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Study reveals how probiotics help slow age-related cognitive decline
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) treatment for three months improved the cognitive scores of study participants with mild cognitive impairment. Changes in their gut microbiota were also linked to this improvement in cognition.
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Study discovers new isopod species that feeds on fish
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Researchers discovered a new species of marine cryptofauna in the Florida Keys. The majority of the biodiversity in the ocean is made up of microscopic, hidden species known as cryptofauna. There are 15 species of Gnathia in the region, including the nearly three-millimetre-long isopod.
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Research enhances understanding of how microorganisms aid plant developmen
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The researchers discovered that competition between types of helpful bacteria in the soil reduces the service provided by the bacteria to their hosts.
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New diet score finds food items that help you live longer
Updated : 9 months ago IST
According to recent research, eating more environmentally friendly foods may help you live a longer, healthier life. Researchers revealed that people who ate more sustainably were 25% less likely to die than those who did not in a study that lasted more than 30 years.
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Obesity makes ovarian cancer deadlier
Updated : 9 months ago IST
In cancer patients with a BMI higher than 30 (the range for obesity determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the researchers found a particular pattern in the type of immune cells surrounding cancerous tumours.
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Scientists revive worm frozen 46,000 years ago
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The roundworm, of a previously unknown species, survived 40 meters (131.2 feet) below the surface in the Siberian permafrost in a dormant state known as cryptobiosis, according to Teymuras Kurzchalia, professor emeritus at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dr
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Study reveals how brain detects, regulates inflammation
Updated : 9 months ago IST
A circuit important in sensing and also in the regulation of the anti-inflammatory response organized by many brain regions has been identified by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the Institut Pasteur, CNRS, and Inserm.
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Researchers give fresh insight into treatment of blindness
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Scientists have discovered a way to utilize nanotechnology to construct a 3D ‘scaffold’ for growing cells from the retina, paving the path for potential new treatments for a prevalent cause of blindness.
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Heightened light sensitivity may contribute to Alzheimer's 'sundowning' an
Updated : 9 months ago IST
According to recent Alzheimer's research from UVA Health, increased light sensitivity may be responsible for "sundowning," or the exacerbation of symptoms in the late afternoon, as well as for sleep disturbances that are thought to hasten the disease's progression.
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Nap times related to child’s brain development: Study
Updated : 9 months ago IST
According to recent research from the University of East Anglia, infants who frequently snooze have smaller vocabularies and worse cognitive skills.
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Study reveals gene therapy treats chronic pain by dialing down sodium
Updated : 2 years, 11 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 reveals teens need consistent positive messaging in multicultural en
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Teenagers suffer academically in multicultural environments if they do not get consistent and positive signals about cultures other than their own at school, home, and among their peers, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.
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