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Insufficient sleep in teenagers is associated with overweight and obesity:
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Adolescents who sleep less than eight hours a night are more likely to be overweight or obese compared to their peers with sufficient sleep,according to research presented at ESC Congress 2022. Shorter sleepers were also more likely to have a combination of other unhealthy characteristics in
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Researchers show that plant water stress, not termites cause mysterious ci
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Scientists have puzzled over the origin of Namibia's fairy circles for nearly half a century. It boiled down to two main theories: either termites were responsible, or plants were somehow self-organizing. Now, researchers from the University of Gottingen, benefitting from two exceptionally g
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Study: Children's physical health in schools linked to poor professional d
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A team of University of Cambridge researchers conducted a study to examine the training given to in-service teachers who are charged with implementing new physical education lessons, sports, active breaks and other programmes designed to promote physical activity in schools
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Research: Climate change is increasing frequency of fish mass die-offs
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The paper, "Climate warming amplifies the frequency of fish mass mortality events across the north temperate lakes," compiled 526 documented cases of fish die-offs that occurred across Minnesota and Wisconsin lakes between 2003 and 2013. The researchers determined there were three main drive
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Study: Green eyeglasses helps to reduce pain-related anxiety in patients w
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Researchers say wearing special green spectacles for many hours a day decreases pain-related anxiety.
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Check out how plants perceive trauma
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Norwich [UK], October 24 (ANI): A new angle has been added to old hypotheses about how plants use calcium waves to react systemically to injury and other stresses.
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"It is a teamwork..." Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Director after launch o
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 24 (ANI): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) team that worked behind Mark 3 mission has reached Thiruvananthapuram where their colleagues offered them a warm reception at the airport.
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Avoiding extinction: Asian animals found to be thriving near humans
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Queensland [Australia], October 24 (ANI): According to a University of Queensland-led study, some of Asia's largest creatures, like tigers and elephants, are living with people despite trends toward extinction that date back 12,000 years.
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Central Asia identified as a significant region for human ancestors: Resea
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Cleveland [US], October 24 (ANI): A recent study led by Dr Emma Finestone, assistant curator of human origins at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and research affiliate of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, identified the interior of Central Asia as a crucial r
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Patients with enlarged hearts have better health: Research
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Arlington [US], October 24 (ANI): A multidisciplinary team from the University of Texas at Arlington will be conducting new research on how to increase the security and efficacy of medical operations performed on patients with inoperable enlarged hearts.
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In a first-in-human trial, FLASH radiation therapy shows promise
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San Antonio [US], October 24 (ANI): The first-in-human research on a small number of patients with bone cancer reveals that FLASH radiation therapy, which delivers therapeutic amounts of radiation in a fraction of a second, may hold promise as a potential treatment for difficult-to-kill mali
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Air quality in Delhi 'poor', Noida 'very poor' ahead of Diwali
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New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): The pollution level in the National Capital remains in the "poor" category as the Air Quality Index in the Delhi region was at 276 on the eve of Diwali, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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