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Researchers shed light on effect of climate change on good coffee producti
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 17 (ANI): A new study by an international team of researchers looked at the peculiar effects climate change has on Africa's largest coffee-producing nation, Ethiopia.
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Researchers find a new treatment for rare muscular disease
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cincinnati (Ohio) [US], April 16 (ANI): University of Cincinnati researchers have found a newer, more effective treatment for the disease Pompe that could become the new standard of care for the rare condition.
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Study sheds light on ten reasons why the coronavirus is airborne
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colorado [US], April 16 (ANI): According to a new assessment published today in the medical journal Lancet there is consistent, strong evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is predominantly transmitted through the air.
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Study finds theoretical model for neural activity of mouse brain
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Atlanta [US], April 15 (ANI): The findings of a new study by physicists at Emory University suggest that the dynamics of the neural activity of a mouse brain behave in a peculiar, unexpected way that can be theoretically modeled without any fine-tuning.
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Researchers find joyful screams perceived more strongly than screams of fe
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Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): The human scream signals more than fear of imminent danger or entanglement in social conflicts. Screaming can also express joy or excitement. For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that non-alarming screams are even perceived and processed by the b
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Rapid evolution in foxgloves pollinated by hummingbirds: Study
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Brighton [UK], April 12 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study found that common foxgloves brought to the Americas have rapidly evolved to change flower length in the presence of a new pollinator group, hummingbirds.
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Study explores link between infant antibiotic exposure, future immune resp
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Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): An irreversible loss of regulatory T-cells in the colon is found in infants who were exposed to antibiotics in utero and infancy. T cells are a valuable component of the immune system's response toward allergens in later life, after only six months.
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Study finds increased risk of postpartum depression in women exposed to ha
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Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): A novel study has found that there is a higher risk of experiencing postpartum depression by women who are exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals commonly found in plastics, during pregnancy.
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Adaptive cognitive training program may help children with sickle cell dis
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): The findings of a recent study suggest that an adaptive cognitive training program could help treat attention and working memory difficulties in children with sickle cell disease (SCD).
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Women at higher risk of coronary disease due to psychosocial stress
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Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that psychosocial stress, typically resulting from difficulty coping with challenging environments, may work synergistically to put women at significantly higher risk of developing coronary heart disease.
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Scientists compare harmful effects of vaping with smoking
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], April 9 (ANI): Scientists from the tobacco company Imperial Brands have utilised Toxys' ToxTracker suite of stem-cell-based in-vitro assays that provide a mechanistic insight into the potential DNA damaging properties of chemicals and compared the vape e-liquid samples and thei
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Breakthrough discovery could speed up bone implant recovery
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], April 9 (ANI): An international research team led by Monash University has uncovered a new technique that could speed up recovery from bone replacements by altering the shape and nucleus of individual stem cells.
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