Martes, 10 de Abril de 2012
Marriage and a High Socioeconomic Level Improve Health
The study –conducted at the University of Granada– has also demonstrated that having a high level of education and a job are also protective against diseases.
The per capita income and per capita welfare of the region of residence are protective factors against diseases.
People with a high socioeconomic level have been demonstrated to have better health than the rest of people. Other protective factors against chronic diseases are having higher education, having a job, and the (...)
Miércoles, 22 de Febrero de 2012
Researchers explain why recalling items from memory reduces our ability to recall other related items
In the field of Psychology, this phenomenon is known as "Retrieval-Induced Forgetting".
University of Granada researchers have determined the cognitive process that causes this phenomenon and its duration.
Researchers at the universities of Granada and Jaén, Spain, have discovered why recalling some items from memory reduces our ability to recall other related items. In the field of Psychology, this phenomenon is known as "Retrieval-Induced Forgetting" (RIF), and researchers have determined the cognitive process that causes this phenomenon (...)
Jueves, 09 de Febrero de 2012
A new technique identifies corpses by comparing the skull with a picture of the subject alive
University of Granada researchers have developed a new forensic identification technique that compares the skull with one or several pictures of the subject while still alive. This system is based on the forensic identification technique known as craniofacial superimposition; this technique involves analysing the morphology of the face by locating a set of reference points either on the skull (craniometric points) and on a picture (somatometric points) of the subject alive.
This study demonstrates that the (...)
Martes, 18 de Octubre de 2011
Adolescents Sleeping More Hours Score Higher in Maths
Such is the conclusion recently drawn in a study published in the journal International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology by University of Granada and Junta de Andalucia researchers. This study proved that teenagers having an average sleep pattern –six to nine hours of slee– score higher, specially in physical education
The authors analyzed a sample of 592 students at secondary school aged 12 to 19
Adolescents sleeping more hours score higher on mathematics, while (...)
Lunes, 30 de Mayo de 2011
Children eat more vegetables when allowed to choose
A study conducted at the University of Granada has proved that children eat up to 80 percent more vegetables when they are allowed to choose. Researchers have also found that the bitterness of calcium –which is noticeably present in vegetables such as spinachs, collard greens cabbage, onions, chard or broccoli– can be a factor negatively influencing children's consumption of vegetables
A gesture as simple as allowing children to freely choose the vegetables they want to eat (...)
Lunes, 11 de Abril de 2011
Women have more intense emotions than men when conflict arises within the couple
A research conducted at the University of Granada has analyzed the interpersonal emotions that men and women feel when a conflict occurs within the couple, and the relation between such emotions and the frequency of conflicts. For the purpose of this study, 142 students –75 women and 67 men–were placed in five different conflictive situations
Women feel their emotions more intensively than men when a conflict arises within the couple. Conversely, it is men –who mostly (...)
Martes, 05 de Abril de 2011
The use of drones against Al-Qaeda is inefficient to prevent new attacks in Europe and USA
Javier Jordán, an expert in jihadism and a University of Granada professor states that, although drones are not efficient in preventing terrorist attacks in Europe and USA, they are the only instrument that USA has to undermine Al-Quaeda’s leadership and operativity in Pakistan
The unmanned aerial vehicles –also named “drones”– that the CIA is employing against Al-Quaeda in Pakistan are inefficient to prevent new terrorist attacks against Europe and the USA. Nevertheless, drones are likely to (...)
Martes, 15 de Marzo de 2011
Early neuropsychological treatment reduces after-effects in patients with acquired brain injury
Researchers at the University of Granada have proved that patients suffering traumatic brain injury (TBI) and ictus must receive neuropsychological treatment at hospital without delay. Early intervention within the first six months reduces further injury in the cognitive (attention, memory, planning, etc), emotional (irritability, lack of motivation, etc) and behavioural areas (impulsiveness, aggressivity, etc.)
Researchers at the University of Granada have proved that neuropsychological rehabilitation helps in significantly reducing cognitive, emotional and behavioural after-effects in patients (...)
Lunes, 14 de Marzo de 2011
Collectibles can trigger obsessive-compulsive disorder in vulnerable people
Although collecting articles with moderation has good psychological effects on collectors, this habit can become a psychological disorder. Porcelain dolls, precious stones, world thimbles, watches, fans, dinosaurs, language courses, and tanks and ships in parts are some of the collections that often crowd our stands
The massive marketing campaigns launched by publishing houses at the start of the academic year can cause people bound to suffer obsessive-compulsive disorder to develop this pathology before. The fact is (...)
Martes, 01 de Marzo de 2011
Six out of ten male drug-addicts abuse their partners, a study says
A research conducted at the University of Granada has revealed a high rate of gender-based violence –both physical and psychological– directed by drug-addict men against their partners. The study also detailed the type of violence perpetrated. Personal control, sexual abuse, emotional neglect and emotional blackmail out of guilt are the most prevalent forms of abuse in this collective
According to a study conducted at the Department of Pedagogy of the University of Granada, about six out (...)