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Study finds how words and face recognition can be adequately supported wit
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The findings, published by University of Pittsburgh researchers today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), is the first-ever attempt to characterize neuroplasticity in humans and understand whether a single brain hemisphere can perform functions typically split betw
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Scientists explain how virus that affects cat kidneys could also affect hu
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) [US], October 19 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research reverse-engineered an elusive virus linked to chronic kidney disease in cats and described its mode of infection, outlining its potential to infect humans, in a study t
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Study finds impact of social disadvantages on fetal brain development
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): Published in the journal 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' (PNAS), a new study found links between social disadvantages and fetal brain development.
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PNAS Partners with Straive for Production Services
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Singapore, September 27 (ANI/PRNewswire): The National Academy of Sciences has selected Straive, a leader in technology-driven solutions for Content, EdTech, and Data, to provide end-to-end content production services for its flagship publication, Proceedings of the National Academy of Scien
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Links found between 2020 Presidential polls, 2021 Georgia Senate runoff el
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): Published in the journal 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' (PNAS) on August 17, a study uncovers small but discernible links between social media engagement with misinformation about the 2020 US presidential election and voter behaviour in th
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Study examines link between giraffe limb length and walking efficiency
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Published in the journal 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' (PNAS) on July 7, a study examines trade-offs between limb length and walking efficiency in giraffes. In many mammals, long, straight limbs confer a mechanical advantage that enhances sp
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Study reveals when people 'click' they respond faster to each other
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 21 (ANI): According to the findings in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, when two people are on the same page in a conversation, sometimes their minds just 'click.' A new study demonstrates that clicking isn't just a figure of spe
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Study reveals breathing in polluted air contributes to neurological damage
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], June 21 (ANI): A new study has revealed that breathing in polluted air could lead to toxic particles being transported from the lungs to the brain. The research has been done by a team of experts from the University of Birmingham and research institutions in China and the
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Research finds stress accelerates immune aging
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): Published in the research of the 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' (PNAS) on June 13, a study explains age-related health inequalities, including the unequal toll of the pandemic on people, and identifies potential intervention points.
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Religious identity cues increase vaccination intentions, trust in medical
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 19 (ANI): A study of 1,765 unvaccinated adult American Christians, when presented with an endorsement of the COVID-19 vaccine from a prominent medical expert, participants who were shown cues highlighting the religious identities of the prominent expert and several
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Golden eagles may use turbulence to accelerate: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Birds routinely encounter turbulence, but the effects of turbulence on a flight are not well understood, compared with the effects of large-scale atmospheric flows, such as updrafts. A study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Scienc
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Research finds association between genetic changes in head-neck cancer, im
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): A multi-institutional study, drove by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, distinguished both the hereditary abnormalities that drive pre-cancer cells that lead to an intrusive kind of head and neck cancer and patients who are liable to r
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