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Study suggests stem cells help determine new schizophrenia drugs
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Neurodegenerative and psychiatric illnesses can be brought on by inflammation and an overactive immune system in the brain, which results in the loss of synapses and the death of neurons.
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Researcher gives insights into causes of human lymph node function decline
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The reasons why human lymph nodes become less functional with age and the effects on the efficiency of our immune system are the subject of a recent study conducted by researchers at Uppsala University.
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Microplastics deposited on seafloor triple in 20 years: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The total amount of microplastics deposited at the bottom of oceans has tripled in the past two decades with a progression that corresponds to the type and volume of consumption of plastic products by society.
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Study finds how virovory is enough to fuel physiological growth
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that a type of Halteria, which are tiny ciliates that live in freshwater habitats all over the world, may consume large quantities of infectious chloroviruses. For the first time, the team's laboratory tests have also demonstrated that a virus-only diet, or "virovory,"
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Researchers reveal how new species treated as colour variant in plants
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Photosynthesis and green leaves were formerly thought to be vital aspects of plants. However, some plants no longer use photosynthesis and now obtain their nutritional requirements from other living things.
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Scientists unlock cancer's ancestry
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Could knowing where your ancestors came from be the key to better cancer treatments? Maybe, but where would that key fit? How can we trace cancer's ancestral roots to modern-day solutions? For Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Research Professor Alexander Krasnitz, the answers may lie dee
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MIT xPRO Launches Programs with Simplilearn in Executive Leadership Princi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): MIT xPRO has announced two new upskilling programs in Executive Leadership Principles and Machine Learning for Business, Engineering, and Science. Delivered through the digital skills training platform Simplilearn, these pr
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Strong metaphorical messages can help in fight against toxic e-waste: Stud
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a new study, consumers who were told that not recycling their batteries "risked polluting the equivalent of 140 Olympic swimming pools every year" were more likely to participate in an electronic waste recycling scheme.
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Brown algae deliver slime to climate: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
When it comes to absorbing carbon dioxide from the air, brown algae are true wonder plants. They even outcompete terrestrial forests in this and thus play a critical role in the atmosphere and our climate. But what happens to the carbon dioxide that the algae absorb?
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On average females perform better than males on 'theory of mind' test: Res
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A new study of over 300,000 people in 57 countries suggests that females, on average, are better than males at putting themselves in others' shoes and imagining what the other person is thinking or feeling.
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Study finds purpose behind spontaneous baby movements
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to new research led by the University of Tokyo, spontaneous, random baby movements aid the development of their sensorimotor system.
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New study compares cost-effectiveness of blood clot treatments in cancer p
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Direct oral anti-coagulant (DOAC) drugs are more effective and are more cost-effective than low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) for treating cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT), shows research conducted by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Cincinnati.
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