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University of Granada researchers have proven that melatonin –a natural hormone produced by the body– helps in controlling weight gain –even without reducing the intake of food–, improves blood lipid profile –as it reduces triglicerids–, increases HDL cholesterol and reduces...

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The separation of Neardenthal and Homo sapiens might have occurred at least one million years ago, more than 500.000 years earlier than previously believed after DNA-based analyses. A doctoral thesis conducted at the National Center for Research on Human Evolution...

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School bullying will keep on happening Most of the adolescents think that bullying in the school context «has always happened and will continue happening», and present «a negative, pessimistic and resigned attitude» towards this social problem, which makes difficult the...

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Scientists of the UGR obtain a bioinsecticide to control the Mediterranean fruit fly The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is a world plague which represents one of the most serious problems for agriculture. However, the control methods currently present in...

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Scientists design a technique to differentiate between original and bootleg CDs The system, developed in the Department of Optics, is also valid for DVDs The research work has been recently published in the renowned international scientific journal “American Journal of...

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Could life have started in a lump of ice? The universe is full of water, mostly in the form of very cold ice films deposited on interstellar dust particles, but until recently little was known about the detailed small scale...

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Scientists have discovered and characterized a new type of atmospheric aerosols named \’iberulites\’, which could be useful for the study of relevant atmospheric reactions from Earth Scientists of the Soil Science and Geopharmacy Research Group of the University of Granada...

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– They have used a simulated layer system with the Transmission Line Matrix (TLM) Modelling method, which is able to hide, in certain frequencies, the objects placed in an electromagnetic simulator. Such studies are the germ to achieve invisibility to...

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– Fossil and molecular evidence reveals the history of major marine biodiversity hotspots The journal Science has published in the issue of the 1st of August the results of a detailed research work about the evolution of marine diversity all...

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– Scientific group develops computer software that permits tourists to customize their visits according to their preferences – Through a computer, a mobile or a PDA, users can define their needs, their artistic, cultural and gastronomic preferences, their lifestyle and...

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