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Mild to moderate stress is good for health: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to new research from the University of Georgia's Youth Development Institute, stress may be beneficial to brain function.
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Research shows surge in cervical cancer among women
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to current studies, cervical cancer has sharply increased in prevalence among women in their early 30s.
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Scientists identify vital mechanisms controlling skin regeneration
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The outer layer of skin, the epidermis, is constantly turning over to replace dead or damaged cells throughout our lifetime. Skin stem cells need to continuously make decisions: either make more copies of themselves (self-renewal) or switch their fate towards differentiation. The molecular m
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Study shows dietary fibre in the gut may help in treatment of skin allergi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A Monash University study exploring the emerging gut-skin axis has found that microbial fermentation of dietary fibre in the gut can protect against allergic skin disease. The research could potentially lead to novel treatments to prevent or treat allergies.
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Researchers speed identification of DNA regions that regulate gene express
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have developed an integrated, high-throughput system to better understand and possibly manipulate gene expression for the treatment of disorders such as sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. The research appears today in the journal Nature
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Amount of water people consume over their lifespan explored in new study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A research of thousands of people has found a significant difference in the amount of water people consume around the world and throughout their lives, clearly refuting the oft-repeated concept that eight, 8-ounce glasses of water cover the human body's daily needs.
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Mumbai: AQI at 206 in 'poor' category
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The air quality in Mumbai was recorded in the 'poor' category. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the city recorded an AQI of 201 and remained in the poor category.
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Major operational users of newly-launched satellite would be MoES institut
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Minister of State said on while Isro will continue to maintain the orbit of the newly-launched satellite, Oceansat-3, and its standard procedures for data reception, archive, etc, the major operational user of this satellite would be MoES institutions.
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Blanket of smog announces Delhi's winter, as AQI recorded at 'very poor' 3
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The national capital has again started to breathe in the 'very poor' category as the winter started to set in. A layer of smog prevailed in the morning over the national capital on Sunday as it recorded over air quality index at 315, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecas
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How big of an effect do boycotts have on brand sales?
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
At a campaign event in the midst of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, the chief executive officer of Goya, a large Latin food brand, publicly praised and endorsed then-president Donald Trump. The comments triggered both a boycott and a counter "buycott" movement in support of the brand.
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Climate change tempered by protected areas for biodiversity
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Climate change is emerging as a top threat to biodiversity according to the latest Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Plant and animal species face greater risks of thermal stress as climate change pushes temperatures beyond their thermal tolerance.
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Reduced-nicotine cigarettes make anxious smokers smoke less
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Lowering the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels may reduce smoking without worsening mental health in smokers with mood or anxiety disorders, according to Penn State College of Medicine and Harvard Medical School researchers. They said reducing nicotine content in cigar
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