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Researchers discover the cause behind skin inflammation
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
UV light is very high in energy. When it hits the skin, it can therefore damage important cellular molecules, sparking inflammation as a common consequence. The skin serves as a crucial barrier against viruses and environmental stimuli because it is the biggest organ in the human body. The r
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IIT Jodhpur researchers develop catalytic materials to produce high-purity
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
More than 90 per cent of the source of hydrogen is from petroleum feedstock, making it costly and out of reach of the common man. IIT Jodhpur's research team is working to find a viable source of hydrogen generation. The technology developed by the IIT Jodhpur team does not need any external
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Vodafone Study: 51pc Indian firms say sustainability is important, only 19
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Vodafone Business report define Fit for the Future (FFTF) businesses as those that understand the power of technology to solve their business challenges and have technology roadmaps in place to transform their working methods. Their strategies are specific, documented, adequately funded,
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Researchers trace neural pathways that cause vomiting after consuming cont
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The urge to vomit after eating contaminated food is the body's natural defensive response to get rid of bacterial toxins. However, the process of how our brain initiates this biological reaction upon detecting germs remains elusive.
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Inequality linked to differences in kids' brain connections
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Growing up in a socioeconomically disadvantaged household may have lasting effects on children's brain development, a large new study suggests. Compared with children from more-advantaged homes and neighbourhoods, children from families with fewer resources have different patterns of connect
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Appendiceal cancer gets its own preclinical model
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Appendiceal cancer (malignancies of the appendix, a small tissue pouch that is part of the gastrointestinal tract) is very rare, occurring in perhaps one or two people per 1 million per year. Prognoses are mixed, with a 5-year survival rate of 67 to 97 per cent for low-grade tumours detected
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Researchers find gut-brain connection for social development
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
To learn to socialize, zebrafish need to trust their gut. Gut microbes encourage specialized cells to prune back extra connections in brain circuits that control social behaviour, new UO research in zebrafish shows. Pruning is essential for the development of normal social behavior.
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TikTok encourages toxic diet culture among teens: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New research from the University of Vermont finds the most viewed content on TikTok relating to food, nutrition and weight perpetuates a toxic diet culture among teens and young adults and that expert voices are largely missing from the conversation.
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First-degree relatives of patients with NAFLD at risk of liver disease: Re
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Approximately one-fourth of the general population worldwide has nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, known as NAFLD, an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. NAFLD can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure.
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World's most unique birds are facing extinction
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A recent study found that bird species with uncommon or severe combinations of traits are more likely to become extinct.
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Research shows migraines caused by alterations in metabolite levels
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Migraines are a pain in the head and in the hip pocket, but newly discovered genetic causes by QUT researchers could lead the way to new preventative drugs and therapies.
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Children who had bronchitis linked to adult lung problem: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Bronchitis in early childhood has been found to increase the risk of lung diseases in middle age according to research from the Allergy and Lung Health Unit at the University of Melbourne.
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