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New method is found for accurate diagnosis of gall bladder cancer, 1 of the most deadly

Researchers a the University of Granada and the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves at Granada found that the metabolic imaging diagnosis technique –based on the analysis of a structural analog of glucose labeled with a positron-emitting compound (18F)– allows early diagnosis of gall bladder cancer, a relatively rare disease with high… Seguir Leyendo New method is found for accurate diagnosis of gall bladder cancer, 1 of the most deadly

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New therapy found for lung and skin cancer, based on suicide gene E

Scientists at the University of Granada have developed a new therapy for the treatment of skin and lung cancer. This therapy involves the use of a suicide coliphage-gene (gene E) that can induce death to cells transfected with it.. Their studies have demostrated that this technique is not only effective in vitro (using tumour cell… Seguir Leyendo New therapy found for lung and skin cancer, based on suicide gene E

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A massage is proven to relieve psychophysiological state of patients with chronic headache

Researchers at the University of Granada -in collaboration with the Clinical Hospital San Cecilio and the University Rey Juan Carlos- have proven that the psychological and physiological state of patients with tension headache improves within 24 hours after receiving a 30-minute massage. As researchers explained, tension headaches have an increasing incidence in the population. This… Seguir Leyendo A massage is proven to relieve psychophysiological state of patients with chronic headache

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Separation between Neanderthal and Homo sapiens might have occurred 500,000 years earlier

The separation of Neardenthal and Homo sapiens might have occurred at least one million years ago, more than 500.000 years earlier than previously believed after DNA-based analyses. A doctoral thesis conducted at the National Center for Research on Human Evolution (Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana) -associated with the University of Granada-, analysed… Seguir Leyendo Separation between Neanderthal and Homo sapiens might have occurred 500,000 years earlier

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According to a study, change in social roles of men and women may increase gender violence

Changes in social roles of men and women may cause the increase of gender violence. When sexist men feel their power threatened within their relationship, they may use violence as a way to restore their lost power. Thus, violence becomes either an instrument to control their threatened power and a way to restore it. Currently,… Seguir Leyendo According to a study, change in social roles of men and women may increase gender violence

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Aznalcóllar disaster compared with Cretaceous mass extinction

Aznalcóllar disaster compared with Cretaceous mass extinction Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have compared the disaster caused by the Aznalcóllar spillage in the Doñana National Park in Andalusia 11 years ago with the biggest species extinction known to date. What do these two disasters have in common? The scientists say that carrying out… Seguir Leyendo Aznalcóllar disaster compared with Cretaceous mass extinction

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How high can a climber go?

How high can a climber go? The maximum time an athlete is able to continue climbing to exhaustion may be the only determinant of his/her performance. A new European study, led by researchers from the University of Granada, the objective of which is to help trainers and climbers design training programmes for this type of… Seguir Leyendo How high can a climber go?

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Artificial refuges created to save the reptiles of Doñana

Artificial refuges created to save the reptiles of Doñana The Aznalcóllar mining accident more than 11 years ago, which contaminated part of the Doñana National Park, also damaged reptile habitat there. Now a team of Spanish researchers, who have been studying the reptile community since 2000, have shown, by setting up artificial refuges, that the… Seguir Leyendo Artificial refuges created to save the reptiles of Doñana