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Ebola virus hides in brain even after years of treatment? Study reveals sh
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Maryland [US], February 10 (ANI): Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a rare and deadly disease in people and nonhuman primates. People can get EVD through direct contact with an infected animal (bat or nonhuman primate) or a sick or dead person infected with the Ebola virus. In a ground-breaking s
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Prehistoric primates had a sweet tooth: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [UK], September 18 (ANI): Dental fossils belonging to a species of prehistoric primate, Microsyops latidens, which date to the early Eocene, around 54 million years ago, display the earliest known evidence of dental caries in mammals, according to a recent study.
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Researchers find prehistoric primates had sweet tooth
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 13 (ANI): During a recent study, scientists found dental fossils belonging to a species of prehistoric primate, Microsyops latidens, which dates back to the early eocene (around 54 million years ago), display the earliest known evidence of dental caries in mammals.
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Racing heart may alter decision-making brain circuits, study shows how
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 4 (ANI): In an effort to understand how psychiatric disorders influence the brain's decision-making processes, scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai analysed the data from a previous study of non-human primates.
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Response of T-cells not critical for recovery from COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): The findings of new research conducted on monkeys revealed that T cells are not critical for the recovery of primates from acute COVID-19 infections. Their depletion does not induce severe disease, and T cells do not account for the natural resistance of rhesu
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Researchers find hormone found to switch off hunger could help tackle obes
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): In recent research, scientists have discovered a hormone that can suppress food intake and increase the feeling of fullness in mice has shown similar results in humans and non-human primates.
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Hormone found to switch off hunger could help tackle obesity
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): A hormone that can suppress food intake and increase the feeling of fullness in mice has shown similar results in humans and non-human primates, says a new study.
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Study reveals nasal vaccine against COVID-19 prevents infection in mice
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): Scientists have developed a vaccine that targets the SARS-CoV-2 virus, can be given in one dose via the nose and is effective in preventing infection in mice susceptible to the novel coronavirus. The investigators next plan to test the vaccine in nonhuman pr
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Two Asian elephants use twig to scratch body
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 26 (ANI): Normally only apes and other primates use tools, but two Asian elephants were seen using a twig to scratch their body parts at Bannerghatta Biological Park near Bengaluru in Karnataka, an official said on Saturday.
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Four primates, among others seized from animal smuggler in Hyderabad
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Members of the Commissioner's Task Force, south zone team, working along with forest department officials apprehended one person and seized four primates and a tortoise and turtle from his possession, according to the police on Monday.
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Tree shrews violate mammal rules!
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 16 (ANI): Tree shrews, a species closely related to primates, seems to violate the mammal rules as they tolerate spices unlike other members of their species.
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Chimps, other primates on verge of mass extinction
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Turns out, chimps, orangutans, lemurs, and other cuddle primates are in a serious peril.
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