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Scientists discover method to reduce mercury emissions from industry
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers have devised a method for reducing mercury levels in sulphuric acid by more than 90%, even at very low levels.
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Antiviral cytokines dampen immune response to tuberculosis: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers have discovered how anti-viral cytokines can reduce the immune response to tuberculosis. The findings were published in the journal 'Cellular Immunology.'
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How heavy metals are gathered by micro and mesoplastics, finds study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University headed a group that investigated the environmental accumulation of heavy metals in microplastics. The harmful cargo of the microplastics spreads along with them. They collected debris along a river that flows through Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, conce
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More active older persons have higher quality of life: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers have found a link between reduced levels of physical exercise and lower quality of life in people over sixty. The study was published in the Health and Quality of Life Outcomes journal.
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Board games boost math ability in young children: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers found that board games based on numbers, such as Monopoly, Othello, and Chutes and Ladders, make young children better at maths. Board games have long been known to improve learning and development, particularly reading and literacy.
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Study reveals creative people enjoy idle time more than others
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a new study by University of Arizona researchers, creative people are more prone to spend their downtime during the day exploring their minds.
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Study reveals multiple factors delay timely endometriosis diagnosis
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The researchers discovered a variety of contributing reasons after reviewing qualitative studies over the previous 20 years, including: a persisting stigma around periods; society's normalisation of menstruation discomfort; and a lack of medical knowledge concerning the issue.
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Eliminating extra chromosomes in cancer cells prevent tumor growth: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Cancer cells with extra chromosomes rely on those chromosomes for tumour growth, according to a new Yale study, and removing them inhibits the cells from becoming tumours. According to the researchers, the findings show that specifically targeting additional chromosomes may offer a novel app
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Study finds structure of a crucial neural transport protein
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers have decoded the molecular architecture of a transporter protein that controls the movement of a key neurotransmitter using Cryo-EM, a powerful microscopy technique. The study was published in journal, 'Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.'
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Study finds how weaker immune response to viral infections in children wit
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) discovered in a recent study that infants with mitochondrial abnormalities had altered B cell function, which resulted in a weaker and less varied antibody response to viral infections. Researchers at the National Human Genome Research
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Not eating healthy foods linked with higher cardiovascular disease: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Researchers from Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University revealed in a study conducted at the Population Research Health Institute (PHRI) that persons who do not consume enough of six important nutrients collectively had a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Read More
Tumour growth can be prevented by removing excess chromosomes from cancer
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a recent Yale study, cancer cells with additional chromosomes rely on those chromosomes for tumour formation, and removing them stops the cells from growing tumours. The results, according to the researchers, point to the possibility of a novel cancer treatment strategy that spe
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