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Study reveals complexity of microplastic pollution
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New Jersey [US], April 21 (ANI): Microplastics -- small plastic pieces less than 5 millimetres in length -- are ubiquitous in the environment, and they can have significant effects on wildlife. A new study reveals that there are multiple impacts of different microplastics -- with varying siz
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Intoxicating effects of alcohol linked with brain regions, finds s
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Baltimore (Maryland) [US], April 18 (ANI): A recent study has pointed out that slurred speech, poor coordination, and sedative effects of drinking too much alcohol may actually be caused by the breakdown of alcohol products produced in the brain and not the liver as scientists currently thin
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Study claims heart disease in elderly may be prevented by anti-inf
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Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): The findings of a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons suggest that anti-inflammatory therapies may be an effective way to prevent heart disease in people with a common age-related blood condition.
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Sleep is vital to associating emotion with memory, finds study
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], February 22 (ANI): A research from the University of Michigan suggests that groups of neurons activated during prior learning keep humming and building memories into your brain during sleep.
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Large Gene panel helpful in identifying cancer-causing genes
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], February 6 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study have found a gene panel that includes all genes known to potentially cause cancer. This can be readily adopted for use in clinical laboratories to diagnose acute myeloid leukemia, or AML.
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Deadliest of synthetic opioids can be weakened by experimental vac
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): During COVID-19, as the opioid epidemic raged on with an even greater force, researchers have been working on new therapeutic interventions that may be helpful in preventing the bulk of deaths due to opioid overdose.
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Genes in some bats change due to deadly white-nose syndrome
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Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): Scientists during a recent study have found genetic variations between bats killed by white-nose syndrome and the bats that survived. This suggests that the surviving individuals rapidly evolved to resist the fungal disease.
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Study suggests some food contamination starts in the soil
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): When most people hear 'food contamination,' they think of bacteria present on unwashed fruits or vegetables, or undercooked meat. However, there are other ways for harmful contaminants to be present in food products.
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Study sheds light on how blood stem cells maintain their lifelong
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], January 27 (ANI): A team of scientists has discovered that cells in the so-called "stem cell niche" are responsible for the lifelong self-renewal capacity.
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Study: Growing up in bilingual home has lasting advantages
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
London [UK], January 22 (ANI): A new research has found that children who grow up in a bilingual home can turn out to have unexpected cognitive benefits later in their lives.
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Study reveals how efficient brain circuitry develops spontaneously
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 19 (ANI): A KAIST team's mathematical modelling has revealed that efficient brain circuitry develops spontaneously by showing that the topographic tiling of cortical maps originates from bottom-up projections from the periphery.
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Study identifies promising model for human aging
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): According to the findings of the new study researchers have identified a promising new model in order to study the human aging process.
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