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Study finds dietary fibre promote allergy-related type of inflammation in
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The researchers discovered that dietary inulin fiber change the metabolism of certain gut bacteria, which in turn triggers what scientists call type 2 inflammation in the gut and lungs.
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Study outlines ways to help children learn forgiveness
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The researchers identified two things that parents and teachers may want to focus on related to forgiveness. One is helping kids understand how important it is to apologize in a meaningful way.
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Infants less prone to develop severe Covid-19 symptoms than their mothers:
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In one of the first studies to explore how COVID-19 specifically affects older infants, researchers from the University of Washington and at institutions at four other locations in the Western and Southern U.S. found that the number of infected people in a household was the factor most close
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Nanobots made from DNA could fight cancer by delivering drugs directly to
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A team of Canadian researchers from Universite de Montreal has designed and validated a new class of drug transporters made of DNA that are 20,000 times smaller than a human hair and that could improve how cancers and other diseases are treated
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Researchers find how water can be key component in making batteries
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Can we survive three minutes without air or three days without water? How about without batteries? Imagine not having a battery for three hours. Lightweight, high-capacity lithium-ion batteries are widely used in mobile phones, laptops, and other necessities in today's world. However, the or
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Researchers explain how some fireflies flash in sync
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Stake out in Pennsylvania's Cook State Forest at the right time of year and you can see one of nature's great light shows: swarms of fireflies that synchronize their flashes like strings of Christmas lights in the dark.
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Researchers discover mutations linked to increase risk of ovarian cancer
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Study discovered four new areas of the human genome that contain genetic variations or mutations that enhance women's chance of getting epithelial ovarian cancer, the most frequent kind of ovarian cancer.
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Researchers find how butterflies retain ancient wing patterns
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Researchers found out how butterflies retain a unique geometry and colour combination.
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Research finds gut-brain connection for social behavior
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Social behavior is a complex phenomenon involving many parts of the brain. Researchers found that gut microorganisms cut out excess connections in brain circuits for social development.
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Indians suffer more from coronary artery disease because of smaller body s
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A study conducted by researchers from the Department of Cardiology and Radiology of a hospital in Delhi has found that Indians do not have an increased risk for Coronary Artery Disease (Heart Disease) because of their smaller diameters of arteries, but it is because of their smaller Body Sur
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New computational method builds detailed maps of human tissues
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have developed a computational method to map the architecture of human tissues in unprecedented detail. Their approach promises to accelerate studies on organ-scale cellular interactions and could enable powerful new diagnostic strategies for a wide range o
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Research: Companies' 'deforestation-free' supply chain pledges have barely
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
More companies must make and implement zero-deforestation supply chain commitments in order to significantly reduce deforestation and protect diverse ecosystems, say researchers. Corporate pledges not to buy soybeans produced on land deforested after 2006 have reduced tree clearance in the B
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