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Artificial Intelligence searches for early sign of osteoarthritis: Researc
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers from the University of Jyvaskyla and the Central Finland Health Care District have developed an AI based neural network to detect an early knee osteoarthritis from x-ray images. AI was able to match a doctors' diagnosis in 87% of cases. The result is important because x-rays are
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Research: Wood-eating clams use their feces to dominate habitat
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers didn't know what to make of sunken pieces of wood that were so thoroughly chewed up by clams that the wood crumbled in their hands. It turns out, the super-chewer wood-eating clams had a secret weapon for forcing out other species. The clams, who have special adaptations that let
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Study confirms light from outside our galaxy is brighter than expected
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 17 (ANI): Scientists analyzed new measurements showing that the light emitted by stars outside our galaxy is two to three times brighter than the light from known populations of galaxies, challenging assumptions about the number and environment of stars in the unive
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Research reveals origins of Cancer-like condition in children
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital have pinpointed the causes of the severe cancer-like condition called Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) which majorly attacks youngsters.
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Cancer researchers discover a population of 'cheating' cells
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers from UConn Health, Yale, and Johns Hopkins discovered that some cancer cells can "cheat" by evading the limits imposed by a lack of oxygen, allowing the cancer cells to grow.
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Study reveals changes in cholesterol levels in cell membrane
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Despite its health risk when its blood levels are too high, cholesterol is a vital part of the membrane that surrounds every human cell. Researchers revealed new insights into how cells achieve cholesterol homeostasis within the cell membrane.
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Scientists discover an antibacterial cranberry-coloured lipstick
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Lipstick can improve confidence, complement an outfit, and keep lips from chapping. However, sharing a tube with a friend or family member can spread illnesses. Researchers from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces added cranberry extract to the formulation to create a version with antibac
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Problems with alcohol increase after weight-loss surgery in adolescence: R
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Youth who underwent metabolic and bariatric surgery as teenagers are at heightened risk for alcohol use, according to the first study to document long-term alcohol use and associated issues in this population. Researchers found that after eight years, nearly half of the study participants ha
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Researchers are devising a way to track how fish moves from the water to t
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers are devising a way to track and measure how fish, being one of the world's most-traded commodities, moves from the water to the plate within a country.
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Scientists suggest that whales could be a valuable carbon sink
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Nature-based solutions to fight climate change take a holistic approach that promotes biodiversity and ecosystem preservation. While many efforts have focused on planting trees or restoring wetlands, researchers publishing in Trends in Ecology and Evolution on December 15 advocate for the im
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Distance between humans and nature is growing: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The idea that humans are facing a global extinction of experience of nature is popular, but there is poor empirical evidence of its reality. To shed more light on this, the scientists measured how the average distance from an individual's home to the nearest area with low human impact change
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Researchers discover that women are more likely to get Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scientists have identified a clue to the molecular origin of Alzheimer's disease--a clue that may also explain why women are more susceptible to the disease.
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