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Study finds maternal lead exposures correlated with sex ratios of offsprin
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 18 (ANI): Higher lead levels in a mother's blood can increase the chance of her bearing male offspring, according to a new study led by Japanese scientists at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine.
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How environmental exposures before conception may impact fetal development
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Michigan [US], March 18 (ANI): A new report published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests older age and alcohol consumption in the year leading up to conception also may have an impact by epigenetically altering a specific gene during the development of human eggs or
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Moody's affirms Axis Capital's ratings with negative outlook
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 10 (ANI): Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the ratings of Axis Capital Holdings and its subsidiaries, including the Baa1 guaranteed senior debt of its financing subsidiaries and the A2 insurance financial strength ratings of its principal operating subsidiaries.
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Cesarean delivery's effects on birth hormones can impact newborn's neurolo
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): Cesarean-section and vaginal delivery lead to different hormonal exposures that may affect a newborn's development, according to an article published in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology.
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Study finds increase in number, severity of suicide-related calls to US Po
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ohio [US], July 27 (ANI): In a new study, researchers analysed the 549,807 calls made to Poison Control Centers (PCCs) in the US for suicide-related cases involving over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics from 2000 through 2018 and found that both the overall number and rate of these cases increas
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Indian banks' balance sheet risks rise with increasing lending pressure: F
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, May 29 (ANI): Indian banks are looking at significant asset quality challenges for at least the next two years despite regulatory measures, according to Fitch Ratings.
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RBI tweaks exposure framework for banks, introduces economic inter-depende
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made changes in guidelines on large exposures framework for banks to reduce the concentration of risk and align them with global norms.
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New design of laundry packet risky for children
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jun 3 (ANI): Traditional laundry detergent packaging is a safer alternative than the new one as it poses a risk to adults with developmental disabilities and young children, who might swallow the detergent accidentally, observed researchers.
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Eating small amounts of peanut after immunotherapy may extend allergy trea
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 25 (ANI): Dietary consumption of peanut after completing oral immunotherapy (OIT) or sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) for peanut allergy may actually provide continued protection against accidental exposures to the allergen, according to a new study led by Edwin Kim
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Study links immune responses to environmental exposures early in life
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): Environmental exposures - such as obstetric factors, farm dust and air pollution - early in life can modify immune responses in adolescents.
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Researchers study impact of long-term exposures to outdoor air pollution
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 6 (ANI): Exposure to road traffic and outdoor air pollution significantly increases the risk of asthma, according to a study.
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DNA damage caused by cancer treatment reversed by ZATT protein
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Oct. 9 (ANI): In a recent research, a group of scientists have discovered a new way that cells fix an important and dangerous type of DNA damage known as a DNA-protein cross-link (DPC).
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