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Study finds lack of sleep a contributor to obesity in teenagers
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Adolescents who sleep less than eight hours a night are more likely to be overweight or obese compared to their peers with sufficient sleep, according to new research.
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Study reveals how naturally occurring compound kills major drug resistant
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Scientists analysing the effects of an organic compound on drug resistance bacteria have discovered how it can inhibit and kill a germ that causes serious illness or in some cases death.
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Research reveals if reducing screen time increases productivity
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Have you ever been accused (or accused someone else) of wasting too much time by looking at a cellphone? Turns out, that time might not be wasted time at all. New research shows that mindful use of smartphones, without minimizing screen time, enhances productivity.
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Research: Presence of ancient viral DNA in human genome protects against i
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Viral DNA in human genomes, embedded there from ancient infections, serve as antivirals that protect human cells against certain present-day viruses, according to new research.
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New research sheds light on how genes turn on and off
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Using CRISPR techniques, the researchers removed parts of the yeast transcription machinery to systematically examine their role in regulating genes. Yeast and humans have mostly the same molecular machinery to regulate their genes, so yeast provides an excellent model for understanding gene
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New enzyme inhibitor offers hope for treatment of cancer
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Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have found a small molecule capable of manipulating an immune process that plays an important role in cancers and autoimmune diseases.
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Research maps out environmental footprint of food
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Researchers at UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis (NCEAS) have mapped for the first time the environmental footprint of the production of all foods.
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Research shows how stress affects brain
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At one time or another, we've all felt paralyzed by a threat or danger. Researchers from the University of Iowa have determined the origin of that response to a threat. According to a recent study, a neural circuit connecting two distinct brain regions controls how animals, including humans,
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Patients with enlarged hearts have better health: Research
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Arlington [US], October 24 (ANI): A multidisciplinary team from the University of Texas at Arlington will be conducting new research on how to increase the security and efficacy of medical operations performed on patients with inoperable enlarged hearts.
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Study: Patients believe in psychotherapy more when practitioners demonstra
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Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): According to the findings of new research, therapists who demonstrate both warmth and competence can shape the patient's expectations about the practitioner's expertise by inspiring more positive beliefs about the effectiveness of therapy.
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Researchers give new insights into genetic causes of high cholesterol
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Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): A new research led by geneticists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health in collaboration with several other organisations, including the University of Otago and the Samoan health research community, the discovery of a genetic variant that
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Researchers find how 'junk' DNA can build different looking butterfly wing
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Ithaca (New York) [US], October 22 (ANI): According to new research, butterfly wing patterns follow a basic plan that is manipulated by non-coding regulatory DNA to create the diversity of wings seen in different species.
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