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Scientific criteria for determining probiotic safety
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In previous decades, the safety of many probiotics available to consumers was based on a long history of safe consumption in humans. However, the range of probiotics is expanding to include non-traditional probiotic strains that might offer health benefits but are not commonly found in food
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Scientists study 155 new genes to see how humans continue to evolve
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Nearly 7 million years ago, modern humans diverged from our chimpanzee ancestors, yet we have since continued to evolve. Within the human lineage, 155 novel genes that spontaneously developed from little fragments of our DNA have been discovered. A handful of these "microgenes" are projected
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Study finds how CRTC1 gene is associated with obesity in humans
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
High-calorie, high-fat, high-sugar foods can taste nice but can contribute to overeating, obesity, and other serious health issues. But what triggers overeating in the brain? It has recently become evident that the human gene CREB-Regulated Transcription Coactivator 1 (CRTC1) is linked to ob
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MP: BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma slams Kharge, says "he has become used to cou
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Sharma on Wednesday told ANI, "He (Mallikarjun Kharge) has become used to counting dogs. He has not developed the habit of counting humans. He has not developed the habit of respecting patriots. This is the Congress that roams around like Sonia Gandhi's court dogs and they see from the same
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Study finds how humans continue to evolve with new genes
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Even though we diverged from our chimpanzee ancestors about 7 million years ago, we are still evolving today. The human lineage has 155 novel genes that spontaneously developed from little fragments of our DNA. Some of these novel "microgenes" are thought to be linked to diseases that are un
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New ways microbes might help humans build colonies on Moon, Mars: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have been motivated to consider new ways that microbes can assist humans in colonising the Moon and Mars by studying the biochemical process by which cyanobacteria absorb nutrients from rocks in Chile's Atacama Desert.
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Researchers discover ceramides role in aging muscle health
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Mice experience inactivity, muscle loss, and strength loss as they age, just like humans do. The ceramide content of mice's muscles increases as they age, according to a group of researchers at EPFL lead by Johan Auwerx.
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Distance between humans and nature is growing: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The idea that humans are facing a global extinction of experience of nature is popular, but there is poor empirical evidence of its reality. To shed more light on this, the scientists measured how the average distance from an individual's home to the nearest area with low human impact change
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Study reveals how humans first walked upright in trees
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Human bipedalism, or walking erect on two legs, may have developed in trees rather than on the ground, as previously supposed.
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Tuskers create chaos in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor, no damage to humans, cr
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A herd of elephants came up to the road in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, creating a chaotic situation, forest officials said.
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New study uncovers negative effects of vaping
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A vital layer in the lungs called surfactant, which is composed of lipids and proteins, lowers surface tension to enable humans to breathe easily. Without surfactants, breathing would be more difficult and require assistance from a machine.
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Scientists identify potential therapeutic target for gout
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scientists identify a new molecular model and potential therapeutic target for gout, the most common form of inflammatory arthritis.
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