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People often avoid feeling compassion for others, feel it's a lot of effor
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): In a series of studies, the researchers found that when given the option, people often chose to avoid feeling compassion for others and reported that doing so was mentally effortful, which were linked to their choices.
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Study suggests companion dogs might be key to solving dementia
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], August 30 (ANI): According to the findings of new research, recently when researchers measured an Alzheimer's disease-associated peptide (Ab42) in companion dog brains they found that higher abundance is associated with increased cognitive decline.
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Study shows if it will be safe for humans to fly to Mars
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Washington [US], August 30 (ANI): Space scientists and researchers have found that humans should be able to safely travel to and from Mars, provided that the spacecraft has sufficient shielding and the round trip is shorter than approximately four years.
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Moderate-vigorous physical activity is most efficient at improving fitness
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Washington [US], August 30 (ANI): In the largest study performed to date to understand the relationship between habitual physical activity and physical fitness, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that a higher amount of time spent performing exercise (mod
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Researchers find combination therapy cuts risk of heart attacks, strokes i
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Ottawa [Canada], August 30 (ANI): A combination therapy of aspirin, statins and at least two blood pressure medications given in fixed doses can slash the risk of fatal cardiovascular disease (CVD) by more than half, according to an international study led by Hamilton researchers.
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Researchers explain spleen-heart connection in cardiac repair
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Washington [US], August 29 (ANI): Using a mouse model of heart failure, a team of researchers recently discovered new mechanisms to help define how the spleen and heart coordinate physiological inflammation in cardiac repair.
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Exercise reduces calories burned at rest in obese individuals, study finds
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Washington [US], August 29 (ANI): According to a recent study by researchers, people who exercise burn fewer calories on body maintenance, therefore markedly reducing the calorie-burning gains of exercise.
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Study develops method to protect crops from insects using 'smell of fear'
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Washington [US] August 28 (ANI): A method to bottle the "smell of fear" produced by predators to repel and disrupt destructive insects naturally without the need for harsh substances, has been recently developed by researchers.
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Risk perception during COVID differ between men and women
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 28 (ANI): Researchers from Virginia Tech recently during a new study found that men and women worry about the impact of COVID-19 in far different ways.
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Volcanic eruptions might have created oxygen in atmosphere
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Washington [US] August 28 (ANI): During a recent analysis of 2.5-billion-year-old Australian rocks, researchers have found that volcanic eruptions might have stimulated population surges of marine microorganisms, creating the first puffs of oxygen into the atmosphere.
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Researchers explain how muscle fatigue effects ability of older adults to
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Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): A University of Massachusetts Amherst team of scientists in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences is focused on understanding how muscle fatigue and changes in gait affect the ability of people in their 70s and 80s to remain active.
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IT Ministry launches QSim for research in Quantum Computing
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday launched QSim (Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit) to enable researchers and students to carry out research in Quantum Computing in a cost-effective manner.
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