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Antibiotics from human use are contaminating rivers worldwide: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Millions of kilometers of rivers around the world are carrying antibiotic pollution at levels high enough to promote drug resistance and harm aquatic life, a new study warns.
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Researchers discover new way inflammation impacts cell communication
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers have made great strides in understanding how cells interact during inflammation. The study, just published in PNAS, was undertaken over a five-year period and focused on the chemicals that allow cells to function during inflammation, particularly in the central nervous system, wh
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Electronic 'soil' enhances crop growth: Research
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
When barley seedlings' root systems are electrically stimulated using a new cultivation substrate, they grow 50% faster on average. Linkoping University researchers developed an electrically conductive 'soil' for soilless growing, known as hydroponics, in a paper published in the journal PNA
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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 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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Study: Right timing of physical activity increases fat metabolism
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a recent study from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, mice who exercised during an early active phase, which is comparable to morning exercise in humans, had higher metabolisms than mice who exercised during a time when they would t
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Human features in neural network chess learning: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 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, 3 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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Research: Fertilisers affect how bees see flowers
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new paper in PNAS Nexus, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that chemicals used in agriculture, like fertilizers and pesticides, can change the way bees 'see' a flower, and that this reduces the number of bees visiting a flower.
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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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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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