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Birdsong reveals rare hybrid coupling 10 million years in the making: Rese
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): A team of researchers was able to use a combination of genomic sequencing and song analysis to identify a rare hybrid bird, whose ancestors haven't shared the same breeding location or lineage for 10 million years.
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Daylight hours impact opioid receptor levels in brown fat: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): Researchers have observed that the length of daylight hours impacts opioid receptor levels in brown fat. When daylight hours shorten, the receptor activity levels elevate. A similar phenomenon also takes place in the brain. Both phenomena help people and ani
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New 3d technique developed by researchers to revolutionise diabetes treatm
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Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): A new bandage treatment, known as a scaffold, to treat diabetic foot ulcers, which is cost-effective while improving patient outcomes, has been designed by researchers at Queen's University Belfast.
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Research finds synthetic playing fields for sports might increase risk of
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Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): Although sports laws and equipment have evolved over time, one aspect of sports safety that has largely gone untapped is the playing field itself. Researchers discovered that injury risk may be higher for athletes playing on synthetic turf fields over natur
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Researchers find how Chromatin topology maps identify DNA association with
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Maryland [US], October 7 (ANI): The arrangement of human retinal cell chromatin, the fibres that wrap 3 billion nucleotide-long DNA molecules into compact structures that fit into chromosomes within each cell's nucleus, was mapped by National Eye Institute researchers. The resultant complet
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Study reveals how the smell of food can enable 'time travel'
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): Older people exposed to food flavours from their youth were able to 'time travel' back to the past with an enhanced memory of the event. For food memory, the researchers worked with the participants to create bespoke flavor-based cues for each one. The 3D pr
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Researchers discover new cancer treatments in 'dark matter' of human genom
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): Researchers have developed a screening method to discover new drug targets for cancer treatment in the so-called 'Dark Matter' of the genome. They applied their method to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the greatest cancer killer for which effective ther
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Study: New symptom-based screening technique for detecting asthma risk in
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Hamilton (Ontario) [Canada], October 7 (ANI): A team of researchers affiliated with the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) has created a simple new symptom-based screening technique for detecting asthma risk in children as early as two years old.
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Researchers identify protein partners that might repair cardiac muscle
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
North Carolina [US], October 7 (ANI): Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have made important strides in the exciting fields of cellular reprogramming and organ regeneration, and their findings could have a substantial impact on the development of future treatments for broken hearts.
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Researchers find domestication history of bananas that reveals mystery anc
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): People on the island of New Guinea are said to have cultivated bananas 7,000 years ago. However, the history of banana domestication is convoluted, and their categorization is widely discussed, as the borders between species and subspecies are sometimes amb
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Researchers develop method to detect Alzheimer's disease in blood samples
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Sapporo [Japan], October 7 (ANI): Researchers have devised a way to identify amyloid build-up in the brain, a symptom of Alzheimer's disease, using biomarkers found in blood samples.
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Researchers discover new function of cerebellum
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Basel [Switzerland], October 6 (ANI): The cerebellum is most recognised for its role in movement control. The cerebellum is also vital in recalling emotional memories, according to researchers at the University of Basel.
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