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Morningstar Publishes Inaugural Global Investor Portfolio Study, Finds Wid
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chicago [US], October 25 (ANI/PRNewswire): Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today published its inaugural Global Investor Portfolio Study, which examines how individual investors in 14 markets construct portfolios. The study finds there
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Lifesaving intervention is not without risk in pediatric patients
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Recently published research found that blood transfusion is associated with adverse outcomes - including infection and higher rates of tumor recurrence - in pediatric solid tumor oncology patients following surgical removal of the tumor.
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Reducing noise in operating room improves children's behaviour after surge
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Excessive noise in the operating room is a prominent complaint among patients and providers, especially during induction of and emergence from general anesthesia. A group of researchers has suggested that reducing noise in the OR can help improve child's behaviour after surgery.
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Research maps out environmental footprint of food
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Researchers at UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis (NCEAS) have mapped for the first time the environmental footprint of the production of all foods.
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Study looks inside brain during sleep to find out how memory is stored
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A study has looked deep inside the human brain to find out how memory is stored. Researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago Epilepsy Center collaborated to examine the electrical activity in the brains of five patients at the centre in response to sounds that were
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Research shows how stress affects brain
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
At one time or another, we've all felt paralyzed by a threat or danger. Researchers from the University of Iowa have determined the origin of that response to a threat. According to a recent study, a neural circuit connecting two distinct brain regions controls how animals, including humans,
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Sharing air quality readings in developing countries can reduce air pollut
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According to research co-led by The University of Queensland, sharing real-time air quality readings has been shown to reduce air pollution and lower mortality rates in developing countries.
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New Delhi: Air quality remains 'very poor' with overall AQI of 323
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the AQI in the overall Delhi region was in the 'very poor' category at 323.
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Study reveals how insects contribute to atmospheric electricity
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
As with most living creatures, bees carry an innate electric charge. Having found that honeybee hive swarms change the atmospheric electricity by 100 to 1,000 volts per meter, increasing the electric field force normally experienced at ground level, the team developed a model that can predic
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Study: Prescribed forest fire lowers tick population, pathogen transmissio
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For a recently published paper, the researchers reviewed the scientific literature on the effects of fire on forest composition and structure and its influence on ticks and their wildlife hosts.
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Neural disruptions underlying feeding, swallowing disorders in children id
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Every time you chew, talk, yawn, or sense the zap of a toothache, cranial nerve cells are shuttling electrochemical signals to your brain. Some of these neurons detect pain, while others sense facial muscle movements or sensations in the skin.
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Ultrasound scan can diagnose prostate cancer: Research
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Researchers at Imperial College London, University College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have found that a new type of ultrasound scan can diagnose most prostate cancer cases with good accuracy in a clinical trial involving 370 men.
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