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New study identifies key neurons that maintain body temperature in mammals
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A group of neurons, called EP3 neurons, in the preoptic area of the brain play a key role in regulating body temperature in mammals, reported a research group at Nagoya University in Japan.
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Polarity proteins in grass shape efficient "breathing" pores: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Grasses have "respiratory pores" (called stomata) that open and close to regulate the uptake of carbon dioxide for photosynthesis on the one hand and water loss through transpiration on the other.
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Researchers suggest transitions of chronic blood cancer to aggressive dise
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
For several years, a particular type of chronic leukaemia might develop. Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are a kind of blood cancer that may require treatment for some people, while long years of watchful waiting may be necessary for other patients. However, in a tiny number of people, th
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Study reveals music helps to treat substance use disorders in men
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Utilized as a powerful healing therapy in Peru is music. A man's drug and alcohol addiction treatment programme includes icaros, or traditional songs. At the Takiwasi Center for Drug Addiction Rehabilitation and Research on Traditional Medicines in Tarapoto, Peru, ayahuasca healing ceremonie
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Deaths attributed to COVID in China increase to 9,000 per day: Data firm
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
British-based research firm Airfinity has doubled the number of people it estimates are dying from COVID in China as the number of infections soar.
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Researchers find how women burn fat even after menopause
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
It is believed that women's capacity to utilise fat as a fuel is compromised by the oestrogen deficit that results from menopause. According to a study done at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyvaskyla, neither menopausal status nor blood oestrogen levels reliab
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Researchers identify two distinct types of obesity
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A team led by Van Andel Institute scientists identified two distinct types of obesity, each with physiological and molecular differences that might have long-term implications for health, disease, and medication response.
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Study finds genes influence cats' response to disease medication
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Cats develop hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, which causes the heart muscle to thicken. As the illness progresses, cats can develop blood clots in their hearts, which can dislodge and cause excruciating pain, anxiety, or even death.
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People sleep least in their early 30s to early 50s: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers from UCL, the University of East Anglia, and the University of Lyon discovered that people sleep less in mid-adulthood than they do in early and late adulthood in a new study.
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Muhammad Ayad, Krishnaansh Gahlot, Suhaan Mallick, Jyash Tholiya, Arshil S
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI/SRV): Every Year, Global Kids Achievers Awards is awarded to Top 100 Kids from across the globe who are pushing the boundaries of excellence in various fields with their outstanding achievements at such young age. GKAA is the brainchild of DreamCatchers, a
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IIT Madras researchers devise method to detect petroleum
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers have developed a statistical approach that can characterize subsurface rock structure and detect petroleum and hydrocarbon reserves.
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CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurates postgraduate medical college in Bhubaneswar
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated the new Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Bhubaneswar.
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