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Experts highlight the need for policy debates informed by scientific findings to address wildfire crisis

The journal Science recently published an open letter written by four scientists from different international universities, including the UGR, to promote critical debate on the environment Climate change, rural neglect, and forest management have increased the virulence of wildfires and their catastrophic consequences for both nature and humans Australia, Brazil, the United States, and Russia… Seguir Leyendo Experts highlight the need for policy debates informed by scientific findings to address wildfire crisis

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A coenzyme Q10 supplement could improve the treatment of mitochondrial diseases, colon cancer, thyroid carcinoma, or Crohn’s disease

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a molecule essential for life that is synthesised in the cells of our organs and tissues, but is also acquired through diet Scientists from the University of Granada demonstrate for the first time that a CoQ10 supplement is capable of modulating hydrogen sulphide metabolism and one-carbon metabolism  A study led by… Seguir Leyendo A coenzyme Q10 supplement could improve the treatment of mitochondrial diseases, colon cancer, thyroid carcinoma, or Crohn’s disease

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Scientists demonstrate the role of a protein called ADAMTS1 in uveal melanoma, one of the rarest and most aggressive cancers, which develops in the eye

Uveal melanoma is a rare cancer that develops in the eye and leads to metastasis in 50% of patients, with an incidence of 2–8 cases per million inhabitants in Europe Scientists from the University of Granada and GENYO have published their results in the journal Cancers  Scientists from the University of Granada and GENYO (Pfizer-University… Seguir Leyendo Scientists demonstrate the role of a protein called ADAMTS1 in uveal melanoma, one of the rarest and most aggressive cancers, which develops in the eye

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Study explains why most animals are decreasing in size as a result of global warming

Scientists from the University of Granada and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile have demonstrated that thermal tolerance varies quantifiably in line with body size in ectotherms—that is, animals whose body temperature depends mainly on environmental temperature (most animals) Scientists from the University of Granada (UGR) and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile have succeeded… Seguir Leyendo Study explains why most animals are decreasing in size as a result of global warming

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Applying concepts from Emotional Intelligence during lockdown due to COVID-19 improves the academic performance of university students

During last Spring’s COVID-19 lockdown, researchers from the UGR ran Emotional Intelligence workshops that helped university students manage their adaptive processes and regulate their emotions more effectively  The participants experienced less academic burnout and were more committed to their academic activities as a result of these workshops. A study carried out by researchers from the… Seguir Leyendo Applying concepts from Emotional Intelligence during lockdown due to COVID-19 improves the academic performance of university students

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A study of the impact of COVID-19 on employment in Spain points to the recovery of the labour market, despite economic chaos

A statistical study carried out by researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) and the Complutense University of Madrid predicts a recovery of the Spanish labour market and a decrease in unemployment, except in agriculture, despite the general economic trend and the chaos caused by COVID-19  A statistical study carried out by researchers from the… Seguir Leyendo A study of the impact of COVID-19 on employment in Spain points to the recovery of the labour market, despite economic chaos

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Study provides new data on ‘jumping genes’ linked to cancer, which could pave the way to new treatments and better diagnoses of the disease

Scientists from the University of Granada and GENYO have discovered a mechanism via which our cells protect themselves against these transposable or mobile genetic elements, known as ‘LINE-1’, which are involved in the development and progression of many types of cancer The results of this research have recently been published in Nature Communications Scientists from… Seguir Leyendo Study provides new data on ‘jumping genes’ linked to cancer, which could pave the way to new treatments and better diagnoses of the disease

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Scientists find evidence of the oldest gynaecological treatment on record, performed in ancient Egypt 4,000 years ago

Scientists from the Universities of Granada and Jaén are studying the physical evidence found in the mummified remains of a woman who suffered severe trauma to the pelvis in 1878–1797 BC, linking them to a medical treatment described in various Egyptian medical papyri of the time During the Qubbet el-Hawa Project, led by the University… Seguir Leyendo Scientists find evidence of the oldest gynaecological treatment on record, performed in ancient Egypt 4,000 years ago

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A mathematical model developed at the UGR predicts that the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain will last until March

A team of researchers from the University of Granada, the University of Lyon (France), and the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) have used a simple epidemiological model to predict that the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain will last until March, with about 55,000 fatalities A team of researchers from the… Seguir Leyendo A mathematical model developed at the UGR predicts that the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain will last until March

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UGR scientists create ‘time crystals’—a new state of matter— using a supercomputer

Time crystals are a strange phase of matter that emulates a crystalline structure in the fourth dimension, time, rather than in space, and was recently proposed by Frank Wilczek, Nobel Laureate in Physics, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Scientists from the University of Granada (UGR), Spain, and the University of Tübingen (UT), Germany… Seguir Leyendo UGR scientists create ‘time crystals’—a new state of matter— using a supercomputer