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Study links adoption of electric vehicles with improved health
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the first study to use real-world data to correlate electric cars, air pollution, and health, a team of researchers from USC's Keck School of Medicine has begun to chronicle the actual impact of electric vehicle adoption. Using publicly available records, the researchers examined a "natur
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Researchers explore how age and sex influence our body clocks
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The human body runs on a finely tuned clock synchronized to the 24-hour cycle of Earth's rotation, known as the circadian clock, which controls various physiological processes such as the sleep-wake cycle, hormone production, and metabolism.
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Meditation effective in reducing suffering for anorexia patients: Research
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A team of researchers at Kyoto University's Graduate School of Medicine has now found that mindfulness meditation does reduce such anxieties. Results from the study show changes in the activity of brain regions involved in anxiety.
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Researchers find why immunotherapy doesn't work well for lung cancer treat
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Some cancers respond well to immunotherapy, a medication therapy that prompts the immune system to target tumours, although results against lung cancer have been conflicting.
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Researchers suggest new device to detect brain cancer using urine
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The presence of a brain tumour can be determined by identifying a crucial membrane protein in urine, according to research from Nagoya University in Japan. By eliminating the need for intrusive tests and raising the possibility that tumours are found early enough for surgery, their protein m
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Astronomers detect radio signal from atomic hydrogen in distant galaxy
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Using GMRT data, Arnab Chakraborty, a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Physics and Trottier Space Institute of McGill University and Nirupam Roy, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, IISc have detected a radio signal from atomic hydrogen in a distant galaxy at redshift z=1
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New cancer treatment inspired by latte foam, gummy bears
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers at the University of Iowa are developing novel, biocompatible materials that could enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy and radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer. These materials were inspired by the foam on top of lattes, as well as gummy bears and Pop Rocks sweets.
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Study shows link between sickle cell disease, higher death risk in pregnan
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Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine have found a connection between having sickle cell disease (SCD), a hereditary blood ailment, and having a significantly increased risk of maternal morbidity and mortality.
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Researchers find out if antidepressants are effective in treating chronic
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An international team of researchers, including academics from the University of Warwick, has found that some classes of antidepressants were effective in treating certain pain conditions in adults, but others were either not effective, or the effectiveness was unknown
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New path toward 'quantum light' devised by researchers
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Researchers have theorised a new mechanism to generate high-energy 'quantum light', which could be used to investigate new properties of matter at the atomic scale.
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Study: Human brain organoids when transplanted into adult rats respond to
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Researchers have shown that brain organoids--clumps of lab-grown neurons--can integrate with rat brains and respond to visual stimulation like flashing lights.
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Researchers map Mexico's dengue fever hotspots
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As many as one in five dengue fever deaths in the Americas occur in Mexico, and the rate of the disease's severity has been increasing for decades, according to the World Health Organization. Now, a Rutgers researcher has generated data that could help curb mosquito-borne illness in the coun
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