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Study finds inhibiting enzyme boosts the innate immune response
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): Researchers have identified a promising strategy for the development of broad-spectrum antiviral therapies that center around promoting a strong immune response capable of stopping a number of viruses in their infectious tracks.
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Study finds improved air quality in recent decades has accelerated global
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): A multinational study team utilised satellite data to show that pollution particle concentrations had decreased considerably since the year 2000. This is desired because of the health implications. However, it is also significant for another reason, since
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Air pollution can increase negative effects of climate change on human hea
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dallas (Texas) [US], September 25 (ANI): According to a new study, air pollution can increase negative effects of climate change on human health.
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Analysis of particles of the asteroid Ryugu delivers surprising results: R
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): In December 2020, a small landing capsule brought rock particles from the asteroid Ryugu to Earth material from the beginnings of our solar system. The Japanese space probe Hayabusa 2 collected the samples. Geoscientists have now discovered areas with a m
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Research: New material biodegrades in ocean water
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], September 22 (ANI): Plastics, which are already pervasive in today's society, pose an increasing hazard to both human and environmental health. Evidence of plastic pollution can be found all over the world, from supermarket bags in the deep sea to tiny plastic particles in o
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Improved air quality found to have accelerated global warming in recent de
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 22 (ANI): An international research team has used satellite data to demonstrate that concentrations of pollutant particles have decreased significantly since the year 2000. This is desirable due to their impact on health. But it is also of great significance for an
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Study: Shape of coronavirus affects its transmission
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Okinawa [Japan], August 31 (ANI): Images of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, have been imprinted in our brains since the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the way we commonly visualise the virus, as a spherical with spikes, is not entirely true. Microscope images of infected tissue
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Star wreck source of extreme cosmic particles, NASA's Fermi find out
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope confirms one supernova remnant as a launch site for some of our galaxy's highest-energy protons.
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Disturbances in adjacent dwarf galaxies suggest different gravity hypothes
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): According to the standard model of cosmology, the vast majority of galaxies are surrounded by a halo of dark matter particles. This halo is invisible, but its mass exerts a strong gravitational pull on galaxies in the vicinity. A new study challenges this vie
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Smog increases risk of adverse health effects in pregnant mothers, babies:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): A study has revealed mild exposure to common smog pollutants such as inhalable airborne particles and carbon monoxide during pregnancy results in adverse maternal and fetal health outcomes.
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Study reveals breathing in polluted air contributes to neurological damage
Updated : 3 years, 8 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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Tibetan delegation presents symbolic gift made from sand particles on Quee
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 4 (ANI): On the occasion of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, a delegation from Tibet Foundation presented a special gift, made from sand particles - the sacred Sand Mandala, to her.
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