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Common workplace fumes, dusts may heighten rheumatoid arthritis risk
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Breathing in common workplace dust and fumes from agents such as vapours, gases, and solvents, may heighten the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, suggests research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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Research: Tiny underwater sand dunes shed light on larger terrestrial and
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers have been studying the dynamics of how crescent-shaped sand dunes are formed. Known as barchans, these formations are commonly found in various sizes and circumstances, on Earth and on Mars. Using a computational fluid dynamics approach, the team carried out simulations by applyi
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HidocDr. introduces its web app to the medical fraternity
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 6 (ANI/PNN): Those who want to keep growing, whether professionally or personally, never stop learning. Doctors are no exception. Realizing that it would make life easier for doctors to have updated medical information at their fingertips, HiDocDr. launch
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New study finds universal sound of swearing across languages
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Swear words across different languages may tend to lack certain sounds such as l, r, and w, suggests research published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. This common pattern in profanity indicates that these sounds, called approximants, may appear less offensive to listeners.
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Pakistan: Depositers lose '420 million' in Ponzi scheme
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to Dawn, the Karachi-based social media influencer and businesswoman, Sidra Humaid, ran a monthly ballot committee system, an old-age method of polling money commonly known as committees -- without keeping any written records of depositors/contributors ending the whole scheme in to
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Common Service Centre to open 500 cinema halls in rural areas by March 202
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
By the end of 2023 around 1,500 cinema halls will be operational across India. These cinema halls with a seating capacity of around 100-200 will also act as a hub of various CSC activities in rural areas.
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UNICEF announces cash aid for Afghanistan's poor families
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has announced cash aid for 100000 poor families in Afghanistan to help them survive the upcoming winter.
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Study explores how common immune cells might prevent intestinal healing
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Karolinska Institutet researchers have demonstrated that B lymphocytes, on which the efficient operation of the immune system depends, can occasionally cause more harm than good since their numbers sharply increase following intestinal trauma, impeding the healing process.
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FIR lodged against ace shuttler Lakshya Sen, family, former coach over age
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to media reports, the FIR has been filed by M Goviappa Nagaraja, who alleged that the 2022 Commonwealth Gold Medalist and his brother Chirag Sen had doctored their age to get into playing age-group tournaments since 2010.
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Rise in cost of living in India lower versus UK, Germany since Sept 21: SB
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the report, to understand how India has performed in terms of cost of living, in a common currency, the cost of living in India was compared with US, UK and Germany by adjusting each country's exchange rate (dollar, euro and pound in case).
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Simulations show how bridges are damaged during earthquakes
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have carried out a detailed simulation showing how a common type of bridge fails during large-scale earthquakes. They modeled "I-shaped girder" bridges, looking at the step-by-step mechanism by which they yield and deform under lateral forces, s
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Research finds how common immune cells can prevent intestinal healing
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
B cells are critical to the proper functioning of the immune system. However, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have shown that they can sometimes do more harm than good, as their numbers greatly increase after bowel damage, preventing the tissue from healing. The results, which are prese
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