Oldest human genome from southern Spain
An international team of researchers has analysed ancient human DNA from several archaeological sites in Andalucía in southern Spain. The study reports on the oldest genome to date from Cueva del…
Footprints indicate the presence of man in Southern Spain in the Middle Pleistocene, 200,000 years earlier than previously thought
The researcher and GRS Radioisotopes technician from the University of Seville, Jorge Rivera, has participated in an incredible discovery that is unique in Europe. After applying optically-stimulated luminescence technique at the Centre for…
Iron and vitamins improve physical fitness in adolescents
Bethesda, Md. (Aug. 8, 2012)—Adolescence is an important time not only for growing but for acquiring healthy habits that will last a lifetime, such as choosing foods rich in vitamins…
Scientific Evidence Proves why Healers See the “Aura” of People
04 May 2012 • 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…
Is it the alcohol or polyphenols in red wine that decreases cardiovascular disease?
30 Jan 2012 Observational epidemiologic studies relating wine and alcohol to health all suffer from the fact that they, of necessity, compare people who prefer certain beverages, but not the…
Deer antlers inspire a new theory on osteoporosis ( manganese )
13 JAN 2012 The loss of manganese could mean that calcium does not stick to bones and could cause osteoporosis. This is the new theory put forward by researchers at…
Women do not get enough vitamin D during the menopause
Public release date: 20-Oct-2011 A healthy diet is especially important during the menopause – a period in which the risk of suffering from health problems increases. Various studies analyse the…
Probiotic identified to treat ulcers
Public release date: 24-Feb-2011 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Probiotics stock solution (Photo credit: brian.gratwicke)[/caption] Researchers from Spain have identified a strain of probiotic bacteria that may be useful in treating…
A deficiency of dietary omega-3 may explain depressive behaviors
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] DHA Molecule (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Public release date: 30-Jan-2011 Neuroscience of nutrition How maternal essential fatty acid deficiency impact on its progeny is poorly understood. Dietary…
Healthy living can turn our cells’ clock back / telomeres regrow
00:01 17 September 2013 by Andy Coghlan Healthy living can reverse the telltale signs of ageing in your cells. The finding relates to telomeres, the caps that protect the…
Gibraltar: Spain considers joint diplomatic offensive with Argentina over Falkland Islands
Spain is considering forging an anti-British alliance with Argentina, adopting its strategy over the Falklands Islands, as the diplomatic row over Gibraltar intensifies. Drivers wait in line along the road…
Expat tycoon argues hatred of British weather makes him immune from divorce courts
The estranged wife of an expatriate property tycoon has failed in her bid to secure part of his fortune, after he successfully argued that his loathing of the British climate…
Spain regulator halts sale of some Novartis flu vaccines
Update #2 : France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Switzerland now imposing partial ban on the Novartis Flu Vaccine Italy has banned them..Switzerland is now considering Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:57…
Stiglitz: Greece and Spain are ‘in depression’ : Blaming it on tough austerity measures
By Agence France-Presse Wednesday, October 17, 2012 16:17 EDT Topics: international monetary fund ♦ joseph stiglitz ♦ spain Greece and Spain are in “depression, not recession”, Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph…
The beautiful ARE the damned: Attractive women more likely to be seen as guilty of murdering their husbands, study shows
Findings contradict generally held opinion that attractive people are treated more leniently by the legal system Spanish researchers also find that women who fit 'prototype of a battered woman' more …
High pesticide levels found in fruit-based drinks in some countries outside U. S : in the micrograms per liter range
2008 study posted for filing . Analytical Chemistry In the first worldwide study of pesticides in fruit-based soft drinks, researchers in Spain are reporting relatively high levels of pesticides in…
Tobacco contains highly toxic compounds not regulated by law: Hydrogen cyanide, 1,3-butadiene or some of the families of aldehydes, nitrosamines and phenols”.
Contact: SINC sinc@agenciasinc.es 34-914-251-820 FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology IMAGE:The concentration of certain harmful and carcinogenic substances varies significantly from one brand of cigarettes to another. Click…
100 percent of people carry at least 1 type of pesticide
Contact: Juan Pedro Arrebola Moreno juanpe000@hotmail.com 34-636-380-300 University of Granada This release is available in Spanish. A study carried out by researchers from the Department of Radiology and Physical Medicine…
Deer antlers inspire a new theory on osteoporosis
The loss of manganese could mean that calcium does not stick to bones and could cause osteoporosis. This is the new theory put forward by researchers at the University of…
High pesticide levels found in fruit-based drinks in some countries outside U. S.
Public release date: 11-Dec-2008 - . They found relatively large concentrations of pesticides, in the micrograms per liter range, in most of the samples analyzed. Analytical Chemistry In the first…
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