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DNA Helps Reunite Children With Their Families

DNA Helps Reunite Children With Their Families Of the 600,000-800,000 people trafficked across international borders each year, 50 percent are under 17. It is estimated that by 2010, human trafficking will be the No. 1 crime worldwide. Arthur Eisenberg, Ph.D., professor and chairman of the department of forensic and investigative Genetics and co-director of the… Seguir Leyendo DNA Helps Reunite Children With Their Families

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Research Carried Out In Mice Will Contribute To The Study Of Hereditary Diseases That Lead To Blindness

Research Carried Out In Mice Will Contribute To The Study Of Hereditary Diseases That Lead To Blindness Researchers of the University of Granada (Spain) have used a technique consisting of the induction of neuronal degeneration neuronal for intense light exposure in the mouse\’s retina that will be helpful for the study of retinitis pigmentosa (RP),… Seguir Leyendo Research Carried Out In Mice Will Contribute To The Study Of Hereditary Diseases That Lead To Blindness

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Sexist Jokes Favor The Mental Mechanisms That Justify Violence Against Women

Sexist Jokes Favor The Mental Mechanisms That Justify Violence Against Women Sexist jokes (and all the variants of this kind of humour) favour the mental mechanisms which urge to violence and battering against women in individuals with macho attitudes. Those are the conclusions of a study carried out at the University of Granada, released in… Seguir Leyendo Sexist Jokes Favor The Mental Mechanisms That Justify Violence Against Women

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Weight Determines The Future Cognitive Development Of Children Born Very Premature

Weight Determines The Future Cognitive Development Of Children Born Very Premature Researchers of the Department of Neuroscience and Health Sciences of the University of Almería and Hospital Torrecárdenas are carrying out an assessment of the physical neuropsychological characteristics of children born before 32 weeks\’ gestation or whose weight is lower than 1500 grams -very premature-.… Seguir Leyendo Weight Determines The Future Cognitive Development Of Children Born Very Premature

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Laughter – The Best Medicine? Spain Hosts The Most Renowned International Symposium On Sense Of Humor And Its Applications

Laughter – The Best Medicine? Spain Hosts The Most Renowned International Symposium On Sense Of Humor And Its Applications Spain hosts this week, for the first time in history, this event, the most renowned international symposium on humour and laughter, where scientists and experts from four continents will discuss the latest advances and research of… Seguir Leyendo Laughter – The Best Medicine? Spain Hosts The Most Renowned International Symposium On Sense Of Humor And Its Applications

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The UGR Hill House The First Research Laboratory To Study Risk Conducts When Driving Motorcycles

The UGR Hill House The First Research Laboratory To Study Risk Conducts When Driving Motorcycles The University of Granada will house the first European research centre on teenagers\’ mental mechanisms when driving motorcycles and carrying out risk conducts, which could be helpful, in a near future, to modify and avoid them. The Faculty of Psychology… Seguir Leyendo The UGR Hill House The First Research Laboratory To Study Risk Conducts When Driving Motorcycles

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A Research Group Focus On Neurobiology Of Parkinson’s Disease An The Early Detection Of The Disease

A Research Group Focus On Neurobiology Of Parkinson\’s Disease An The Early Detection Of The Disease A research group based at the University of Granada, in cooperation with the Neurology Unit of the San Cecilio Hospital of Granada and the Department of Experimental Sciences of the University of Jaen, is studying the Neurobiology of Parkinson\’s… Seguir Leyendo A Research Group Focus On Neurobiology Of Parkinson’s Disease An The Early Detection Of The Disease

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Designing Customized Medicines Against Breast Cancer: Research Opens Up New Horizons

Designing Customized Medicines Against Breast Cancer: Research Opens Up New Horizons Research work carried out at the University of Granada (Spain), in collaboration with the Hospital Complex of Jaén (Services of Medical Oncology, Radiology and Pathological Anatomy), has opened up new horizons to the design of customized medicines against breast cancer from the genetic study… Seguir Leyendo Designing Customized Medicines Against Breast Cancer: Research Opens Up New Horizons

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6 Out Of Every 10 University Students Present «mathematical Anxiety» Or Fear Of This Subject, According To A Study

6 Out Of Every 10 University Students Present «mathematical Anxiety» Or Fear Of This Subject, According To A Study 6 out of every 10 university students, regardless their field of study, present any symptom of anxiety when it comes to deal with Mathematics, according to a research work carried out at the University of Granada.… Seguir Leyendo 6 Out Of Every 10 University Students Present «mathematical Anxiety» Or Fear Of This Subject, According To A Study

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The Daily Consumption Of Cannabis Predisposes To The Appearance Of Psychosis And Schizophrenia, According To A Study

The Daily Consumption Of Cannabis Predisposes To The Appearance Of Psychosis And Schizophrenia, According To A Study 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… Seguir Leyendo The Daily Consumption Of Cannabis Predisposes To The Appearance Of Psychosis And Schizophrenia, According To A Study