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Study finds ageing stiffens blood vessels in women
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Jyvaskyla [Finland], January 2 (ANI): According to a new study conducted at the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland, age is a strong determinant of arterial stiffness.
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Father and mother's genes tussle over nutrition in womb: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 28 (ANI): Researchers have identified a key signal that the fetus uses to control its supply of nutrients from the placenta, revealing a tussle between genes inherited from the father and the mother.
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Study finds why some COVID cases are more critical than others:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Haven [US], December 26 (ANI): Researchers have found that some COVID cases are more critical than others due to the antiviral inflammatory response to the virus.
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Researchers find birds' dazzling iridescence linked to nanoscale tweak of
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): According to a study led by Princeton University researchers, the secret to how birds -- such as peacocks and hummingbirds produce brilliant shimmering colours lies in a key feature of the feather's nanoscale design.
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Researchers discover gene variants linked to severe schizophrenia
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): A new study has found that people who suffer from a severe form of schizophrenia have a significantly higher number of rare mutations than more typical forms of the illness.
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Researchers find how exercise protects against consequences of ageing
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], December 18 (ANI): Researchers have discovered an enzyme that is the key to why exercise improves our health and protects us against the consequences of ageing.
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Study finds SARS-CoV-2 protein interacts with Parkinson's protein, promote
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): A new study has found that the SARS-CoV-2 N-protein interacts with a neuronal protein and speeds the formation of pathological protein bundles that have been implicated in Parkinson's disease.
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Study identifies gene variants linked to severe schizophrenia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): Researchers have found that individuals who suffer from the most severe form of schizophrenia have a significantly higher number of rare mutations than more typical forms of the illness.
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NASA launches new mission to explore universe's most dramatic objects
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission was launched at 1 am EST Thursday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Study investigates impact of drugs on gut microbes
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], December 9 (ANI): A new study has found that the medication we take can affect the human gut microbiome.
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Indian origin physician Anil Menon among 10 new NASA astronaut recruits
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): Indian-origin doctor Anil Menon has been selected along with nine others to be astronauts for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s future space missions, the US agency has announced.
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Trees are biggest methane 'vents' in wetland areas: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 6 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that most of the methane gas emitted from Amazon wetlands regions is vented into the atmosphere via tree root systems - with significant emissions occurring even when the ground is not flooded.
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