London, March 6 (ANI): A new study has confirmed that the nutritional status of children strongly relies on the person who prepares their meal. University of Granada researchers found that children who eat at home present a better nutritional status and are at a lower risk of suffering obesity than children whose meal is… Seguir Leyendo Eating mom-made food prevents childhood obesity
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): Compounds found in virgin olive oil and fish may help alleviate symptoms of acute pancreatitis, a new study has revealed. The researchers at the University of Granada Physiology Department evaluated the role of Mediterranean diet ingredients in the prevention and mitigation of cell damage. Oleic acid and hydroxytyrosol, present in… Seguir Leyendo Virgin olive oil and fish fatty acids may help mitigate acute pancreatitis
Meanwhile, those who sleep between six and ten hours (ie. an average sleep pattern) got significantly better scores, as compared to those with a short (6 hours or less per night) or long (more than 9 hours per night) pattern sleep. Moreover, this difference is more prominent in physical education. The aim of this study… Seguir Leyendo Low math scores? Try getting more sleep
Washington, Oct 18 (ANI): Overweight women especially those with morbid obesity are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer at an earlier age, according to new research. The researchers examined a sample of 524 women diagnosed with breast cancer who were treated at the university hospital San Cecilio from January 2009 to September 2010… Seguir Leyendo Obese women at high risk of breast cancer
A study by the University of Granada reports that people’s attitude to past events, present experiences or future expectations, influences their perception of health and their quality of life. «We have observed that when people are negative about past events in their life, they also have a pessimist or fatalistic attitude towards current events,» said Cristi… Seguir Leyendo Remembering the past negatively harms health
Washington, July 20 (ANI): Researchers of the University of Granada and Edimbourgh have developed a new cancer therapy based on nanotechnology, which promises to dramatically improve current chemotherapy treatments without causing any side effects. This therapy is based on the encapsulation of a catalyst (palladium) into microspheres, to synthesize artificial materials or activate drugs within… Seguir Leyendo New nanotechnology-based cancer therapy to revolutionize chemotherapy
A new study conducted at the University of Granada has found that children eat up to 80 percent more vegetables when they are allowed to choose. Researchers have also found that the bitterness of calcium -which is noticeably present in vegetables such as spinchs, collard greens cabbage, onions, chard or broccoli- can be a factor… Seguir Leyendo Kids eat 80 pc more vegetables when allowed to choose
Scientists have found that music therapy enhances quality of life among patients suffering from fibromyalgia. University of Granada researchers proved that music therapy combined with other relax techniques based on guided imagery reduces significantly pain, depression and anxiety, and improves sleep among patients. This pioneer experimental study in Europe has shown that these two techniques enhance… Seguir Leyendo Music therapy helps improve quality of life in fibromyalgia patients
Researchers at the University of Granada Department of Physiology and Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, coordinated by Prof Margarita S nchez Campos, have proven that goat milk has nutritional characteristics beneficial to health. The regular consumption of goat milk by individuals with iron deficiency anemia improves their recovery, since it enhances the nutritional use… Seguir Leyendo Goat milk ‘almost as nutritious as human milk’
Washington, April 16 (ANI): A study has found that women feel more intense emotions than men when a conflict arises within the couple. Conversely, it is men -who mostly express «powerful emotions» as wrath or despise- who cause conflicts more frequently, reports the Daily Express. Researchers from the Department of Social Psychology of the University… Seguir Leyendo Women ‘feel more intense emotion than men during conflict’
