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New Species Of Insect Discovered On Balearic Islands

New Species Of Insect Discovered 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… Seguir Leyendo New Species Of Insect Discovered On Balearic Islands

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Cannabis consumption predisposes to psychosis and schizophrenia

Cannabis consumption predisposes to psychosis and schizophrenia The daily consumption of cannabis predisposes to the appearance of psychosis and schizophrenia, and those episodes of psychosis which are fruit of this substance present certain specific characteristics, both before their appearance and in the clinical presentation of the psychosis. This is one of the conclusions of the… Seguir Leyendo Cannabis consumption predisposes to psychosis and schizophrenia

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Vegetation could recover in the ski resort of Sierra Nevada

Vegetation could recover in the ski resort of Sierra Nevada The conditioning Works of Sierra Nevada’s ski runs have destroyed a great amount of vegetable species. The researchers of the University of Granada (Spain) have already managed to grow in the laboratory two native bushy species in order to suggest new mechanisms for vegetable cover… Seguir Leyendo Vegetation could recover in the ski resort of Sierra Nevada

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Very cold ice films in laboratory reveal mysteries of universe

Very cold ice films in laboratory reveal mysteries of universe The universe is full of water, mostly in the form of very cold ice films deposited on interstellar dust particles, but until recently little was known about the detailed small scale structure. Now the latest quick freezing techniques coupled with sophisticated scanning electron microscopy techniques,… Seguir Leyendo Very cold ice films in laboratory reveal mysteries of universe

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Bipolar disorder involves lower quality of mental and physical life

Bipolar disorder involves lower quality of mental and physical life A study carried out in the UGR shows that a higher use of addictive substances such as alcohol and tobacco, the long-term secondary effects of the pharmacological treatment and a more sedentary way of life could influence the poorer quality of life of such patientsThe… Seguir Leyendo Bipolar disorder involves lower quality of mental and physical life

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Genes that cause blindness produced by corneal oedema

Scientists of the University of Granada (Spain) and the San Cecilio Teaching Hospital (Granada) have determined for the first time the causes for the blindness produced by corneal oedema and have identified the genes which cause it. The research group of Tissue Engineering of the UGR and the San Cecilio University Hospital, who has recently… Seguir Leyendo Genes that cause blindness produced by corneal oedema

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New technique that allows certain objects to be invisible

A research group of the Departments of Applied Physics and Electromagnetism of the University of Granada (Spain), directed by Professors Jorge Andrés Portí, Alfonso Salinas and Juan Antonio Morente, have taken a step forward with regard to one of mankind’s biggest dreams and challenges, often tackled by fiction writers and film makers: invisibility. Scientists of… Seguir Leyendo New technique that allows certain objects to be invisible

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Mediterranean diet effective for chronic disease prevention

Scientists of the Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology) of the University of Granada (UGR, Spain) have been doing research into the positive effects of Mediterranean diet\’s ingredients on health. Among these works, there is a new research line about pancreatic cancer cells. Emilio Martínez de Victoria… Seguir Leyendo Mediterranean diet effective for chronic disease prevention

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80 percent of adolescents who play sports don’t smoke

– 80 percent of adolescents who play sports dont smoke Sports and tobacco consumption are directly related, according to a study carried out by researchers of the University of Granada, the Spanish National Research Council-CSIC, the Universities of Murcia, Zaragoza and Cantabria, and the Nuestra Señora de la Consolación School of Granada. This work has… Seguir Leyendo 80 percent of adolescents who play sports don’t smoke