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Study: Wearable activity trackers encourage people to exercise more and lo
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], July 21 (ANI): Millions of people worldwide believe that fitness trackers, pedometers and smart watches motivate them to exercise more and lose weight, according to a new study by Australian researchers.
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Do you know woodpeckers' heads act more like stiff hammers than safety hel
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 21 (ANI): For years, researchers have questioned how woodpeckers can repeatedly strike tree trunks with their beaks without suffering brain damage. This gave rise to the hypothesis that their skulls must serve as shock-absorbing helmets. Researchers dispute this idea, c
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Genetic architecture underlying alcohol and tobacco dependence revealed by
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
North Carolina [US], July 20 (ANI): Have you ever questioned why some people can smoke cigarettes for a year before quitting simply, but others develop a lifelong addiction? Why are some people unable to stop consuming alcohol while others can do without it? A person's hereditary propensity
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Researchers find new refining technique to make cheaper superconductors
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 19 (ANI): Superconductors may eventually replace bulk magnets in equipment like electric motors, MRI scanners, and CT scanners. But the problem is that conventional high-temperature superconductors require a long and complicated manufacturing process and are made up of
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Scientists use new techniques to identify lakes and reservoirs worldwide
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Minneapolis [St. Paul], July 19 (ANI): A group of researchers have come out with the first-of-its-kind comprehensive global dataset of the Earth's lakes and reservoirs which demonstrates how they have changed over the past 30+ years.
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Researchers suggest that women experience higher rates of depression than
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 19 (ANI): Despite the fact that there are treatments for depression, many people find these treatments to be ineffective at times. In addition, women are more likely than males to have depression, but the cause for this difference is unknown. This makes treating their d
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Do you know dog assisted interventions helps to lower stress levels in chi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 19 (ANI): According to a new study, researchers discovered that dog-assisted interventions can considerably reduce stress in children with and without special needs by using a salivary cortisol level.
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Researchers find dogs' sense of smell is linked to vision
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 19 (ANI): The first documentation that dogs' sense of smell is integrated with their vision and other unique parts of the brain has been provided by Cornell University researchers. It sheds new light on how dogs experience and navigate the world.
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Study: Burrowing animals to recover after largest mass extinction
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], July 19 (ANI): Burrowing animals were among the first to recover after the end-Permian mass extinction, according to researchers investigating ancient sea bed traces and burrows.
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Researchers reveal infant naming moments
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 19 (ANI): There is little understanding about how young children start to associate names with things, a crucial ability for subsequent language development. Researchers from Indiana University have suggested a new perspective on how infants achieve this milestone in hu
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Study: Novel coronavirus manipulates cells to replicate
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Sau Paulo [Brazil], July 19 (ANI): An article published in the journal 'Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology' describes a study conducted by researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and the University of So Paulo (USP) in Brazil that demonstrates how a human prot
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Researchers create liquid biopsy technique to aid in detection of cancer i
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Florida [US], July 19 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Central Florida have discovered a new way to track metastatic cancer cells in the body which could help detect cancer earlier and provide patients with more treatment options in the future.
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