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13 febrero, 2008

A natural compound extracted from olive inhibits cancer cells growth and prevents their appearance

A research group of the University of Granada has found out that maslinic acid, a compound present in the leaf and the olive skin wax extracted from alpeorujo (crushed olive pulp), has the capacity of preventing cancer as well as...

07 febrero, 2008

Determined a new method to establish the antioxidant capacity of extra virgin olive oil

A group of scientists from the Nutrition and Food Science Departments from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Granada have reported the beneficial effects of extra virgin olive oil on human health, determining in vitro and in vivo...

10 enero, 2008

An efficient response in primary care would reduce the use of hospitals by elderly people and hospitalization costs.

Researchers from the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health from the University of Granada have carried out a study with patients over 60. The main conclusion they have come to is that an efficient response in primary care would...

19 diciembre, 2007

The University of Granada designs an innovative teaching project to reduce morbidity associated with the use of medicines

The objective of this project, called “Informe del Projecto de innovación docente en la asignatura de atención farmacéutica y práctica farmacéutica” (Report about the Innovative Teaching Project in the Subject of Pharmaceutical Care and Practice) is, among others, to enhance...

05 diciembre, 2007

Scientists from 16 different countries study the link between children’s nutrition and the development of adult diseases such as diabetes or allergies

Researchers from the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Granada, in collaboration with another 38 universities and companies from 16 European countries, will study the effects of children’s nutrition on the onset of cardiovascular problems, diabetes, obesity, allergies, weak...

30 noviembre, 2007

Latin American adolescents are more likely to become infected with HIV than Spanish, according to a study

A study carried out in the Department of Evolutionary and Education Psychology of the University of Granada (UGR) has revealed that Latin American immigrant adolescents are more likely to become infected with HIV than the Spanish, as they use methods...

29 octubre, 2007

A new method allows for the early diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension, the main cause of death in patients with scleroderma

Researchers at the University of Granada (UGR) from the Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Unit and the Cardiology Service of the Hospital Clínico San Cecilio in Granada have developed an innovative system which will help doctors make the earliest diagnosis of pulmonary...

01 octubre, 2007

Three out of four hospital patients suffer from malnutrition regardless of their pathology

A study of 817 patients conducted in the Department of Nutrition and Bromatology at the University of Granada (UGR), in collaboration with the Unit of Nutrition and Dietetics at the hospital Virgen de las Nieves (Granada, Spain) of 817 patients,...

24 septiembre, 2007

Scientists develop a fast system to detect metal concentrations in iron and steel industry workers

UGR News Researchers from the Department of Legal Medicine, Toxicology and Psychiatry of the University of Granada (UGR) developed a new method to detect metal concentrations in iron and steel industry workers. Continuous exposure to certain elements constitutes one of...

13 septiembre, 2007

Decrease in the use of radiotherapy procedures in favour of chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer in hospitals

According to the study carried out at the Department of Radiology and Physical Medicine (departamento de Radiología y Medicina Física) of the Universidad de Granada, in Andalusian hospitals radiotherapy is not used as much as should be expected for the...