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Researchers find cosmetics, personal care products with fluorinated compon
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Smooth, foamy, and water-resistant. These qualities are highly desired in beauty products, but manufacturers sometimes use fluorine-containing ingredients, including potentially harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), to achieve them. Researche
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Scientists explain how virus that affects cat kidneys could also affect hu
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) [US], October 19 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research reverse-engineered an elusive virus linked to chronic kidney disease in cats and described its mode of infection, outlining its potential to infect humans, in a study t
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Boston University researchers claim to have developed new, deadly COVID st
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Following a set of linked experiments that were first believed to have sparked the global epidemic in China, researchers at Boston University claim to have developed a new COVID strain with an 80% death rate.
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Arctic Ocean acidification a result of warmer climate: Research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Gothenburg [Sweden], October 19 (ANI): Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is melting as a result of climate change. According to a study published in the journal Science and co-authored by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, carbon dioxide intake increases and disrupts the aquatic food c
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Researchers bio-print breast cancer tumours, treat them in a groundbreakin
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Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Researchers have successfully 3D bioprinted breast cancer tumors and treated them in a breakthrough study to better understand the disease that is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide.
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Study: Hair straightening chemicals associated with higher uterine cancer
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Women who used chemical hair straightening products were at higher risk for uterine cancer compared to women who did not report using these products, according to a new study. The researchers found no associations with uterine cancer for other hair products
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Study provides insight into potential animal reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 omicr
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Researchers analyzed the structures of the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant and its receptor, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), to gain insight into the variant's potential animal reservoir.
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Five hours of sleep each night linked to greater risk of several diseases:
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): A new study led by UCL researchers indicates that getting less than five hours of sleep in mid-to-late life may be connected to an elevated risk of acquiring at least two chronic illnesses.
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Researchers evaluate factors relating to eating quality of hybrid rice
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Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): A new study has evaluated the factors to eating quality of hybrid rice.
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Researchers discover why breast cancer cells defy treatment
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Texas [US], October 18 (ANI): The loss of ER expression in about one-fourth of recurrent oestrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer makes them immune to endocrine therapy and able to spread unchecked.
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Researchers discover new approach into lithium's effectiveness for bipolar
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Philadelphia [US], October 18 (ANI): Bipolar disorder, a neuropsychiatric illness characterised by manic and depressed episodes, affects around 1 per cent of the population and is heavily impacted by heredity.
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Researchers suggest how male, female ostriches choose their groups
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): Cooperation and competition in social groups impact males and females differently, which may influence which group sizes operate best. According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, this is due to the fact that both have distinct interests.
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