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Physical activity protects children from being overweight in adolescence d
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], August 10 (ANI): A recent study has shown that children's heavy digital media use is associated with a risk of being overweight later in adolescence. The study also highlighted that physical activity protects children from the adverse effects of digital media on their wei
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Study suggests learning foreign languages can enhance the processing of mu
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], August 4 (ANI): According to a new study, a music-related hobby can enhance language skills and affect the processing of speech in the brain. The study highlighted that the reverse can also happen -- learning foreign languages can affect the processing of music in the bra
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Vocal music boosts the recovery of language functions after stroke: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Helinski [Finland], July 10 (ANI): Research conducted at the University of Helsinki and the Turku University Hospital Neuro centre has shown that listening to music daily improves language recovery in patients who have experienced a stroke. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the pheno
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Hockey India, SAI condole demise of double Olympic champion Keshav Chandra
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Hockey India and Sports Authority of India (SAI) has condoled the demise of hockey legend Keshav Chandra Datt who breathed his last at about 12:30 am on Wednesday. He was 95-years-old.
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Researchers developed tool to reveal estimated risk of cardiovascular dise
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], July 5 (ANI): Current American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, and UK National Health Service guidelines recommend 5-yearly health checks for screening of individuals at high cardiovascular disease risk.
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Neeraj Chopra bags bronze medal at Kuortane Games
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], June 27 (ANI): Tokyo-bound javelin thrower from India, Neeraj Chopra on Saturday won the bronze medal at the Kuortane Games in Finland.
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Warming climate, intensifying land use increase mercury content in fish: S
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], June 22 (ANI): Recent studies by the University of Helsinki show that in the future, the mercury concentration of fish in Finnish Lapland can shift closer to the level found in lakes located below the Arctic Circle.
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Butterflies, moths have difficulty adjusting to changing climate: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], June 13 (ANI): Climate change exerts great pressure for change on species and biodiversity. A recent study conducted by the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Environment Institute indicates that the few moth and butterfly species (Lepidoptera) capable of adjusting
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Researchers identify gene that causes canine hereditary deafness in puppie
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 21 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Helsinki have been the first to determine the cause for the nonsyndromic early-onset hereditary canine hearing loss in Rottweilers. The gene defect was identified in a gene relevant to the sense of hearing. The study can also
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US to send 250 Marines to Finland for Joint Drills in June: Finnish Air Fo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A squadron of about 250 US Marine Corps will go to Finland to participate in a series of military exercises scheduled for June, the Finnish Air Force said on Friday.
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Dogs' aggressive behavior towards humans often caused by fear
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 3 (ANI): A recent study encompassing some 9,000 dogs conducted at the University of Helsinki demonstrated that fearfulness, age, breed, the company of other members of the same species, and the owner's previous experience of dogs were all associated with aggressive be
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Obesity reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissue
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], April 11 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Obesity Research Unit of the University of Helsinki found that obesity clearly reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissue or adipose tissue.
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