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Genetic study of liver cancer reveals new drug target
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Drugs targeting the gene MAGEA3 may help block the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of primary liver cancer and one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in the country, new research found.
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751 unmarked graves found at site of former school for indigenous children
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], June 25 (ANI): A First Nation in Canada said that it has found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in the prairie province of Saskatchewan, the second such discovery here in less than a month as the country confronts one of the darkest chapters in
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Trudeau lashes out at China, says Beijing unwilling to admit problem over
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], June 24 (ANI): After China demanded an investigation into the discovery of the remains of indigenous children in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lashed out at Beijing, stressing that there was a difference between the matter and the communist country's systemic abu
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Researchers discover genetic cause of intellectual disabilities, neurodeve
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], June 21 (ANI): During a new study, researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) identified a new gene that might be linked to certain intellectual disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Footprints from 6 dinosaur species discovered in UK's Kent
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 21 (ANI): Footprints from at least six different species of dinosaurs, the very last dinosaurs to walk on the UK soil 110 million years ago, have been found in Kent, a new report has announced.
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Butterflies at risk from excess nitrogen: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], June 20 (ANI): The nitrogen present in agriculture, vehicle emissions and industry gets deposited in the soil via the air and impacts vegetation- to the detriment of the butterflies, as researchers at the University of Basel have discovered.
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Study discovers compounds that protect lung cells, may block COVID virus
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): Elovanoids, the bioactive chemical messengers made from omega-3 very-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, may block the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering cells and protect the air cells (alveoli) of the lung.
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Spotify acquires podcast discovery platform Podz
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jun 19 (ANI): Swedish audio streaming platform Spotify recently announced that it has acquired Podz, a startup whose technology generates preview clips of podcasts.
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Surprising spider hair discovery may inspire stronger adhesives: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): A new study by an international team of researchers is the first to show that the characteristics of the hair-like structures that form the adhesive feet of one species- the wandering spider Cupiennius salei- are more variable than previously thought.
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Excess nitrogen puts butterflies at risk, researchers affirm
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): Nitrogen from agriculture, vehicle emissions and industry is endangering butterflies in Switzerland. The element is deposited in the soil via the air and has an impact on vegetation- to the detriment of the butterflies, as researchers at the University of B
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Taking short breaks may help our brains learn new skills
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): In a study of healthy volunteers, National Institutes of Health researchers have mapped out the brain activity that flows when we learn a new skill, such as playing a new song on the piano, and discovered why taking short breaks from practice is a key to learni
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Hafele Discoveries: The Journey Continues
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI/NewsVoir): We embarked on an unusual Journey this year with an exhibition that was nothing like what we have done in the past - Hafele Discoveries. The experience was as new to us as it must have been for you, since we are so used to being at a phys
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