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China's defence science and technology institution needs reform
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
China's Defence science and technology (S and T) institutions form the backbone of China's military might and are the most important source for its defence technology, despite the fact that their technology R and D system also comprises government research units, universities, and business r
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Genetics combined with long years of schooling might cause nearsightedness
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers discovered five genetic variations that increase the chances of becoming nearsighted as they progress through school.
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Plant roots change shape and branch out for water: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers have discovered how plant roots adapt their shape to maximise their uptake of water, pausing branching when they lose contact with water and only resuming once they reconnect with moisture, ensuring they can survive even in the driest conditions.
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Researchers identify protein that contributes to tau neurotoxicity in Alzh
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have identified a protein that interacts and enhances the spread of neurotoxic species of tau which is primarily found in neurons that appear abnormal in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients.
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Specific immune cells cause myocarditis in cancer patients: Study
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In a new study, researchers from UC San Francisco and Vanderbilt University Medical Center identified particular immune cells that cause lethal cardiac damage in a small subsection of cancer immunotherapy patients.
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Elusive dusty inner region of distant galaxy: Research
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An international team of scientists has achieved the milestone of directly observing the long-sought, innermost dusty ring around a supermassive black hole, at a right angle to its emerging jet. Such a structure was thought to exist in the nucleus of galaxies but had been difficult to obs
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Researchers find genetic links between traits are often overstated
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Genetic correlation estimates typically assume that mating is random. But in the real world, partners tend to pair up because of many shared interests and social structures.
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Pakistan's default risk increases sharply amid uncertainty about talks wit
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The credit-default swaps increased and reached 75.5 per cent on Wednesday from 56.2 per cent, Dawn cited data circulated by research firm Arif Habib limited.
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Maintaining "sweet spot" indoor humidity levels may reduce COVID-19 transm
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Maintaining an indoor relative humidity between 40 and 60 percent is associated with relatively lower rates of Covid-19 infections and deaths, while indoor conditions outside this range are associated with worse Covid-19 outcomes.
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China imposing forced inter-ethnic marriages on Uyghur women: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The new research by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) is based on evidence from Chinese state media and policy documents, government-sanctioned profiles and testimonials, and accounts from women in the diaspora.
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Research: Women with benign breast disease face higher risk of breast canc
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The risk of breast cancer is almost doubled in women diagnosed with benign breast disease through screening, according to research presented at the 13th European Breast Cancer Conference.
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Environmental impact can be reduced by feeding dry food to pets: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A study of Brazilian pets suggests that cat and dog owners could significantly reduce the environmental impact of their pets' diets by feeding them dry food (consisting of kibble or biscuits) rather than wet food with higher water content.
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