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Home  »  News  »  News 2010-2011
Index by academic year » News 2010-2011
09/08/2011
Waste treatment sludges used on leguminous crops can help to maintain the biological richness of the soil
Experts from the Department of Plant Biology of the University of Navarra have studied its application to alfalfa plants


06/21/2011
Experts from the Universities of Navarra and Harvard warn of a future epidemic of non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa
The study concluded that cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer could double the amount of infectious diseases in 10 or 15 years


06/09/2011
A research project carried out at the University of Navarra has shown the antitumor effects of selenium on leukemia, prostate cancer and breast cancer
This chemical component, present in broccoli, Brazilian nuts, mushrooms and seafood, could be a new element in drugs for treating cancer


03/29/2011
Persons with sleep apnea have twice the risk of suffering a stroke
The research of Dr. Roberto Muñoz at the School of Medicine and at the University of Navarra Hospital is a reminder that 5% of adults suffer sleep apnea


03/24/2011
Stress can increase the risk of suffering Alzheimer’s
Maite Solas, a researcher from the University of Navarra, has studied the influence of environmental factors on an increased incidence of the disease


01/27/2011
Eating poorly can make us depressed
Researchers from the SUN Project (University of Navarra Diet and Lifestyle Tracking Program) have shown that trans-fats increase the risk of depression, and that olive oil helps avoids this risk


01/13/2011
Genetic Therapy to Combat Colon Cancer Accompanied by Liver Metastasis
A study by the CIMA of the University of Navarra shows that the combination of immunotherapy and chemotherapy increases the anti-tumor effect


09/11/10
Researchers from the University of Navarra have demonstrated that not all calories are equally fattening
Carbohydrates could induce higher weight gain than fats in equal-calorie diets


09/30/2010
A research project of the University of Navarra has discovered neurobiological mechanisms involved in chronic depression
The study found that there is a clear relation between stress and depression in the first incidents, but that other neurobiological processes are dominant in relapses


09/29/2010
Blood tests will help prevent clinical complications in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; a disease which affects 1 in 500 people
The ‘New England Journal of Medicine’ published the results of this research project of the CIMA and the University of Navarra Hospital and in collaboration with Harvard University


08/27/2010
Two students of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Navarra are performing internships in China
Thanks to a scholarship from the University, Marisol Villela and Joyce Baptista worked in a group of art galleries dedicated to the promotion of the Chinese artistic patrimony


08/23/2010
A doctoral student of the University of Navarra has created a pioneering program for organizing bibliographical citations for academic purposes
TextCite, which has more than 4,000 users around the world, seeks to aid researchers in their work


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