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Artificial Simulator Of The Nervous System Created For Research Into Diseases

Artificial Simulator Of The Nervous System Created For Research Into Diseases Researchers of the University of Granada have developed a simulator, so-called EDLUT (‘Event driven look up table based simulator’), which can reproduce any part of the body’s nervous system, such as the retina, the cerebellum, the hearing centres or the nervous centres. This scientific… Seguir Leyendo Artificial Simulator Of The Nervous System Created For Research Into Diseases

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Genetic Research Work Opens Up New Horizons To The Design Of Customized Medicines Against Breast Cancer

Genetic Research Work Opens Up New Horizons To The Design Of Customized Medicines Against Breast Cancer 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… Seguir Leyendo Genetic Research Work Opens Up New Horizons To The Design Of Customized Medicines Against Breast Cancer

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Six Out Of 10 University Students Have Math Anxiety, Spanish Study Finds

Six Out Of 10 University Students Have Math Anxiety, Spanish Study Finds Six out of every 10 university students, regardless their field of study, present symptoms of anxiety when it comes to dealing with mathematics, according to a research work carried out at the University of Granada in Spain. In addition, there are significant differences… Seguir Leyendo Six Out Of 10 University Students Have Math Anxiety, Spanish Study Finds

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Climate And Habitat Diversity Affect Variety Of Animal Species In Spain

Climate And Habitat Diversity Affect Variety Of Animal Species In Spain The Iberian Peninsula is one of the richest regions of Europe in terms of animal biodiversity. In this context, Spanish researchers have shown that the variation in terrestrial vertebrate diversity in Spain is influenced above all by climate. In addition to habitat diversity, the… Seguir Leyendo Climate And Habitat Diversity Affect Variety Of Animal Species In Spain

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Daily Consumption Of Cannabis Predisposes To Appearance Of Psychosis And Schizophrenia, Study Finds

Daily Consumption Of Cannabis Predisposes To Appearance Of Psychosis And Schizophrenia, Study Finds 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… Seguir Leyendo Daily Consumption Of Cannabis Predisposes To Appearance Of Psychosis And Schizophrenia, Study Finds

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New Technique Developed To Date Forensic Death Based On Corpse Microorganisms

New Technique Developed To Date Forensic Death Based On Corpse Microorganisms A group of scientists of the University of Granada has developed a new technique of forensic dating based on thermo-microbiology, which will allow to determine more accurately the time of a death which has not occurred under controlled natural conditions or as a consequence… Seguir Leyendo New Technique Developed To Date Forensic Death Based On Corpse Microorganisms

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Cannibalism Among Rattlesnakes Helps Females To Recover After Birth

Cannibalism Among Rattlesnakes Helps Females To Recover After Birth The lack of information about cannibalism in rattlesnakes (Crotalus polystictus) led researchers to start a study in 2004, which they continued for three years in central Mexico, where this species is endemic. They measured «cannibalistic behaviour» among 190 females, which had 239 clutches of eggs, and… Seguir Leyendo Cannibalism Among Rattlesnakes Helps Females To Recover After Birth

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Portuguese Mine Generates Acidic Water Following 43 Years Of Inactivity

Portuguese Mine Generates Acidic Water Following 43 Years Of Inactivity Located five kilometers from the Spanish border, the Portuguese São Domingos mine, abandoned since 1966, continues to pollute the river ways that flow into Chanza dam, the largest drinking water reservoir in the province of Huelva, according to scientists from the University of Huelva. The… Seguir Leyendo Portuguese Mine Generates Acidic Water Following 43 Years Of Inactivity

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Mother-of-pearl From Shells Could Inspire Regeneration of Human Bones

Mother-of-pearl From Shells Could Inspire Regeneration of Human Bones Researchers from the University of Granada, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the University of Aveiro (Portugal) have studied for the first time nacre’s growing mechanism of gastropods, a first step for the artificial reproduction of this material in laboratories which could make possible its… Seguir Leyendo Mother-of-pearl From Shells Could Inspire Regeneration of Human Bones

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Simple Method Strengthens Schools, Other Buildings Against Earthquakes

Simple Method Strengthens Schools, Other Buildings Against Earthquakes The flaw is widespread in China, Latin America, Turkey and other countries. The buildings have too many «partial-height» walls between structural columns and could be easily strengthened by replacing some windows with ordinary masonry bricks, said Santiago Pujol, an assistant professor of civil engineering at Purdue. Partial-height… Seguir Leyendo Simple Method Strengthens Schools, Other Buildings Against Earthquakes