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Study finds how birdwatching helps students reduce distress, improve menta
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Birdwatching could be an option for college students looking to enhance their mental health.
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Study shows how brain's internal compass guides the body
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Our sense of direction is essential for navigating the world around us. It serves as the brain's internal compass, guiding us in the right direction and, more significantly, prompting us to reverse course when we're going the wrong way.
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Feeding raw meat to dogs increases risk of infectious E.coli: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Bristol revealed that feeding dogs raw meat increases their chances of excreting E. coli that cannot be killed by the antibiotic ciprofloxacin
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Feeding raw meat to dogs raises risk of antibiotic-resistant E.coli: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Bristol discovered that feeding dogs raw (uncooked) meat doubles their chance of excreting E. coli that cannot be destroyed by ciprofloxacin, a frequently used antibiotic.
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Small doses of mushrooms may be helpful for mental illnesses: Research
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A new study from the University of Southern Denmark suggests that psilocybin, the main ingredient in mushrooms with psychedelic characteristics, could be used as a therapeutic aid through microdosing.
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TN: Tiger death toll rises to 10, National Tiger Commission visits Ooty to
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The team of National Tiger Commission Crime Branch included Inpector General Muralikumar, Central Forest Animal Crime Prevention Unit South Zone Director Kripa Shankar, Central Forest Animal Research Center Senior Scientist Ramesh Krishna Murthy and others.
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Study identifies most urgent issues for grizzly bear conservation
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The health of grizzly bear populations is negatively impacted by humans through top-down factors like direct mortality linked to forestry roads (from conflict or illegal killings) and movement from high-quality habitats, as well as bottom-up factors like decreased food resource availability.
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Climate change can be taught to migrating birds: Research
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Spring is arriving earlier as a result of climate change. Migratory birds, on the other hand, are not keeping up with these changes and arrive too late for the peak in food availability when it is time to reproduce. Researchers in Lund, Sweden, and the Netherlands discovered that by convinci
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Wolves, dogs appear to remember where people hid food: Research
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a research involving many wolves and dogs, both animals did better at finding hidden food if they had previously watched the food being hidden by a person, implying that they remembered where the food was and did not rely simply on scent to discover it. Sebastian Vetter of the University
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Research shows almost half of dog owners are afraid to vaccinate their pet
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a recent study, dog owners in the US who have concerns about the effectiveness and safety of children's and adults' vaccines are also more likely to have doubts about vaccinating their dogs.
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Research shows nearly half of dog owners are hesitant to vaccinate their p
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a new study, dog owners in the United States who are sceptical about the safety and efficacy of youth and adult vaccines are also more likely to be sceptical about vaccinating their four-legged pals.
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Lesser-known brain cells might be key to staying awake without cost to cog
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A new animal study suggests that understudied brain cells called astrocytes play a key role in regulating sleep demand, and that one day humans will be able to sleep for long periods of time without adverse effects such as mental fatigue and reduced physical health. It suggests that it may b
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