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Around 20,000 remain stranded by flooding in eastern Australia
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], March 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Around 20,000 people remained stranded by major flooding in eastern Australia on Thursday, with water levels yet to drop in some parts despite an end to the rain.
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Study sheds light on association between global warming, population displa
Updated : 4 years, 12 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 COVID-19 pandemic severely impacts mental health of young peop
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 23 (ANI): The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has wreaked havoc worldwide, severely impacted the mental health of young people with increased levels of clinical depression being identified, a new study suggested.
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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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Union minister Anurag Thakur urges 'serious probe' into ex-Mumbai top cop'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], March 21 (ANI): Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday said a "serious probe" should be conducted into the allegations of extortion against Anil Deshmukh raised by Maharashtra's former police commissioner and said the letter by the senior police office
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Researchers find supplements may protect those with low vitamin D levels f
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): Patients with low vitamin D levels who are hospitalised for COVID-19 may have a lower risk of dying or requiring mechanical ventilation if they receive vitamin D supplementation of at least 1,000 units weekly, according to a study presented virtually at the E
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Gene therapy using 'zinc fingers' may help treat Alzheimer's disease, show
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Boston [US], March 20 (ANI): Researchers have used a genetic engineering strategy to dramatically reduce levels of tau--a key protein that accumulates and becomes tangled in the brain during the development of Alzheimer's disease--in an animal model of the condition.
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Jamyang lauds Modi for 'single window system' for evacuating patients in L
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): BJP MP from Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government saying that it has implemented a "single window system" for timely evacuation of patients through helicopter from far-flung areas of the Union Territory and the sa
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China's high demand for beef from Brazil fuelling environmental crisis
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], March 18 (ANI): A ravenous demand from China has helped Brazilian beef sales skyrocket to record levels - which has brought upon a devastating environmental cost.
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Study: Lesser consumption of fast food associated with lower stress levels
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 14 (ANI): A survey published in the journal Nutrients has suggested that overweight low-income mothers of younger kids, after participating in a study, ate lesser fast-food meals and high-fat snacks.
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Fertility patients have lower uneasiness levels than pregnant ladies durin
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 14 (ANI): An online study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders Reports found that pregnant women had higher levels of anxiety compared to fertility patients during the Covid pandemic.
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Holder very integral part of West Indies cricket: Chief selector Harper
Updated : 5 years ago IST
St John's [Antigua], March 14 (ANI): Despite losing the red-ball captaincy after five-and-a-half years in the role, West Indies' lead selector Roger Harper said pacer Jason Holder is still the "very integral part" of the side and added that it is an opportunity for the seamer to take his gam
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