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Study finds rural air pollution might be as dangerous as urban
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Illinois [US], January 28 (ANI): A new research shows that chemical reactivity, seasonality and distribution of airborne particulate matter are critical metrics when considering air pollution's impact on human health.
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Study finds overweight dogs respond well to high-protein, high fibre diet
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Illinois [US], January 27 (ANI): A new study of overweight dogs fed a high-protein, high-fibre diet for 24 weeks found that the dogs' body composition and inflammatory markers changed over time in ways that parallel the positive changes seen in humans on similar diets.
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Nano bubbles could treat, prevent current and future strains of SARS-CoV-2
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Evanston (Illinois) [US], January 24 (ANI): With the COVID-19 virus mutating and bringing in more and deadlier waves with it, medical discoveries are all that humanity is depending on to survive and defeat this dark phase of life.
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Inaugural public health survey of new dads to help improve outcomes for en
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Chicago (Illinois) [US], January 22 (ANI): It is a known fact that while federal legislation requires tracking and reporting data on maternal health behaviours around childbirth, fathers tend to get overlooked in these public health efforts to improve maternal and infant outcomes.
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Sleep improves remembering faces, names: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Evanston (Illinois) [US], January 22 (ANI): A new study by Northwestern University has found that sleep reactivates memory and helps in face and name learning.
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Researchers pinpoint how Zika virus evades cell's antiviral response
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Evanston (Illinois) [US], January 19 (ANI): In a new study of the Zika virus, Northwestern University scientists have discovered a key mechanism used by the virus to evade the antiviral response of the cell it is attacking. This finding contributed to a better understanding of how viruses in
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Remembering faces and names can be improved during sleep
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Evanston (Illinois) [US], January 18 (ANI): For those who rarely forget a face, but struggle with names, the remedy for boosting learning may be as near as one's pillow. New research by Northwestern University, became the first to document the effect reactivating memory during sleep has on f
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Astronomers capture red supergiant's death throes
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Evanston (Illinois) [US], January 18 (ANI): For the first time ever, astronomers have imaged in real-time the dramatic end to a red supergiant's life -- watching the massive star's rapid self-destruction and final death throes before collapsing into a type II supernova.
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Nanotherapy offers ray of hope for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Evanston (Illinois) [US], January 18 (ANI): A team of researchers at Northwestern University have discovered a technique to help make immunomodulation more effective. The method used nanocarriers to re-engineer the commonly used immunosuppressant rapamycin.
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Winter storm hits US' Chicago: National Weather Service
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chicago [US], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): A winter storm system hit Chicago on Saturday, with snow accumulations expected to reach four to seven inches and wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.
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Emmy Award-winning actor Betty White passes away at 99
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Illinois [US], January 1 (ANI): Actor and comedian Betty White died at age 99 at her home on Friday (local time), TMZ reported.
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Biden declares emergency in states of Illinois, Tennessee due to tornadoes
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in the states of Illinois and Tennessee after severe tornadoes and storms swept through the areas and ordered federal assistance to the local population.
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