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Names may shape facial appearance over time, Israeli study suggests
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A person's name may influence their facial appearance as they age, demonstrating that social factors are so powerful, that they can even alter a person's physical appearance, according to Israeli researchers. The findings open new avenues for understanding the interaction between social fact
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Study reveals gene therapy treats chronic pain by dialing down sodium
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers at NYU College of Dentistry's Pain Research Centre have created a gene therapy that cures chronic pain by unintentionally controlling a particular sodium ion channel.
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Study discovers immune cells patrolling human eye
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The finding, which was reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, completely rewrites our understanding of the immune cell landscape in a healthy human eye's cornea.
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Study discovers secrets of high-elevation pregnancies
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers discovered genetic foundations that allow certain populations of highland mice to protect growing foetuses at higher elevations. The findings were published in the journal 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.'
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Israeli researchers develop drought-resistant tomato
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The study, recently published in the peer-reviewed journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was led by doctoral student Shai Torgeman and professor Dani Zamir from the Hebrew University Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
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Study shows how T cells therapy in solid tumours can be improved
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have been working on a preclinical study that focuses on a novel strategy that uses a "one-two punch" to assist T cells in attacking solid tumours. The results, which were reported in the Proceedings of the Nati
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High-frequency brain wave patterns in motor cortex can predict upcoming mo
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a new study published on January 16 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Hatsopoulos and his team have found evidence that the brain does indeed use the spatial organization of high frequency propagating waves of neuronal activity during movement.
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Study reveals key reason behind spread of fake news on social media
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
USC researchers may have found the biggest influencer in the spread of fake news: social platforms' structure of rewarding users for habitually sharing information.
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Research discovers new reproduction process in microalgae, enhances knowle
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to research published in the journal 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences', a new reproductive process has been discovered in microalgae, which can explain their evolution better than before.
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Study reveals Climatic change doesn't necessarily bring evolution in speci
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study published in the journal named 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences', researchers observed that long-held theories of climate change being drivers of evolutionary upheaval in species are not fully accurate.
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Human features in neural network chess learning: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Published in the journal 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on November 14, a study reveals that the neural network engine AlphaZero learns chess by playing against itself and reliably wins games against top human chess players.
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Political leadership has limited impact on fossil fuel taxes, subsidies: S
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Michael L. Ross and his colleagues examined the role of political leaders, including presidents, prime ministers, and monarchs, in raising taxes on and reducing subsidies for gasoline.
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