population consumes raw fish, which increases the risk of infection.
University of Granada researchers have found that a high proportion of the fish caught in the northern coast of Morocco is infected with Anisakis the (...)
Domingo, 12 de Febrero de 2012
Scientists find a genetic association between depression and obesity
University of Granada researchers have demonstrated that the FTO gene, linked to obesity, is also associated with depression.
This so far unknown association might help determine the risk for obesity in patients with depression.
University of Granada researchers have demonstrated for the first time that there is a genetic association between depression and obesity, two of the most prevalent conditions in Western society. This pioneer study has revealed that depression alters the effect that the gene known (...)