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Social deficits, seizures in autism type linked to overactive brain circui
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A genetic variant of autism and schizophrenia that causes social deficits and seizures in mice and people has been linked to a cause, according to researchers from Northwestern Medicine.
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Microelectronics give researchers a remote control for biological robots
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The hybrid "eBiobots" are the first to combine soft materials, living muscle and microelectronics, said researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University and collaborating institutions. They described their centimeter-scale biological machines in the journal
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Smart necklace to help you stop smoking: Looks like jewellery, but it's tr
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A necklace that could help you quit smoking is on the way. Northwestern Medicine researchers created a smart neck-worn gadget that looks like a lapis blue pendant and detects smoking significantly more reliably than prior systems. It accomplishes this by collecting heat signatures from therm
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Earthquake death toll across Turkey-Syria crosses 34,000
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and northwestern Syria has gone past 34,000 as rescue efforts continue.
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Scientists develop new design principles to improve cancer vaccine structu
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new way to significantly increase the potency of almost any vaccine has been developed by researchers from the International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN) at Northwestern University. The scientists used chemistry and nanotechnology to change the structural location of adjuvants and an
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Delhi revellers cautious ahead of cold spell predicted by IMD
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
IMD has predicted dense fog and low visibility over the northwestern part of the country for the next five days.
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Researchers advanced the age of human neurons beyond what was previously p
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Northwestern University-led researchers have created the first highly mature neurons from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), a feat that opens new opportunities for medical research and potential transplantation therapies for neurodegenerative diseases and traumatic injuries.
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Rajasthan train derailment: 6 long-distance Western Railway trains cancell
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Six long-distance trains of Western Railway trains were cancelled while six others diverted after the derailment of the Bandra Terminus-Jodhpur Suryanagari Express train near Pali in Rajasthan during the wee hours on Monday.
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Research finds aging is driven by unbalanced genes
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In a new study, Northwestern University researchers used artificial intelligence to analyze data from a wide variety of tissues, collected from humans, mice, rats and killifish. They discovered that the length of genes can explain most molecular-level changes that occur during aging.
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Gujarat too will have free electricity from March: CM Bhagwant Mann
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Exuding confidence in the victory of Aam Aadmi Party in the Gujarat polls, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said that the northwestern state will give free electricity from March.
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Afghanistan: Faryab residents complain of economic hardships, unemployment
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The residents of Balcharagh district of northwestern Faryab province complained of unemployment and asked the authorities to address the problems of people.
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China's zero Covid policy triggers outrage over death of 3-year-old boy in
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The death of a three-year-old boy in a suspected gas leak at a locked-down residential compound in northwestern China has triggered excessive outrage in the country.
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