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Study supports existence of autism-specific types of anxiety
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): A long-term study involving hundreds of brain scans finds changes in the amygdala linked to the development of anxiety in autistic children. The study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers also provides evidence of distinct types of anxiety specific to au
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Calorie restriction trial reveals key factors in extending human health: S
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Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): A new study led by Yale researchers confirms the health benefits of moderate calorie restrictions in humans and identifies a key protein that could be harnessed to extend health in humans.
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Researchers discover new brain circuit, crucial for learning new motor ski
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Lisbon [Portugal], February 10 (ANI): Learning is never ending. It is an integral part and parcel of growing up. Similarly, learning new motor skills is a critical aspect of our lives. From playing the piano to riding a bike, it would be difficult to imagine life without it. But how does the
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EdTech Tulna shortlists Matific as a leading EdTech Platform providing exe
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New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): EdTech Tulna, an evaluation platform led by researchers from the Educational Technology department at IIT Bombay and Central Square Foundation, has rated Matific, the leading global edtech platform for K-6 mathematics, as an exemplary platform f
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IIT Jodhpur researchers identify COVID-19 RNA variations, their implicatio
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New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): A multi-institutional team led by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur used state-of-the-art genomic sequencing methods to identify variations in the Ribonucleic acid (RNA) of the COVID-19 virus.
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Researchers restore function in gene that suppresses liver cancer, enhance
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Boston [US], February 9 (ANI): Scientists and researchers never fail to amaze us with their dedication to making breakthrough discoveries that can save life even from life-threatening diseases. In a recent study, a team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and
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Old drug may protect against COVID-19 lung injury, finds study
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New York [US], February 9 (ANI): Lung infection and lung injury was the cause for many deaths in the second wave of COVID-19. Doctors everywhere tried their best to find a drug that cured the lung infection. Now, a new preclinical study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cold Spr
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Researchers develop computer model to show ways to curb COVID-19 spread
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Ontario [Canada], February 9 (ANI): Technology has proved to be a major source of hope in the global fight against COVID-19. In wake of this, researchers at the University of Waterloo created the first computational model that simulated many variables affecting the transmission of COVID-19 t
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Pregnancy weight gain linked to growth patterns in daughters: Study
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Texas [US], February 9 (ANI): People often say obesity is hereditary. But how much of it is true? According to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, rapid weight gain in the first and final months of a pregnancy may play a key role in the development of excess fa
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Study elaborates on men and women having different strengths
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California [US], February 7 (ANI): Studies have previously shown that wisdom is a personality trait, underpinning mental health and well-being. Recently, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine looked at gender differences relative to wisdom, using two dif
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Researchers discover how bacteria adapt to new environment
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Wurzburg [Germany], February 7 (ANI): It is a known fact that bacteria are extremely resourceful when it comes to adapting to a given environment. Now, a team of researchers have discovered a new trick that bacteria use: a kind of sponge that absorbs certain messengers.
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Researchers engineer novel human spinal cord implants to treat paralysis
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Tel Aviv [Israel], February 7 (ANI): It is an unfortunate reality that there isn't a cure for permanent paralysis. The spinal cord can't heal itself. But, now, for the first time in the world, researchers from Sagol Center for Regenerative Biotechnology at Tel Aviv University, engineered 3D
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