La Universidad de Granada crea un sistema para prevenir mejor los efectos de los terremotos en los edificios

La Universidad de Granada crea un sistema para prevenir mejor los efectos de los terremotos en los edificios
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18:29 EFE. GRANADA.Un nuevo sistema propuesto por el departamento de Mecánica de Estructuras e Ingenierí­a Hidráulica de la Universidad de Granada permitirá predecir mejor el comportamiento de edificios antiguos sometidos a terremotos.

Se trata de un nuevo modelo de daño que servirá para evaluar la fatiga y anticipar la rotura en componentes estructurales de acero frente a fuerzas sí­smicas, informó hoy la Universidad de Granada.

Este modelo es de especial interés para los edificios construidos antes de 1974, año en que se publicó la primera norma que obliga a los arquitectos a preparar sus construcciones frente a los movimientos sí­smicos.

Según el equipo investigador, si un terremoto de gran magnitud sacudiera la pení­nsula ibérica, es probable que muchos edificios construidos antes de 1974 e incluso después no sobrevivieran al terremoto o sufrieran daños tan importantes que obligaran a derribarlos por completo.

El estudio del departamento de Mecánica de Estructuras e Ingenierí­a Hidráulica de la Universidad, dirigido por el profesor Amadeo Benavent Climent, ha ideado un nuevo modelo de daño que servirá para determinar la resistencia sí­smica de estas construcciones, es decir, qué cantidad de energí­a serí­an capaces de absorber y disipar sin derrumbarse.

La principal novedad del nuevo modelo es que la proximidad a la rotura del componente estructural no se hace depender de la deformación máxima y de la energí­a total disipada -como es el caso de modelos anteriores- sino de cómo se consume esta energí­a.

Los resultados de esta investigación han sido publicados recientemente en la revista Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, una de las publicaciones más importantes a nivel mundial en el área de la ingenierí­a sí­smica.

El interés de este modelo es que podrá aplicarse a los disipadores de energí­a de acero, unos dispositivos especiales también llamados fusibles sí­smicos que se instalan en las estructuras de hormigón o de acero, y que evitan que los pilares y las vigas sufran daños importantes en caso de terremoto.

El uso de este novedoso sistema permitirí­a reforzar la estructura de los edificios construidos antes de 1974 -cuyo diseño no contempló la resistencia sí­smica-, y entre 1974 y 1994, cuyo proyecto sí­smico no exigí­a ductilidad.

Según el investigador, la energí­a que un edificio es capaz de absorber y disipar depende en buena parte de su ductilidad, es decir, de la habilidad que tienen sus componentes para deformarse plásticamente antes de llegar a romperse.

El uso de los disipadores de energí­a está muy extendido en Japón, Estados Unidos y algunos paí­ses europeos, pero no ocurre lo mismo en España, donde apenas están empezando a emplearse.

Benavent considera que al tratarse de un sistema no muy caro y muy eficaz para proteger los edificios ante posibles terremotos, el futuro de las estructuras arquitectónicas pasará inevitablemente por ellos.

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La UGR amplia sus relaciones internacionales con nuevos programas con la República Checa

Con motivo de esta visita, mañana, miércoles, 7 de febrero, a las 11 horas, dicha delegación ofrecerá rueda de prensa, a la que asistirán el embajador Martin Košatka, el coordinador de la enseñanza de Lengua y Literatura Checa, prof. Enrique Quero Gervilla, y prof. Manuel Díaz Carrillo, vicerrector de Relaciones Internacionales e Institucionales.

Tres son las áreas principales de cooperación entre la Universidad de Granada y Universidades checas:

– Intercambio de estudiantes, capítulo en el que la UGR ocupa el primer puesto europeo en intercambio dentro del programa Erasmus.

– Estudios de lengua checa en Granada, pionera en nuestro país. Estudiso clave desde el ingreso del país centroeuropeo en la Unión Europea.

– El Seminario “Torres Balbás” estará dedicado a Praga y al estudio de la restauración y recuperación urbana de su centro histórico. El Seminario fue creado en 1998 en el seno de la ETS de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Granada y trabaja en el sector de la investigación sobre el patrimonio arquitectónico y los centros históricos para adaptarse a las necesidades de la vida contemporánea.

Por otra parte, la UGR mantiene nueve convenios de colaboración con entidades académicas checas como el Instituto de Fisiología Checo, la Escuela Superior de Economía de Praga, la Universidad de Palacky, la Universidad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Farmacéuticas de Brno, y la Universdiad de Karlova, entre otros.

CONVOCATORIA:
DÍA: miércoles 7 de febrero.
HORA: 11 horas.
LUGAR: Salón Rojo, Hospital Real.


La consejera Fuensanta Coves, presenta el libro “Sulayr. Los caminos de la luz”, de Rafael Hernández del Águila

El miércoles, 7 de febrero de 2007, a las 12 horas se presenta en el Salón Rojo del Hospital Real el libro Sulayrlos caminos de la luz, un volumen en el que se combinan poesía y fotografía artística, en una suerte de homenaje a Sierra Nevada.

Con poemas de Rafael Hernández del Águila, profesor del Departamento de Análisis Regional y Geografía Física, y director del Seminario de Medio Ambiente y Calidad de Vida de la Universidad de Granada; y fotografías de Manuel Román Sánchez, este libro

En dicho acto de presentación, se contará con la presencia de la consejera de Medio Ambiente, Fuensanta Coves, y el rector de la Universidad de Granada, David Aguilar, además del autor Rafael Hernández del Águila, y Joaquín Araújo, naturalista y escritor.

Ya por la tarde, el mismo día 7 de febrero, a las 20.00 h. tendrá lugar en el Carmen de la Victoria otra presentación y lectura de Sulayr, los caminos de la luz, con intervenciones, asimismo, de Rafael Hernández del Águila, y Joaquín Araújo.

El culto al medio ambiente, y una cierta liturgia de la naturaleza, están presentes en el libro “Sulayr. Los caminos de la luz”, un poemario del profesor de la Universidad de Granada Rafael Fernández del Águila, cuidadosamente ilustrado con fotografías de Manuel Román Sánchez, en una suerte de homenaje a Sierra Nevada, no exento de lirismo y colorido.

En gran formato apaisado, este volumen combina imágenes fotográficas e imágenes poéticas con las que los autores se adentran en otros itinerarios de Sierra Nevada, singulares y únicos, invisibles a menudo a la vista. Entendido como un halago de la naturaleza, y como un tributo a Sierra Nevada, este libro es, sobre todo, una reflexión interior del caminante, una metáfora poética del camino, una singular manera de percibir los itinerarios de la cordillera granadina que se proponen en las páginas de este volumen, como si se tratara de rendir homenaje al camino.

Publicado por Editorial Penibética, con la colaboración del Parque Nacional y Natural de Sierra Nevada, Sulayr, los caminos de la luz, está prologado por la consejera de Medio Ambiente de la Junta de Andalucía, Fuensanta Coves, quien asegura: “Aunque la referencia obvia es la propia Sierra, el libro va más allá y plasma, a mi entender, una propuesta muy estimable de mirar la Naturaleza, sentirla, sentirla, pensarla y valorarla”.

El autor Fernández del Águila, por su parte, afirma: “La montaña, en este caso Sierra Nevada, es una excusa privilegiada y única por otro lado, para intentar hacernos otras preguntas y encontrar otras certezas sobre la Naturaleza, su papel, función y valor desde una perspectiva humana”.

Convocatoria:
DÍA: miércoles, 7 de febrero de 2007.
HORA: 12 horas.
LUGAR: Salón Rojo del Hospital Real.

Referencia:
Rafael Hernández del Águila. Departamento de Análisis Geográfico Regional y Geografía Física. Universidad de Granada. Tfns: 958 249517, 958 243640, y 699911200. Correo electrónico: hdaguila@ugr.es


Los docentes aprenderán a crear sus páginas web

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Los docentes aprenderán a crear sus páginas web

La Universidad de Granada convoca cursos de formación para su docentes con el objetivo de promover la implantación de las nuevas Tecnologías en la docencia. Además de las actividades impartidas de manera tradicional destacan las talleres relacionados con el desarrollo y el mantenimiento de páginas webs.

El Centro de Enseñanzas Virtuales (CEVUG) organiza una nueva edición de cursos sobre innovación tecnológica orientada a la enseñanza de los docentes. Se estructuran en dos partes: la aplicación de la informática a la labor docente e investigadora y la metodología del modelo educativo virtual, centrándose sobre todo en el diseño de contenidos y las tutorías en línea.

La oferta formativa está compuesta por los cursos tradicionales de formación que se han impartido en años anteriores y una serie de talleres de trabajo en los que se impartirán nuevas técnicas y herramientas relacionadas con las nuevas tecnologías.

Serán tres talleres que proporcionarán nociones sobre cómo diseñar y gestionar páginas webs. Se impartirán conocimientos de diseño web con html y hojas de estilo en cascada (CSS). Además los cursos tradicionales tratarán temas como las herramientas de digitalización de contenidos docentes; generación de contenidos y tutorización on-line; maquetación de materiales docentes y plataformas de teleformación de Código Abierto: ILIAS.

El plazo de inscripción al programa de formación está abierto y las solicitudes se atienden por riguroso orden de recepción, hasta completar todas las plazas disponibles. Toda la información de manera específica sobre los datos se encuentra en la página web del CEVUG.

La programación de los cursos está sujeta a la participación de los docentes. Al menos 15 personas tendrán que estar matriculadas, tanto en el turno de mañana como en el de tarde, para que se imparta el curso.

Fuente: Universidad de Granada

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FITUR da la bienvenida a varias universidades españolas

FITUR da la bienvenida a varias universidades españolas

Varias universidades españolas y algunos de sus centros han acudido a la Feria Internacional de Turismo (FITUR), que se ha celebrado en Madrid y conluyó ayer. Las universidades canarias aprovecharon la Feria para presentar su Campus de Excelencia.

Los centros y universidades que han estado presentes en la Feria han sido la Escuela Universitaria de Turismo de Cartagena; la Facultad de Empresariales y Turismo y el Rectorado de la Universidad de Extremadura; la Universidad de Murcia y su Escuela Universitaria de Turismo; la Escuela de Turismo de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia; la Escuela Universitaria Altamira; la Universidad de Granada; la Universidad de Málaga y la Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena.

Estas instituciones acudieron a la feria como coexpositoras, acompañando a otras entidades. La Universidad de Málaga expuso con Costa del Sol, Patronato de Turismo; la Escuela Universitaria de Turismo de Murcia, la Universidad de Murcia, Escuela de Turismo de la UCAM y la UPCT con Murcia Turística; la Universidad de Granada con Turismo Ciudad de Granada; el Rectorado de la Universidad de Extremadura con el Ayuntamiento de Badajoz; la Facultad de Empresariales y Turismo con la Junta de Extremadura; y la Escuela Universitaria Altamira, centro adscrito a la Universidad de Cantabria, con el Gobierno de Cantabria.

Por otra parte, la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria y la Universidad de La Laguna presentaron la nueva edición del Campus de Excelencia, que se celebrará entre el 8 y el 13 de julio en Fuerteventura y al que acudirán Premios Nobel, un centenar de estudiantes universitarios y de postgrado y destacados profesionales.

Las universidades participantes enfocaron su presencia en FITUR de modo distinto. En el caso de la Escuela Universitaria de Turismo de Murcia, se aprovechó para que sus alumnos viajasen a la Feria como actividad práctica dentro de sus estudios.

FITUR es una de las principales ferias europeas dedicadas al sector turístico. A ella acudieron el año pasado cerca de 100.000 visitantes y 150.000 profesionales, en un espacio de exposición en el que participaron empresas y organismos de más de 170 países.
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Corn, Oats, Cherries And Red Wine’s High Melatonin Content Can Help Delay Ageing

Corn, Oats, Cherries And Red Wines High Melatonin Content Can Help Delay Ageing
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The Spanish Ageing Research Network (Red Nacional de Investigación del Envejecimiento), funded by Carlos III Health Institute and headed by professor Darío Acuña Castroviejo, from the University of Granada (Universidad de Granada [http://www.ugr.es]), is very near to achieving one of todays Science greatest goals: allowing humans to age in the best possible health conditions.

As well as from the UGR [http://www.ugr.es], researchers from the Spanish universities of Seville, Oviedo, Saragossa, Barcelona and Reus also took part in this study, concluding that the consumption of melatonin a natural substance produced in small amounts by human beings and present in many types of food delays the oxidative damage and inflammatory processes typical of the old age. Melatonin can be found in small amounts in some fruits and vegetables, like onions, cherries and bananas, and in cereals like corn, oats and rice, as well as in some aromatic plants, such as mint, lemon verbena, sage or thyme, and in red wine.

UGR participation in this study was leaded by professor Darío Acuña Castroviejo, member of the Institute of Biotechnology and lecturer at this Universitys department of Physiology. Professor Acuña Castroviejo also coordinates the Spanish Ageing Research Network. Both normal and genetically-modified mice, with an accelerated cell ageing, were analysed. We proved, says professor Acuña Castroviejo, that the first signs of ageing in animal tissues start at the age of five months [in mice] equivalent to 30 human years of age due to an increase in free radicals (oxygen and nitrogen), which cause an inflammatory reaction.

The UGR researcher points out that such oxidative stress also has effects in animals blood, as blood cells have been proven to be more fragile with the years and, therefore, their cell membranes become easier to break.

Use in mice

The authors of this innovative finding administered small amounts of melatonin to mice and observed that not only did this substance neutralize the oxidative stress and the inflammatory process caused by ageing, but it also delayed its effects, thus increasing longevity. In particular, the University of Granadas goal was to analyse the mitochondrial function in mice and check their mitochondrial capacity to produce ATP adenosine triphosphate a molecule whose mission is to store the energy every cell needs to carry out its functions.

Professor Acuña Castroviejo highlights that chronic administration of melatonin in animals from the moment they stop producing this substance five months of age in mice helps counteract all age-related processes. Therefore, daily melatonin intake in humans from the age of 30 or 40 could prevent or, at least, delay illnesses related to ageing, free radicals and inflammatory processes, such as many neurodegenerative disorders (e.g. Parkinsons disease) and complications linked to other illnesses, like diabetes.

The researcher is confident that the Spanish Ministry of Health will soon legalise the use of melatonin since, being a substance naturally produced by the body, it cannot be patented and the drug industry would not make much profit out of its artificial production. However, while the substance becomes legalised, humans should try to increase melatonin consumption through food, recommends professor Acuña Castroviejo.

The results of this study have been published in some of the worlds most prestigious medical journals, such as Free Radical Research, Experimental Gerontology, Journal of Pineal Research and Frontiers in Bioscience.

About The UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA

The University of Granada (UGR) was founded in 1531, under the initiative of Emperor Charles V. In this way, Granada asserted its vocation as a university city, open to different cultures, peoples and beliefs, continuing the tradition of the Arab University of Yusuf I (Madrassa, 14th century). With 475 years of tradition, the University of Granada has been an exceptional witness to history, as its influence in the citys social and cultural environment grew until it was to become, over a period of almost five centuries, an intellectual and cultural nucleus in Southern Spain in its own right. The University of Granada has also made a strong commitment to its future by fostering the development of quality research, whose guiding criteria are to stress traditional lines of research, to support investigation which although less developed may prove useful to a changing society and to forge bonds with firms and institutions. As a result of its growth in scientific production, the UGR is among the top Spanish universities. More than 400 research groups are working in all different areas of knowledge, in collaboration with both national and international research groups. The University of Granada offers to 81,600 students 10 per cent of which are foreign students 75 degree courses distributed in 28 centres. The UGR is the leading European destination for Erasmus/Socrates students, the most important Spanish university in graduation prizes, the third in the number of doctoral courses with the Distinction of Quality granted by the Ministry of Education and Science and the sixth in scientific production.

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Drink red wine to stay young

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Drink red wine to stay young
Posted on : Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:29:00 GMT | Author : Indo Asian News Service
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London, Feb 2 Eating foods like onions, bananas, rice and cherries, plus drinking red wine daily could slow down ageing process and help you stay young, says a new study.

Scientists have found melatonin, a substance found in grape skins protect cell from age-related damage, said the online edition of Daily Mail.

Melatonin is a naturally-occurring hormone not only found in grape skins but also in a whole range of other foods such as onions, bananas, rice and cherries.

Scientists from the Spanish Ageing Research Network took genetically modified mice who suffered accelerated ageing.

The researchers led by professor Dario Acuna Castroviejo, of the University of Granada, Spain, gave the rodents melatonin every day from five months of age and found that it helped counteract their age-related process.

If humans took a daily supplement of melatonin from the age of 30 or 40 onwards then they too could delay the normal ageing process, the scientists suggest.

The researchers, therefore, recommended that people wanting to fight the ravages of time boost their levels of melatonin through eating more foods such as onions, bananas, rice and cherries – plus drinking red wine.

Red wine has long been associated with all kinds of health benefits.

Previous studies have suggested that a glass of red wine a day may protect the heart. Other research has also shown it can help reduce the risk of developing some cancers and may even help stave off gum disease.

Melatonin plays a key role in the body clock and has become widely used by frequent travellers to try to counteract jet leg.

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Drink red wine to stay young

Drink red wine to stay young
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London, Feb 2 (IANS) Eating foods like onions, bananas, rice and cherries, plus drinking red wine daily could slow down ageing process and help you stay young, says a new study.

Scientists have found melatonin, a substance found in grape skins protect cell from age-related damage, said the online edition of Daily Mail.

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Melatonin is a naturally-occurring hormone not only found in grape skins but also in a whole range of other foods such as onions, bananas, rice and cherries.

Scientists from the Spanish Ageing Research Network took genetically modified mice who suffered accelerated ageing.

The researchers led by professor Dario Acuna Castroviejo, of the University of Granada, Spain, gave the rodents melatonin every day from five months of age and found that it helped counteract their age-related process.

If humans took a daily supplement of melatonin from the age of 30 or 40 onwards then they too could delay the normal ageing process, the scientists suggest.

The researchers, therefore, recommended that people wanting to fight the ravages of time boost their levels of melatonin through eating more foods such as onions, bananas, rice and cherries – plus drinking red wine.

Red wine has long been associated with all kinds of health benefits.

Previous studies have suggested that a glass of red wine a day may protect the heart. Other research has also shown it can help reduce the risk of developing some cancers and may even help stave off gum disease.

Melatonin plays a key role in the body clock and has become widely used by frequent travellers to try to counteract jet leg.
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Drink red wine to stay young

Drink red wine to stay young
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Eating foods like onions, bananas, rice and cherries, plus drinking red wine daily could slow down ageing process and help you stay young, says a new study.

Scientists have found melatonin, a substance found in grape skins protect cell from age-related damage, said the online edition of Daily Mail.

Melatonin is a naturally-occurring hormone not only found in grape skins but also in a whole range of other foods such as onions, bananas, rice and cherries.

Scientists from the Spanish Ageing Research Network took genetically modified mice who suffered accelerated ageing.

The researchers led by professor Dario Acuna Castroviejo, of the University of Granada, Spain, gave the rodents melatonin every day from five months of age and found that it helped counteract their age-related process.

If humans took a daily supplement of melatonin from the age of 30 or 40 onwards then they too could delay the normal ageing process, the scientists suggest.

The researchers, therefore, recommended that people wanting to fight the ravages of time boost their levels of melatonin through eating more foods such as onions, bananas, rice and cherries – plus drinking red wine.

Red wine has long been associated with all kinds of health benefits.

Previous studies have suggested that a glass of red wine a day may protect the heart. Other research has also shown it can help reduce the risk of developing some cancers and may even help stave off gum disease.

Melatonin plays a key role in the body clock and has become widely used by frequent travellers to try to counteract jet leg.

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Drink red wine to stay young

Drink red wine to stay young
Feb 2, 2007 – 2:12:38 PM
Previous studies have suggested that a glass of red wine a day may protect the heart. Other research has also shown it can help reduce the risk of developing some cancers and may even help stave off gum disease.

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By IANS, [RxPG] London, Feb 2 – Eating foods like onions, bananas, rice and cherries, plus drinking red wine daily could slow down ageing process and help you stay young, says a new study.

Scientists have found melatonin, a substance found in grape skins protect cell from age-related damage, said the online edition of Daily Mail.

Melatonin is a naturally-occurring hormone not only found in grape skins but also in a whole range of other foods such as onions, bananas, rice and cherries.

Scientists from the Spanish Ageing Research Network took genetically modified mice who suffered accelerated ageing.

The researchers led by professor Dario Acuna Castroviejo, of the University of Granada, Spain, gave the rodents melatonin every day from five months of age and found that it helped counteract their age-related process.

If humans took a daily supplement of melatonin from the age of 30 or 40 onwards then they too could delay the normal ageing process, the scientists suggest.

The researchers, therefore, recommended that people wanting to fight the ravages of time boost their levels of melatonin through eating more foods such as onions, bananas, rice and cherries – plus drinking red wine.

Red wine has long been associated with all kinds of health benefits.

Previous studies have suggested that a glass of red wine a day may protect the heart. Other research has also shown it can help reduce the risk of developing some cancers and may even help stave off gum disease.

Melatonin plays a key role in the body clock and has become widely used by frequent travellers to try to counteract jet leg.

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Drink red wine to stay young

Drink red wine to stay young
Feb 2, 2007 – 2:12:38 PM
Previous studies have suggested that a glass of red wine a day may protect the heart. Other research has also shown it can help reduce the risk of developing some cancers and may even help stave off gum disease.

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By IANS, [RxPG] London, Feb 2 – Eating foods like onions, bananas, rice and cherries, plus drinking red wine daily could slow down ageing process and help you stay young, says a new study.

Scientists have found melatonin, a substance found in grape skins protect cell from age-related damage, said the online edition of Daily Mail.

Melatonin is a naturally-occurring hormone not only found in grape skins but also in a whole range of other foods such as onions, bananas, rice and cherries.

Scientists from the Spanish Ageing Research Network took genetically modified mice who suffered accelerated ageing.

The researchers led by professor Dario Acuna Castroviejo, of the University of Granada, Spain, gave the rodents melatonin every day from five months of age and found that it helped counteract their age-related process.

If humans took a daily supplement of melatonin from the age of 30 or 40 onwards then they too could delay the normal ageing process, the scientists suggest.

The researchers, therefore, recommended that people wanting to fight the ravages of time boost their levels of melatonin through eating more foods such as onions, bananas, rice and cherries – plus drinking red wine.

Red wine has long been associated with all kinds of health benefits.

Previous studies have suggested that a glass of red wine a day may protect the heart. Other research has also shown it can help reduce the risk of developing some cancers and may even help stave off gum disease.

Melatonin plays a key role in the body clock and has become widely used by frequent travellers to try to counteract jet leg.

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Drink red wine to stay young

Drink red wine to stay young
Feb 2, 2007 – 2:12:38 PM
Previous studies have suggested that a glass of red wine a day may protect the heart. Other research has also shown it can help reduce the risk of developing some cancers and may even help stave off gum disease.

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By IANS, [RxPG] London, Feb 2 – Eating foods like onions, bananas, rice and cherries, plus drinking red wine daily could slow down ageing process and help you stay young, says a new study.

Scientists have found melatonin, a substance found in grape skins protect cell from age-related damage, said the online edition of Daily Mail.

Melatonin is a naturally-occurring hormone not only found in grape skins but also in a whole range of other foods such as onions, bananas, rice and cherries.

Scientists from the Spanish Ageing Research Network took genetically modified mice who suffered accelerated ageing.

The researchers led by professor Dario Acuna Castroviejo, of the University of Granada, Spain, gave the rodents melatonin every day from five months of age and found that it helped counteract their age-related process.

If humans took a daily supplement of melatonin from the age of 30 or 40 onwards then they too could delay the normal ageing process, the scientists suggest.

The researchers, therefore, recommended that people wanting to fight the ravages of time boost their levels of melatonin through eating more foods such as onions, bananas, rice and cherries – plus drinking red wine.

Red wine has long been associated with all kinds of health benefits.

Previous studies have suggested that a glass of red wine a day may protect the heart. Other research has also shown it can help reduce the risk of developing some cancers and may even help stave off gum disease.

Melatonin plays a key role in the body clock and has become widely used by frequent travellers to try to counteract jet leg.

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