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Lower exposure to UVB light may increase colorectal cancer risk, study sug
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): Inadequate exposure to Ultraviolet B (UVB) light from the sun may be associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, particularly in older age groups, according to a collaborative study conducted by a team of international researchers using data on 186
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Is smart tech making people dumber? Here's what study says
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): While there are plenty of negatives associated with smart technology, there is also a positive side to it, according to a new University of Cincinnati research by social and behavioural expert Anthony Chemero.
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Cancer cells eat themselves to survive: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Copenhagen (Denmark), July 3 (ANI): It is the membrane of cancer cells that is at the focus of the researchers at The University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences who have shown a completely new way in which cancer cells can repair the damage that can otherwise kill them.
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Microstructure found in beetle's exoskeleton contributes to colour, damage
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): In addition to providing armoured protection, the beetle's exoskeleton offers functions like sensory feedback and hydration control. Notably, the exoskeletons of many beetles are also brilliantly coloured and patterned, which enhances visual communication with
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Trauma patients with COVID-19 face greater risk of complications, death
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): COVID-19-positive patients with traumatic injuries have a six times higher risk of death and complication than patients without COVID, according to researchers at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Footprints from 6 dinosaur species discovered in UK's Kent
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 21 (ANI): Footprints from at least six different species of dinosaurs, the very last dinosaurs to walk on the UK soil 110 million years ago, have been found in Kent, a new report has announced.
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Butterflies at risk from excess nitrogen: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], June 20 (ANI): The nitrogen present in agriculture, vehicle emissions and industry gets deposited in the soil via the air and impacts vegetation- to the detriment of the butterflies, as researchers at the University of Basel have discovered.
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Scientists launch new tool to make climate impact science more accessible
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], June 15 (ANI): Data and explanations on global warming impacts - from floods to droughts- are made more accessible to the public by a team of 12 international research institutes.
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Genomics-informed decisions can help save species from extinction: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 6 (ANI): Researchers in Copenhagen, Norwich and Lund University have shown that harmful mutations present in the DNA play an important- yet neglected- role in the conservation and translocation programs of threatened species.
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Air quality improved during lockdown in India, study shows
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 2 (ANI): Research by scientists from the University of Southampton (UK) and the Central University of Jharkhand (India) and has shown the first COVID-19 lockdown in India led to an improvement in air quality and a reduction in land surface temperature in major urban areas a
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Vitamin D may not provide protection from COVID-19 susceptibility or disea
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Observational studies have suggested that increased vitamin D levels may protect against COVID-19. However, these studies were inconclusive and possibly subject to confounding.
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Scientists discover new genetic form of ALS in children
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 1 (ANI): In a study of 11 medical-mystery patients, an international team of researchers led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and the Uniformed Services University (USU) discovered a new and unique form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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