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The UGR Hill House The First Research Laboratory To Study Risk Conducts When Driving Motorcycles
The University of Granada will house the first European research centre on teenagers" mental mechanisms when driving motorcycles and carrying out risk conducts, which could be helpful, in a near future, to modify and avoid them. The Faculty of Psychology will house three state-of-the-art simulators there was already one at the UGR so far- that will be useful to do research into these mechanisms, thanks to an agreement signed with the company Honda Motor Co. (Europe); the University will become one of the most important centres around the world in this subject.
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In Human-Dog Communication, Breed Is As Important As Species
Dog breeds selected to work in visual contact with humans, such as sheep dogs and gun dogs, are better able to comprehend a pointing gesture than those breeds that usually work without direct supervision. A series of tests, described in BioMed Central"s open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions, should caution researchers against making simple generalizations about the effects of domestication and on dog-wolf differences in the utilization of human visual signals.
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Follow-Up Study Further Reinforces The Long-Term Benefits Of Tight Glucose Control In Early Treatment Of Diabetes

A study published in today"s issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine provides further reinforcement that tight control of blood glucose as soon as possible after a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes yields long-term benefits with regard to lowering the rates of eye, kidney and heart complications associated with diabetes. These findings stem from the landmark Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) and its follow-up study, the Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC), both funded by the National Institutes of Health. The results of this study indicate that after 30 years of diabetes, the incidence of eye damage was cut by more than half; kidney disease was reduced by almost two-thirds; and heart disease by almost one-half in those individuals who achieved tight glucose control for over 6 years early in the course of their diabetes. The importance of glucose control in diabetes has been firmly established, but this follow-up data provides even more reinforcement to clinicians -- and their patients -- about the long-term benefits of early glucose control. Evidence from the DCCT-EDIC, as well as the U.K. Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) and its follow-up study in type 2 diabetes show that improved glucose control to a level of approximately 7 percent reduces the complications of diabetes dramatically. The study also acknowledges that treatment innovations over the past 20 years, such as insulin pumps and analogues, along with the improved treatment of co-occurring illnesses such as high blood pressure and cholesterol have contributed to improvements in the management of diabetes. When it comes to diabetes, it is important for health care providers and their patients to remember the ABCs of diabetes: - A is for A1C (a measure of average glucose). Most people with diabetes should get an A1C test at least twice a year, which measures how well blood glucose has been controlled over the past 2-3 months. The goal for most people with diabetes is an A1C of less than 7%, which is an estimated average glucose of less than 154 mg/dl. - B is for blood pressure. People with diabetes should have a target blood pressure of less than 130/80 mmHg. - C is for cholesterol. LDL (bad) cholesterol should be below 100 mg/dl. American Diabetes Association


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