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Study reveals spanking may affect brain development of a child
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cambridge (Massachusetts) [US], April 13 (ANI): A recent study by Harvard researchers stated that spanking may affect a child's brain development in similar ways to more severe forms of violence.
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Rapid evolution in foxgloves pollinated by hummingbirds: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brighton [UK], April 12 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study found that common foxgloves brought to the Americas have rapidly evolved to change flower length in the presence of a new pollinator group, hummingbirds.
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Harmful effects of vaping are comparable with smoking
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], April 11 (ANI): During a recent study, scientists from the tobacco company Imperial Brands utilised Toxys' ToxTracker suite of stem-cell-based in-vitro assays. This provided mechanistic insight into the potential DNA damaging properties of chemicals and compared the vape e-liqu
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Adaptive cognitive training program may help children with sickle cell dis
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): The findings of a recent study suggest that an adaptive cognitive training program could help treat attention and working memory difficulties in children with sickle cell disease (SCD).
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Social isolation behaviour in ants is similar to that of humans
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 11 (ANI The findings of a recent study by researchers at Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz has revealed alterations to the social and hygienic behaviour of ants that had been isolated from their group. They react to social isolation in a similar way as do humans a
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Obesity reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissue
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], April 11 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Obesity Research Unit of the University of Helsinki found that obesity clearly reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissue or adipose tissue.
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Reflecting sunlight back to space might help cool down Earth's ecosystem
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Minnesota [US], April 10 (ANI): During a recent study, climate scientists and ecologists from leading research universities internationally, found that further research is needed in order to understand the ecological impacts of solar radiation modification (SRM) technologies that reflect sma
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Kidney failure patients can transform heart health by cycling at moderate
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 10 (ANI): The findings of a recent study suggest that cycling at moderate intensity while on dialysis could drastically help in improving the heart health of patients with kidney failure.
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Study on X-ray instrument recasts battery material's role from cathode to
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 9 (ANI): During a recent study, an international team of researchers used a unique X-ray instrument in order to learn new things about lithium-rich battery materials that have been the subject of many studies for their potential to extend the operation of electronic de
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Quantifying learning loss during COVID-19: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 9 (ANI): A recent study of national exam scores in the Netherlands, which underwent an eight-week school lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, found that students' learning loss during the lockdown amounted to about one-fifth of a school year.
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Late-night snacks may affect workplace performance: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): A recent study has found that unhealthy eating behaviours at night can make people less helpful and more withdrawn the next day at work.
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External factors might help children to develop internal control
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 5 (ANI): The findings of a recent study suggest that the ability to control one's own behavior, known as executive function, might not exist at all in the head. A new theory proposes that it develops with many influences from outside the mind.
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