Eureka! Science News - EEUU

Eureka! Science News - EEUU

Achieve early diagnosis of ocular pathologies such as keratitis and macular degeneration

Achieve early diagnosis of ocular pathologies such as keratitis and macular degeneration Researchers from the University of Granada have provided an early diagnosis of certain ocular diseases that are very common today, such as age-related macular degeneration and keratitis, by applying an existing optical technique that, nevertheless, had never before been used for this purpose.… Seguir Leyendo Achieve early diagnosis of ocular pathologies such as keratitis and macular degeneration

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Small faults in Southeast Spain reduce earthquake risk of larger ones

Small faults in Southeast Spain reduce earthquake risk of larger ones A team of Spanish scientists, studying recent, active deformations in the Baetic mountain range, have shown that the activity of smaller tectonic structures close to larger faults in the south east of the Iberian Peninsula partially offsets the risk of earthquakes. «There are large… Seguir Leyendo Small faults in Southeast Spain reduce earthquake risk of larger ones

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Gene increases effectiveness of drugs used to fight cancer and allows reduction in dosage

Gene increases effectiveness of drugs used to fight cancer and allows reduction in dosage Researchers at the University of Granada have found a suicide gene, called \’gene E\’, which leads to the death of tumour cells derived from breast, lung and colon cancer, and prevents their growth. The importance of this new gene is that… Seguir Leyendo Gene increases effectiveness of drugs used to fight cancer and allows reduction in dosage

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New antioxidant compounds have been identified in foods such as olive oil, honey and nuts

New antioxidant compounds have been identified in foods such as olive oil, honey and nuts Scientists at the University of Granada have identified and characterized for the first time different antioxidant compounds from foods such as olive oil, honey, walnuts and a medicinal herb called Teucrium polium. They have used two new techniques, capillary electrophoresis… Seguir Leyendo New antioxidant compounds have been identified in foods such as olive oil, honey and nuts

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Consumption of certain fish during pregnancy associated with poorer cognitive performance

Consumption of certain fish during pregnancy associated with poorer cognitive performance Children who eat fish more than 3 times per week show a worse performance in the general cognitive, executive and perceptual-manipulative areas. Those with higher levels of exposure to mercury show a generalised delay in cognitive, memory and verbal areas. Mercury is a contaminant… Seguir Leyendo Consumption of certain fish during pregnancy associated with poorer cognitive performance

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A new computer simulator allows to design military strategies based on ants’ movements

A new computer simulator allows to design military strategies based on ants\’ movements A researcher of the University of Granada has designed a new system for the mobility of military troops within a battlefield based on the mechanisms used by ant colonies to move using a commercial videogame. This work, developed at the department of… Seguir Leyendo A new computer simulator allows to design military strategies based on ants’ movements

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Scientists of the UGR obtain a bioinsecticide to control the Mediterranean fruit fly

Scientists of the UGR obtain a bioinsecticide to control the Mediterranean fruit fly The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is a world plague which represents one of the most serious problems for agriculture. However, the control methods currently present in the market for this plague are ineffective. The research group of the Institute of Biotechnology… Seguir Leyendo Scientists of the UGR obtain a bioinsecticide to control the Mediterranean fruit fly

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Fear of being laughed at crosses cultural boundaries

Fear of being laughed at crosses cultural boundaries Laughter is an emotional expression that is innate in human beings. This means laughing at others is also believed to be a universal phenomenon. However, the fear of being laughed at causes some people enormous problems in their social lives. This is known as gelotophobia, a disorder… Seguir Leyendo Fear of being laughed at crosses cultural boundaries

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Small rodents encourage the formation of scrubland in Spain

Small rodents encourage the formation of scrubland in Spain After two years of research over five degraded landscapes in the National Park of Sierra Nevada (Granada), scientists have established for the first time that field mice base their diet on holm oak and pine seeds, causing a deterioration of the habitats and an extension of… Seguir Leyendo Small rodents encourage the formation of scrubland in Spain

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New insect on Balearic Islands

New insect on Balearic Islands After 10 years of biochemical and molecular analysis of the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera that live in the Western Mediterranean, Spanish and Italian scientists have now demonstrated that one of the insect populations of this group is a distinct and, therefore, new species. The researchers, including a team from the University of… Seguir Leyendo New insect on Balearic Islands