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Study provides solid support for wearing face-covering in enclosed environ
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): The airborne transmission of COVID-19 has increased manifold in enclosed spaces, suggest the findings of a new study led by University of Georgia researchers.
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Study focuses on genetic variants influencing left and right handedness
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Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): Researchers have identified 48 genetic variants that influence if a person is left-handed, right-handed, or ambidextrous -- in the largest study of its kind.
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Study finds heart disease in young people may be linked to diabetes exposu
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Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have found that heart disease in young adults and teenagers may be related to exposure to diabetes in the womb.
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Personalised cancer therapy improves outcomes in advanced disease: Study
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California [US], October 3 (ANI): Patients receiving care for advanced cancer at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health were more likely to survive or experience a longer period without their disease progressing if they received personalised cancer therapy, reported University of Califo
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Study finds antidepressant drug effective in treating 'lazy eye' in adults
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California [US], October 1 (ANI): In a new study, researchers reveal how subanesthetic ketamine, which is used for pain management and as an antidepressant in humans, is effective in treating adult amblyopia, a brain disorder commonly known as "lazy eye."
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Researchers find drug to correct gene defect that causes immune-driven gut
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California [US], September 30 (ANI): A team of researchers found that the drug tofacitinib, also called Xeljanz and approved by the FDA to treat rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis, can repair permeability defects in the intestine.
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Study focuses on discovery of cells that heal cardiac damage after infarct
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Pamplona [Spain], September 29 (ANI): Researchers have led an international study identifying the cardiac cells responsible for repairing the damage to the heart after infarction. These "restorative" cells are a subpopulation of cardiac fibroblasts that play a fundamental role in the creati
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Researchers get a better grip on left and right handedness
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Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers have identified 48 genetic variants that influence if a person is left-handed, right-handed, or ambidextrous.
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Study finds busy pictures hinder reading ability in children
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Washington [US], September 28 (ANI): Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that an overly busy page with extraneous images can draw the reader's attention away from the text, resulting in a lower understanding of content.
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Study focuses on tool to inform users about their potential exposure to hy
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Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): To allow community members and scientists to find out which toxins may be lurking in their drinking water as a result of fracking, a new, interactive tool has been created by Penn Medicine researchers.
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A computer that predicts your thoughts, creates images based on them
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Helsinki [Finland], September 27 (ANI): A technique in which a computer model visualises perception by monitoring human brain signals has been developed by a team of researchers. The model works in a way as if the computer tries to imagine what a human is thinking about.
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A cheaper, faster COVID-19 test
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Stockholm [Sweden], September 27 (ANI): A method for fast, cheap, yet accurate testing for COVID-19 infection has been developed by a team of researchers. The method simplifies and frees the testing from expensive reaction steps, enabling upscaling of the diagnostics.
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