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Gamers who buy 'loot boxes' two times more likely to gamble: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Gamers who buy 'loot boxes' are up to two times more likely to gamble, shows new research published today in the peer-reviewed journal Addiction Research & Theory.
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Researchers develop device that uses sound waves to separate blood-based n
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Engineers at Duke University have developed a device that uses sound waves to separate and sort the tiniest particles found in blood in a matter of minutes. The technology is based on a concept called "virtual pillars" and could be a boon to both scientific research and medical applications.
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Simulations show how bridges are damaged during earthquakes
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have carried out a detailed simulation showing how a common type of bridge fails during large-scale earthquakes. They modeled "I-shaped girder" bridges, looking at the step-by-step mechanism by which they yield and deform under lateral forces, s
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Study sheds light on origins of Omicron virus
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
First discovered a year ago in South Africa, the SARS-CoV-2 variant later dubbed "Omicron" spread across the globe at incredible speed. It is still unclear exactly how, when and where this virus originated. Now, a study published in the journal Science by researchers from Charite - Univers
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Researchers identify critical brain cells in mice underlying stress-relate
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
More than 70% of adults will experience at least one traumatic experience, such as a life-threatening illness or accident, violent assault or natural disaster, in their lifetimes and nearly a third will experience four or more, according to global data.
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Despite peculiarities, conservation challenges similar in Madagascar, Braz
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Nature in Madagascar, an island off southeast Africa slightly larger than metropolitan France, is so unusual that 82 per cent of its plant species and 90 per cent of its vertebrates are endemic, only occurring there. Living amidst this unique biodiversity is a population so deprived that the
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Researchers test promising technological cure for adolescent depression
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New research on neurotechnological approaches to treating depression in adolescents shows promising results. Faranak Farzan, a professor at Simon Fraser University (SFU), led the study, which was published in the Journal of Affective Disorders Reports.
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Green tea extract may be harmful to liver; Check out why
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a study, long-term consumption of high-dose green tea extract may offer some protection against cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes, but it may also cause liver damage in a small number of people.
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Study finds link between genetic mutation and childhood glaucoma
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A team of scientists has discovered a new genetic mutation that maybe a root cause of severe cases of childhood glaucoma, a devastating condition that runs in families and can rob children of their vision by 3 years of age.
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Scientists find out new genetic mutation responsible for childhood glaucom
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An international team of researchers led by Mass Eye and Ear, a member of Mass General Brigham and Boston Children's Hospital, has discovered a new genetic mutation that could be the root cause of severe cases of childhood glaucoma, a devastating condition that runs in families and can rob c
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Motivation is affected by oxidative stress, nutrition can help: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In life, motivation can be the difference between success and failure, goal-setting and aimlessness, and well-being and unhappiness. And yet, becoming and staying motivated is often the hardest step, a problem which has prompted much research.
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Research: Gossypetin found in hibiscus may beat Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A research team has verified that gossypetin activates immune cells in the brain that clear A beta, which triggers Alzheimer's disease.
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