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Spanish Researchers will Employ Microscopic Clay Minerals to Design More Efficient and Less Toxic Drugs

This is a pilot research project where researchers at the University of Granada Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology and the Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (CSIC-UGR) –among others– will participate. University of Granada and the Spanish Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) researcgers will use nanoscopic clay for the controlled release of… Seguir Leyendo Spanish Researchers will Employ Microscopic Clay Minerals to Design More Efficient and Less Toxic Drugs

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A Study Demonstrates that Ibuprofen Improves Bone Repair after Surgery or a Fracture

An in vitro study conducted at the University of Granada has demonstrated that a therapeutic dose of this non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) improves bone repair. The article has been recently published in the prestigious Journal of bone and mineral metabolism. A study conducted at the University of Granada has demonstrated that ibuprofen ­–a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory… Seguir Leyendo A Study Demonstrates that Ibuprofen Improves Bone Repair after Surgery or a Fracture

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A Study Demonstrates that Ibuprofen Improves Bone Repair after Surgery or a Fracture

An in vitro study conducted at the University of Granada has demonstrated that a therapeutic dose of this non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) improves bone repair. The article has been recently published in the prestigious Journal of bone and mineral metabolism. A study conducted at the University of Granada has demonstrated that ibuprofen ­–a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory… Seguir Leyendo A Study Demonstrates that Ibuprofen Improves Bone Repair after Surgery or a Fracture

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Researchers Design New Substances that Might Help Fight Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease

University of Granada researchers have tested melatonin analogues in rats that inhibit the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS), which is involved in the development of the diseases referred above. This enzyme is also involved in other conditions as inflammatory bowel disease or rheumatoid arthritis, as well as in neurodegenerative conditions as Huntington’s disease and amyotrophic… Seguir Leyendo Researchers Design New Substances that Might Help Fight Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease

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Researchers Design New Substances that Might Help Fight Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease

University of Granada researchers have tested melatonin analogues in rats that inhibit the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS), which is involved in the development of the diseases referred above. This enzyme is also involved in other conditions as inflammatory bowel disease or rheumatoid arthritis, as well as in neurodegenerative conditions as Huntington’s disease and amyotrophic… Seguir Leyendo Researchers Design New Substances that Might Help Fight Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease

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Immigrant women giving birth in Spain suffer “great stress”, a study warns

University of Granada researchers have remarked that in many cases immigrant women should receive psychological treatment after giving birth to help them overcome disorders such as obsessive compulsive disorder, phobic anxiety, depression or psychoticism. Apart from the stress of labor, there are other stress factors as being an illegal immigrant, having to ask a special… Seguir Leyendo Immigrant women giving birth in Spain suffer “great stress”, a study warns

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Immigrant women giving birth in Spain suffer “great stress”, a study warns

University of Granada researchers have remarked that in many cases immigrant women should receive psychological treatment after giving birth to help them overcome disorders such as obsessive compulsive disorder, phobic anxiety, depression or psychoticism. Apart from the stress of labor, there are other stress factors as being an illegal immigrant, having to ask a special… Seguir Leyendo Immigrant women giving birth in Spain suffer “great stress”, a study warns

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Immigrant women giving birth in Spain suffer “great stress”, a study warns

University of Granada researchers have remarked that in many cases immigrant women should receive psychological treatment after giving birth to help them overcome disorders such as obsessive compulsive disorder, phobic anxiety, depression or psychoticism. Apart from the stress of labor, there are other stress factors as being an illegal immigrant, having to ask a special… Seguir Leyendo Immigrant women giving birth in Spain suffer “great stress”, a study warns

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Scientific Evidence Proves why Healers See the “Aura” of People

University of Granada researchers affirm that healers present synesthesia, a neuropsychological phenomenon involving a «mingling» of the senses. The results of this study have been published in the prestigious journal Consciousness and Cognition. The authors remark the significant «placebo effect» that healers have on ill people. Researchers in Spain have found that many of the… Seguir Leyendo Scientific Evidence Proves why Healers See the “Aura” of People

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A Study Proves the Positive Effects of Heart Rehabilitation Programs on Patients

University of Granada researchers affirm that it is «essential» that heart rehabilitation programs aimed at patients with any heart disease are established and provided to cardiac patients. The study included a sample of 200 patients suffering from heart disease. A research conducted at the University of Granada has demonstrated the efficiency of a heart rehabilitation… Seguir Leyendo A Study Proves the Positive Effects of Heart Rehabilitation Programs on Patients