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Traffic pollution affects brain function: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a new study conducted by experts at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria, ordinary levels of traffic pollution can damage human brain function in a matter of hours.
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J-K: Five 'brainwashed' juveniles counselled, handed over to parents
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Five juveniles brainwashed by their Pakistani handlers to join terror groups, were counselled and handed over to their parents, SSP Baramulla informed on Tuesday.
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Researchers reveal how vortex ultrasound breaks down blood clots in brain
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers have created a new tool and technique that uses "vortex ultrasound" - a type of ultrasonic tornado - to break down blood clots in the brain.
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Researchers reveal head injury linked with doubled mortality rate in long
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to new research, adults who suffered any type of head injury during a 30-year study period had twice the rate of mortality as those who did not, and mortality rates among those with moderate or severe head injuries were nearly three times higher.
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People demanding ban on 'Ramcharitmanas' are 'brainless': Bihar MLC
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Bihar MLC Maheswar Singh on Monday criticized people for demanding ban on 'Ramcharitmanas', saying such people are "uneducated and brainless".
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Researchers find association between multiple sclerosis lesions, depressio
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
There seems to be a link between two serious medical disorders. Globally, millions of individuals suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS), a condition that attacks the body's central nervous system, while hundreds of millions of people suffer from depression, a mood illness with crippling sympto
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Orienteering can train brain, aid in prevention of cognitive decline: Stud
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Orienteering, a sport that requires athleticism, navigational abilities, and memory, may be effective as an intervention or preventive approach to battle cognitive loss associated with dementia, according to new research.
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New technology helpful in better visualization of cerebellum: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The cerebellum, or our little brain, is primarily in charge of our motor skills. In addition, structure is important for behaviour and cognition. The cerebellum is a part of your brain that is located at the back of your head, just above and behind the point where your spinal cord connects t
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Key aspect of finely tuned regulation of gene expression revealed: Researc
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Even though they both develop in the same person and share the same genes, skin cells and brain cells are clearly distinct. They differ because each cell type expresses a unique set of genes that are distinct from those expressed by the other. This is made possible by cellular mechanisms tha
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Study explains how your mood affects the way you process language
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
When people are in a negative mood, they may be quicker to spot inconsistencies in things they read, a new study suggests.
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Study shows machine learning can predict development of brain tumours
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have created a computational model that can better predict the formation of deadly brain tumours.
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Study reveals key aspect of mechanism of gene expression regulation
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Despite the fact that they both develop in the same person and share the same genes, skin cells and brain cells are clearly distinct. They differ because each cell type expresses a different set of genes than the others. Cellular mechanisms that tightly regulate gene expression make this pos
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