A University of Granada study has found that eating disorders are 2.3-fold higher among Muslim adolescents than among their Christian classmates. The study also found that body dissatisfaction was 1.8-fold higher in the former group. Finally, as a general conclusion, an average of one in four adolescents suffers some type of eating disorder, and 15… Seguir Leyendo Eating disorders ‘double in Muslim teens than in Christian’
New research has revealed a high rate of gender-based violence -both physical and psychological- directed by drug-addict men against their partners. The study conducted at the University of Granada also detailed the type of violence perpetrated. Personal control, sexual abuse, emotional neglect and emotional blackmail out of guilt are the most prevalent forms of abuse… Seguir Leyendo 6 out of 10 male drug-addicts abuse their intimate partners
Mastering a second language can pump up your brain in ways that seem to delay getting Alzheimer’s disease later on, scientists said Friday. Never learned to habla or parlez? While the new research focuses mostly on the truly long-term bilingual, scientists say even people who tackle a new language later in life stand to gain.… Seguir Leyendo Speaking 2 languages may delay getting Alzheimer’s
Scientists at the University of Granada have found that drug-abusers have difficulty in identifying negative emotions by their facial expression: wrath, disgust, fear and sadness. Further, regular abuse of alcohol, cannabis and cocaine usually affects abusers’ fluency and decision-making. Consuming cannabis and cocaine negatively affects work memory and reasoning. Similarly, cocaine abuse is associated to… Seguir Leyendo Drug-abusers find it difficult to identify negative emotions
A new study conducted at the University of Granada revealed that a man who perpetrates violence against a woman is let off the hook if he is kind to his wife, a phenomenon termed as ‘benevolent sexism’. The study explored the negative effects of benevolent sexism, a term used for apparently «positive» ideas and attitudes… Seguir Leyendo Study explores dangers of ‘benevolent sexism’
A new study appears to have found yet another amazing benefit of breastfeeding – it improves the physical condition of future adolescents. It showed that adolescents who are breast fed at birth have stronger leg muscles than those who received artificial milk. Moreover, muscular leg strength was greater in those who had been breastfed for… Seguir Leyendo Teens who were breastfed at birth have stronger leg muscles
Goji berries will not have any positive effect on people that do not follow a balanced diet, according to a University of Granada professor specialist in Nutrition. The species Lycium Barbarum is currently imported from China and comes from the Mediterranean regions and grows in other mild regions of the world. While the consumption of… Seguir Leyendo Goji berries ‘have a significant placebo effect’
Scientists have found a protein that makes tumor cells in breast cancer resistant to treatments. Researchers at the Andalusian Institute for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER) and the University of Granada found that cFLIP -an inhibitor of death ligand-induced apoptosis- is not only essential in breast tumor cells resistance to TRAIL treatments (a death… Seguir Leyendo Protein that makes tumor cells in breast cancer resistant to treatments
A team of Spanish researchers has discovered fossils of Ordovician conodonts dating to between 446 and 444 million years ago for the first time in the western Mediterranean. The discovery of these very primitive marine vertebrates has helped scientists to reconstruct the palaeogeography of the Cordillera Betica mountain range. Their study shows that the mountain… Seguir Leyendo Oldest fossils discovered in Cordillera Betica mountain range
Researchers at the University of Granada have stated that, «the idea that patients have of their disease affects their own coping and adaptation to it». They have developed a test for measuring and assessing chronic patients’ cognitive representation of their disease. This advance will enable the development of clinical psychological treatments much more efficient than… Seguir Leyendo Perception of diseases determines its impact on patients
