Times of India (India)

05/02/2011

Regular abuse of drugs affects memory

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 Regular abuse of drugs affects memory

Times of India (India)

06/01/2011

Another amazing benefit of breastfeeding

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 Another amazing benefit of breastfeeding

Times of India (India)

21/12/2010

Goji berries ‘have a placebo effect’

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 placebo effect’

Times of India (India)

23/10/2010

Perception of diseases affects patients

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 affects patients

Times of India (India)

18/09/2010

Soon, Madras univ students may get free edu in Europe

Soon, select students and faculty from the University of Madras will get opportunities to study at almost no cost in European universities. The university announced on Thursday that its proposal for the Man Health, Environment, Biodiversity for Asia (MAHEVA) Project was accepted by Erasmus Mundus, an organisation which facilitates student exchange programmes among universities across… Seguir Leyendo Soon, Madras univ students may get free edu in Europe

Times of India (India)

17/07/2010

Physically fit teens have more appetite control

A research reveals that children in good shape have better appetite control and energy expenditure. The study conducted at the Department of Physiology of the University of Granada revealed that physically fit adolescents aged 12-17 present increased levels of insulin and leptin. Insulin and leptin are hormones involved in the development of diabetes, appetite control… Seguir Leyendo Physically fit teens have more appetite control

Times of India (India)

12/06/2010

Anxiety affects our attention span

Being of a nervous disposition and being anxious at a given moment affects our attention to what happens around us, found a new study at the University of Granada. The finding will help improve the treatment of anxiety disorders, so common in our days. In fact, anxiety has become one of the most common conditions… Seguir Leyendo Anxiety affects our attention span

Times of India (India)

04/05/2010

Antarctica was once a warm ‘greenhouse’ world

Antarctica, the ice-covered mass of land on the earth was once a warm «greenhouse» or «hothouse» world, according to results of a research expedition in Antarctic waters. The findings revealed that some 53 million years ago, Antarctica was a warm, sub-tropical environment and during this period-called the known as the «greenhouse» or «hothouse» world- atmospheric… Seguir Leyendo Antarctica was once a warm ‘greenhouse’ world

Times of India (India)

09/04/2010

Changes in social roles may increase gender violence

When sexist men feel their power threatened in their sentimental relationships, they may use violence as a way to restore their lost power, according to a University of Granada study. The study found that women who are afraid that their husbands will react violently against them if they do not stick to their traditional role… Seguir Leyendo Changes in social roles may increase gender violence

Times of India (India)

30/01/2010

Left-handers associate left with nice, right with ugly

Left-handers associate left with nice, right with ugly The above conclusion is a part of the many studies compiled by professor Julio Santiago de Torres, from the Department of Experimental Psychology and Behavioural Physiology at the University of Granada, published in Ciencia Cognitiva Revista Electrónica de Divulgacion. Researcher Daniel Casasanto (Stanford University) found out that… Seguir Leyendo Left-handers associate left with nice, right with ugly

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