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Study finds adults with mild cognitive decline assigned puzzles showed les
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new study by researchers from Columbia University and Duke University published in the journal NEJM Evidence shows that doing crossword puzzles has an advantage over computer video games for memory functioning in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.
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Research finds most mass school shootings not caused by mental illness
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A research team at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) examining 82 mass murders that occurred at least partially in academic settings throughout the world, found that most mass murderers and mass shooters did not have a severe menta
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Most youngsters prefer menthol cigarettes over regular cigarettes: Survey
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 13 (ANI): According to a study conducted by the City University of New York and the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, menthol consumption has increased over the past ten years among adult smokers in the United States.
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India has growing support for UNSC permanent membership: Jaishankar
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday stated that there is greater support for India's case to be a permanent member of the UN Security Council and that there is a broad global consensus over the need to reform the Council.
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Rise of Asia contingent on India-China economies getting along: External A
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that it is in the mutual interest of India and China to find a way to accommodate each other as the "Rise of Asia" is contingent on the economies of the two countries getting along well.
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India-US relationship witnessed a paradigm shift in last 50 years: Jaishan
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that for almost 50 years, India regarded the US with suspicion, struggled during the 2008 nuclear deal and it has taken a lot of effort to overcome earlier assumptions and forge the mutual relationship as it stand
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Sara Ali Khan gets nostalgic as she visits her alma mater
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 10 (ANI): Sara Ali Khan recently visited New York and it looks like she had a blast. Sara shared a video on Instagram and wrote "24 hours in NYC" in it. In the video, she can be seen living life in New York style - visiting her favourite cafes, and restau
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Universal vaccination is required to stop future COVID-19 waves: Research
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 9 (ANI): Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health who analysed the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants have discovered shared traits linked to transmissibility and immune evasion.
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Study reveals the reasons why many IVF embryos fail to develop
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], July 21 (ANI): A fertilised egg does not ensure successful reproduction in humans. Within days following fertilisation, the majority of embryos stop growing and die, typically due to an abnormally high number of chromosomes. The majority of these faults, according to new resea
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CJI Ramana stresses importance of democracy
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 24 (ANI): Chief Justice of India Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana on Friday said that it is essential that people, particularly the students and youth, realise the importance of democracy.
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Genetic algorithm could predict risk of kidney disease decades before onse
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI): A new study by the Columbia University Irving Medical Center suggests that by analyzing thousands of genetic risk variants, a new algorithm may be able to predict your risk of developing chronic kidney disease decades before the onset.
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Study finds new type of UV light makes indoor air as safe as outdoors
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], March 28 (ANI): According to a new study led by Columbia University, a new type of ultraviolet light is safe for people who took less than five minutes to reduce the level of indoor airborne microbes by more than 98 per cent.
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