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Study identifies gene linked to congenital heart disease
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 8 (ANI): Researchers have identified a gene that plays a minor role in congenital heart disease, using a combined approach that could aid studies of this and other multigenic diseases.
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Genomic single-cell map explains neuronal death in epilepsy
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 8 (ANI): During a recent study, an interdisciplinary collaboration lead by CSIC deciphered the genetic map of hippocampal sclerosis, a key finding for the diagnosis of temporal lobe epilepsy.
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Study to help accurately estimate black carbon in Himalayas
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): A new study will soon be helping in the accurate estimation of black carbon over the Himalayas, which is a key contributor to global warming and improvement in the weather and climate predictions.
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New eco-friendly process enhances fatigue life of aluminium alloy used in
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Indian scientists have developed an environmental-friendly process, which can provide excellent corrosion resistance to the high-strength aluminium (Al) alloys extensively used in aerospace, textile, and automotive applications. It involves an electrochemical
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Methamphetamine usage leads to several chronic conditions
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 6 (ANI): According to a new study, individuals who use methamphetamine are more likely to have health conditions, mental illness, and substance use disorders than those who do not consume the drug.
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Brain computer simulations can predict language recovery in stroke survivo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 5 (ANI): A team of researchers at the Boston University have been working to better understand how language and speech is processed in the brain, and how to best rehabilitate people who have lost their ability to communicate due to brain damage caused by a stroke, traum
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Study attributes one in three heat-related deaths to global warming
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 5 (ANI): According to a new study, between 1991 and 2018, more than a third of all deaths in which heat played a role were attributable to human-induced global warming.
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Novel tuberculosis regimen shortens treatment course for patients
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere found a new antibiotic regimen that shortens the treatment course for patients with tuberculosis (TB).
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Researchers develop tech to predict chemotherapy effectiveness
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Combining data from tumor biomarkers, ultrasound, and ultrasound-guided diffuse optical tomography (DOT) after a patient's first cycle of pre-surgical neoadjuvant chemotherapy provided a highly accurate prediction of how the tumor was responding to the treatmen
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126 Nobel Laureates press for strong action, say humanity taking colossal
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Ahead of the G7 summit in the UK, a scientific statement signed by an unprecedented 126 Nobel Laureates was delivered to the summit leaders. The statement read, "Without transformational action this decade, humanity is taking colossal risks with our common f
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Study reveals less aviation during global lockdown had positive impact on
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Leipzig [Germany], June 2 (ANI): While many may recount the COVID-19 induced lockdown as a bane, a team of researchers have highlighted a silver lining on the cloud in the form of a new study. They discovered that less aviation during the global lockdown had a positive impact on the climate.
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Study finds autistic people find it harder to identify anger in facial exp
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], June 2 (ANI): Autistic people's ability to accurately identify facial expressions is affected by the speed at which the expression is produced and its intensity, according to new research at the University of Birmingham.
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