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Researchers discovers relationship between higher female fertility and Alz
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks 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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Study shows early humans were weapon woodwork experts
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a new study, a 300,000-year-old hunting weapon sheds new light on early humans as woodworking experts.
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Researchers find gum disease associated with buildup of Alzheimer's plaque
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
While most people do not associate oral disease with serious health problems, emerging evidence shows that oral bacteria have a significant role in systemic conditions including colon cancer and heart disease. In a recent study, the Forsyth Institute found a link between periodontal (gum) di
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WHO classifies non-sugar sweetener Aspartame as possibly carcinogenic to h
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) released the assessments of the aspartame.
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Researchers provide more insight into treatment of severe asthma
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Their new study is important because it sheds light on how this same HRF and IgE interaction triggers inflammation and drives asthma in humans
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Study finds how deep-sleep brain waves predict blood sugar control
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers have known that a lack of quality sleep can increase a person's risk of diabetes. Now, new findings from a team of sleep scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, are closer to an answer. The researchers have uncovered a potential mechanism in humans that explains how
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Elephants' dietary habits are similar to humans: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The findings were reported in the journal Royal Society Open Science. Researchers have found elephants vary their diets based not only on what is available but also on their preferences and physiological needs. Elephants may vary what they eat for dinner every night just like humans.
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Study finds how genetics interacts with social forces, environments
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Humans are a diverse species. Each person on the earth has enough DNA to reach Pluto three times over.
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Study deepens our understanding of how humans affect climate change
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Since the industrial era, anthropogenic aerosols and greenhouse gases, or GHGs, have played a role in regulating the storage and dispersion of heat in oceans. A team led by the University of California, Riverside has discovered that anthropogenic aerosols and GHGs have played distinct roles
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Aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen, says WHO's Cancer Research Agen
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Aspartame is used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars' Extra chewing gum and some snapple drinks. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research arm will list it as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" for the first tim
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Study reveals humans' ancestors survived asteroid impact that killed dinos
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In-depth research of the fossil record has shown a Cretaceous origin for placental mammals, which include humans, dogs, and bats, indicating they co-existed with dinosaurs for a short period before the dinosaurs became extinct.
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Deaf mice have normal inner ear function until ear canal opens: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to scientists, mice with a hereditary form of deafness have nearly normal neural activity in the auditory system for the first two weeks of life. Previous research suggests that this early auditory activity, prior to the onset of hearing, serves as a kind of training for the brain
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