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Study links disease outbreaks to deforestation, forest conversion and palm
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 24 (ANI): Deforestation, certain types of reforestation and commercial palm plantations correlate with increasing outbreaks of infectious disease, shows a new study in Frontiers in Veterinary Science.
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Study sheds light on association between global warming, population displa
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 24 (ANI): A new study shows that if the population were fixed at current levels, the risk of population displacement due to river floods would rise by 50 per cent for each degree of global warming.
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Study finds heritable traits that appear in teen years raise risk for adul
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Georgia [US], March 22 (ANI): A major new analysis shows that at least a small portion of the risk for developing into an adult marijuana user may be related to inherited behaviours and traits that appear during adolescence.
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Researchers compare expressions of android and human faces
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Osaka [Japan], March 22 (ANI): A team of researchers used motion-capture cameras to compare the expressions of android and human faces. They found that the mechanical facial movements of the robots, especially in the upper regions, did not fully reproduce the curved flow lines seen in the fa
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Study reveals 'hunger hormone' ghrelin affects monetary decision making
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): Higher levels of the stomach-derived hormone ghrelin, which stimulates appetite, predict a greater preference for smaller immediate monetary rewards over larger delayed financial rewards, a new study finds.
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Study reveals poor diabetes control in children tied to high risk for COVI
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): Children with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes have a 10 times higher risk of COVID-19-related complications and death compared to those with well-controlled diabetes, according to a study.
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Study finds COVID-19 can cause atypical thyroid inflammation
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): Some patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease seem to experience inflammation of the thyroid gland that is different from thyroid inflammation caused by other viruses, according to a study.
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Study claims heart disease in elderly may be prevented by anti-inflammator
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): The findings of a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons suggest that anti-inflammatory therapies may be an effective way to prevent heart disease in people with a common age-related blood condition.
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Values kids learn from popular TV shows revealed in survey
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
California [US], March 20 (ANI): The values emphasized by television programs popular with tweens over each decade from 1967 to 2017 was assessed in a new report by the University of California, Los Angeles. It charted how 16 values have waxed and waned during those 50 years.
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Researchers create more accurate model for how microbes search nutrients
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Cambridge [UK], March 17 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study created a more accurate model of how microbes search for nutrients, by considering how some bacteria will swim faster within higher nutrient concentrations.
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More precise diagnoses made possible with whole genome sequencing, finds s
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Solna [Sweden], March 17 (ANI): More than 1,200 people with rare diseases have received a diagnosis thanks to the integration of large-scale genomics into the Stockholm region's healthcare system. This is according to a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden that analysed the result of t
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Standard digital camera, AI to monitor soil moisture for affordable smart
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], March 15 (ANI): Researchers at the University of South Australia have developed a cost-effective new technique to monitor soil moisture using a standard digital camera and machine learning technology.
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