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Nepal needs to counter Chinese expansionism at its northern border: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing's boundary activities are a severe threat to Nepal's northern border - not only because of negative ramifications for the country's cultural and religious traditions but also because of impacts on the local economy.
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Researchers look into how dissociative symptoms affect brain
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Trauma can cause dissociative symptoms - such as having an out-of-body experience or feeling emotionally numb--that may help an individual cope in the short term but can have negative impacts if the symptoms persist for an extended period of time.
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New tool discovered for estimating people's total exposure to potentially
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A novel metric that estimates our "burden," or cumulative exposure, to a family of thousands of synthetic chemicals that we encounter in everyday life with potentially adverse health impacts, has been created by a team of researchers at Mount Sinai.
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Mars meteorite impacts reveal fresh information about planet's crust
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Data from two meteorite impacts on Mars recorded by NASA's InSight spacecraft provide new insights into the structure of the Martian crust.
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Over one million deaths in Africa linked to air pollution exposure: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Nearly all the African continent faces some of the most severe health impacts in the world caused by air pollution, with several countries experiencing some of the highest levels of air pollution in the world, according to a new report published by the U.S.-based research organization Health
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Smoking, vaping have similar negative health impacts; dual product use may
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Two related studies, one in humans and the other in rats, found that the cardiovascular effects of cigarettes and e-cigarettes are strikingly similar, and these harmful effects on blood vessel function are likely caused by airway irritation due to inhalation of a foreign substance, rather th
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Food quality may be important for development and survival of young sockey
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): A recent study discovered that the quality of food sockeye salmon eat throughout their migration paths is more critical to their development and condition than quantity, highlighting concerns about the impacts of climate change on ocean conditions and fish.
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Study: Alligators exposure to PFAS show negative immune system impact
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
North Carolina [US], October 20 (ANI): A recent research on alligators in the Cape Fear River discovered higher amounts of 14 distinct perfluoroalkyl (PFAS) compounds in their blood serum, as well as clinical and genetic signs of immune system impacts. The study added to the body of data li
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Discovery of million years old genes in yeast reveals how parasitic DNA im
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, in collaboration with the National Institute for Biological Sciences in Beijing, China has uncovered a selfish gene family that has survived for over 100 million years - 10 times longer than any
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Staggering backsliding across Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI/PNN): A new UN report, titled Protect the Promise, shows that women's and children's health has suffered globally, as the impacts of conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change converge with devastating effects on prospects for children, young people
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"The world is getting India-ready..." EAM Jaishankar in Gujarat
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 18 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishanakar on Tuesday encouraged the youth to take active interest in foreign affairs as it impacts them for an India that is getting future-ready for the world.
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Covid outbreak in Tibet Autonomous Region impacts growth in China
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 15 (ANI): Surge in covid cases in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) has given a severe blow to Chinese authorities to achieve their annual growth targets as the impact is seen on the already slowing Chinese economy, media reports said.
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