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Older people may have good memory with digital puzzle games: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a new study, older people who play digital puzzle games have the same recall capacity as people in their twenties. The University of York study also discovered that persons aged 60 and up who play digital puzzle games had a stronger ability to disregard irrelevant distractions,
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Japanese squirrels develop human hereditary diseases with ageing: Research
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A team led by Dr Tomoaki Murakami of the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology discovered that fibrinogen A-chain amyloidosis, a previously unknown disease in animals other than humans, is common in Japanese squirrels (Sciurus lis). They compared the pathology of Japanese squirrels
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Population of 'dwarf' pulses is found by researchers using FAST
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) under the direction of Prof. HAN Jinlin have discovered distinct "dwarf pulses" from the bright pulsar PSR B2111+46 using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST).
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Study discovers improved survival for incurable brain tumours
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
For the first time, researchers discovered a potential drug candidate that improved outcomes for patients suffering from a type of childhood brain tumour that has no effective treatment. When compared to previous patients, the compound, called ONC201, nearly doubled survival for patients wit
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Aloe vera peels that have been discarded could be sustainable resource: St
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Scientists believe that these peels, or rinds, can deter bugs by acting as a natural insecticide. They discovered several bioactive compounds in peel extracts that deter insects from feasting on crops.
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5,500 year-old gate discovered in Israel offers glimpse into ancient urban
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Israel archaeologists excavating an area near Kiryat Gat’s industrial zone prior to the laying of a water pipe discovered a 5,500-year-gate, the oldest such structure ever found in Israel
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Research shows new approach to target deadly form of prostate cancer
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A new mechanism has been discovered to explain why some prostate tumours move from a common, treatable form to a more rare and severe form of prostate cancer, according to a study from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Centre.
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Climate change slows 'global plant water use efficiency': Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire discovered that water use efficiency has plateaued since 2001, implying that plants are absorbing less CO2 and consuming more water, which could have implications for carbon cycling, agricultural production, and water resources.
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Dry lightning may spark wildfires even under wetter conditions: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A study discovered that dry lightning can still be disastrous even when conditions are not as dry.
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Researchers discovers relationship between higher female fertility and Alz
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In the ageing population, the Apolipoprotein-4 allele has been associated with an increased risk for a variety of illnesses, particularly Alzheimer's and cardiovascular disease. Despite its negative effects, this genetic mutation is nevertheless prevalent in roughly 20 per cent of the popula
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Research reveals people burn fat at different rates during exercise
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers discovered that the optimal heart rate for fat burning differs from person to person and frequently does not coincide with the 'fat burning zone' on commercial exercise machines.
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Tumour cell growth is impacted by mineralization of bone matrix: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The mineralization of the bone matrix, a fibrous mesh of organic and inorganic components that determines the distinct biochemical and biomechanical properties of our skeleton, has now been discovered by an interdisciplinary Cornell team as a new mechanism controlling tumour growth in the sk
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