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Study reveals placenta plays an important role in genetic risk of schizoph
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a new study led by the Lieber Institute for Brain Development, more than 100 genes linked to the risk of schizophrenia appear to cause sickness due to their activity in the placenta rather than the developing brain.
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Delhi Government show cause notice to senior bureaucrat Ashish More
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This comes after, the Delhi government, asked More to make way for way for his replacement. More was asked to present a file for the transfer of a new officer to the post of Secretary of Services department.
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Pakistan: Riots caused damage worth PKR 250mn in Islamabad, says report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a report issued by Islamabad police, armed miscreants set the office of the DPO Industrial Area, and opened fire at Ramna Tarnol and Sangjani police stations during the three days of violence.
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Causes, consequences of police vigilantism in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In one of her latest online articulations, reported by Afghan Diaspora Network, Prof Zoha Waseem presents a strong case for the conclusion that police vigilantism has always been a key tool of Pakistan's authoritarian and violent politics.
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Tihar Jail SP gets notice after 2 inmates shifted to Satyendar Jain's cell
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The jail administration has issued a show-cause notice to the superintendent of Tihar jail no. 7 for shifting two men to the cell of former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party's jailed leader Satyendar Jain on the latter's request.
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Spurious liquor kills 10 people in Tamil Nadu, many hospitalised
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Six people hailing from Ekkiyarkuppam near Marakkanam in Villupuram district died on Sunday. In Maduranthagam in Chengalpattu district, two persons died on Friday and a couple died on Sunday, all caused due to illicit liquor consumption, officials said.
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Study reveals traffic-related air pollution affects brain function
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study from the University of California, Irvine, exposure to traffic-related air pollution causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and the activation of brain pathways linked to the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
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Study shows how air pollution affects movement disorders after stroke
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The precise mechanism through which air pollution influences the prognosis of ischemic stroke, or stroke caused by a decrease in blood supply to the brain, is unknown. A group of scientists recently conducted a study to determine whether increased inflammation in the brain, also known as neu
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Study finds how some motor neuron disease, dementia patients share rare ge
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a new study, some persons with motor neuron disease (MND) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) share the same rare genetic diseases that cause other neurodegenerative illnesses.
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Study: Traffic-related air pollution weakens brain function
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Memory loss, cognitive decline, and the activation of neural pathways linked to the start of Alzheimer's disease were shown to be caused by exposure to air pollution caused by traffic in Irvine, according to research from the University of California, Irvine.
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Drug use by students in Pakistan's Sindh, a cause of concern
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Sindh Assembly Standing Committee on Home Department recently decided to establish a task force to tackle drug use in educational institutions across the province, Pakistan based The Express Tribune newspaper reported.
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North East Delhi violence: Court awards 7 years jail term to nine people f
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The court said, "The convicts formed an unlawful assembly, the object whereof was to cause maximum damage to the persons belonging to Hindu community as well as their properties and to create fear & insecurity in the minds of the members of the Hindu community."
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