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A research team at UGR studies the multiple brain alterations related to intimate partner violence in female survivors for the first time

[SPANISH VERSION] This is the world’s first whole-brain study to be conducted on women who have suffered intimate partner violence using structural magnetic resonance imaging.  This Wednesday, the 25th of November, is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.  The BELIEVE project’s research team at the University of Granada (UGR) has found… Seguir Leyendo A research team at UGR studies the multiple brain alterations related to intimate partner violence in female survivors for the first time

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Radiation-activated mesenchymal stem cells could be used to treat septic shock and pneumonia caused by coronavirus

[SPANISH VERSION] This study, published in the journal Cells, is based on others (all of which employed experimental models) previously conducted by researchers at the Biomedical Research Centre of the University of Granada, the ‘López-Neyra’ Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine, and the ‘Virgen de las Nieves’ University Hospital in Granada The results are still “a… Seguir Leyendo Radiation-activated mesenchymal stem cells could be used to treat septic shock and pneumonia caused by coronavirus

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A study by the UGR reveals the multiple benefits of physical exercise for people with lupus

The study, which aimed to determine the effects of a regular exercise programme, demonstrated the importance of maintaining aerobic capacity among this population, which is known to present a high cardiovascular risk A group of researchers, including from the University of Granada (UGR), has recently presented the results of a study into patients with Systemic… Seguir Leyendo A study by the UGR reveals the multiple benefits of physical exercise for people with lupus

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Oysters produce a foam-like material in their shells with a technique adapted to the lack of internal space, similar to 3D printing

Oysters—and molluscs in general—develop their shells sheet-by-sheet Scientists from the UGR have discovered that oysters produce three-dimensional foam-like structures with their own innate ‘technology’ to resolve the problem of limited extrapallial space (the small space that separates the mollusc from the shell) Scientists from the University of Granada (UGR) have discovered that oysters are capable… Seguir Leyendo Oysters produce a foam-like material in their shells with a technique adapted to the lack of internal space, similar to 3D printing

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Researchers find that the way in which individuals use humour on a daily basis is directly related to online trolling

A study by the universities of Granada and Jaén is the first to analyse the relationship between the use of humour and the propensity to perpetrate online trolling  A study carried out by the universities of Granada and Jaén has shown that people who derive pleasure from making fun of others (a personality trait known… Seguir Leyendo Researchers find that the way in which individuals use humour on a daily basis is directly related to online trolling

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An intercultural study finds that we picture the past ahead of us or behind us depending on the importance we attach to it

Researchers from the University of Granada have carried out the most comprehensive study to date—comprising 22 cultural groups—on the relationship between the importance that people attach to the past and how they picture it: as lying ahead of them or behind them The authors found a linear relationship in which the cultures under study could… Seguir Leyendo An intercultural study finds that we picture the past ahead of us or behind us depending on the importance we attach to it

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Children who sleep better and wake up earlier have more grey matter and deliver superior academic performance

[Spanish version] Researchers from the University of Granada are leading the ActiveBrains study,in which more than 100 overweight or obese children participated The research shows that children who go to bed earlier and sleep better and have more grey matter than those with poorer-quality sleep, leading to better academic performance and higher IQ Children who… Seguir Leyendo Children who sleep better and wake up earlier have more grey matter and deliver superior academic performance

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Scientists determine, for the first time, the gender and age of the authors of prehistoric cave paintings using fingerprint analysis

[Spanish version] An international team of scientists, led by the University of Granada, has, for the first time, applied the study of palaeodermatoglyphs (ancient fingerprints) to the cave paintings found in the Los Machos rock-shelter (on the eastern slope of the Cerro de Jabalcón in Zújar, Granada) An international team of scientists, led by the… Seguir Leyendo Scientists determine, for the first time, the gender and age of the authors of prehistoric cave paintings using fingerprint analysis

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Scientists analyse the fossil pollen of cedars that were deposited in the lakes of Sierra Nevada thousands of years ago, to study why this species is now disappearing from Morocco

This forest species disappeared from the Iberian Peninsula due to natural—mainly climatic—causes at some point in the Pleistocene (from about 2 million years ago to about 10,000 years ago), but the precise moment of its disappearance remains unknown, as do the causes  A team of scientists from the University of Granada has analysed the pollen… Seguir Leyendo Scientists analyse the fossil pollen of cedars that were deposited in the lakes of Sierra Nevada thousands of years ago, to study why this species is now disappearing from Morocco

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UGR scientists prove that no glasses can enable colour-blind people to perceive new colours

This work is part of a strand of research being undertaken by the Department of Optics of the University of Granada (UGR) in Spain to analyse the effectiveness of various aids marketed as ostensibly ‘improving’ colour vision among colour-blind people In 2018 and 2019, the research team demonstrated the ineffectiveness of two such products: EnChroma’s… Seguir Leyendo UGR scientists prove that no glasses can enable colour-blind people to perceive new colours