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’
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 Bética 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
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 better appetite control and energy expenditure’
This new system, developed by researchers of the University of Granada, has enhanced successful early diagnosis of Alzheimer»s disease up to 90 percent, which is an important progress within this area of study. To test this new automated computer-assisted diagnosis, the researchers of the University of Granada used SPECT and PET tomographies from three different… Seguir Leyendo New system for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s developed
It has been reported that researchers in Spain found the number of teenagers in Europe with excessively low weight was higher than expected. The rate of teenagers with excessively low weight was 3.9 percent among boys and 4.8 percent among girls, found University of Granada researchers, led by Enrique Garcia Artero. In fact, the percentage… Seguir Leyendo Teens are much more underweight than expected
For the first time, Spanish researchers have used adult cells extracted from human heart tissue to turn stem cells from adipose tissue into cardiac myocytes. In other words, they achieved to «reprogram» adult stem cells, which might improve treatments for heart disease therapeutical. Currently, the use of stem cells in heart disease treatments is one… Seguir Leyendo Stem cells with human heart tissue ‘reprogrammed’ to improve treatments
About 94 percent of breastfeeding mothers do not follow a proper diet, according to a University of Granada study. The study revealed that 94 percent of nursing mothers did not follow a proper diet, as they did not consume the recommended diary intake of fat, vitamins A, E and iron, and the intake of proteins… Seguir Leyendo 9 in 10 breastfeeding mothers do not follow a proper diet
Measures established by the United Nations Security Council to freeze assets failed to disrupt financing to Al Qaeda, a University of Granada study has revealed. According to Juan Miguel del Cid Gsmez, Professor of Finances and Accounting at the University of Granada and author of the study, Al Qaeda has used a number of mechanisms… Seguir Leyendo Granada varsity study says UNSC order failed to disrupt Qaeda financing
