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Many toxins used during manufacturing, transportation remain in your cloth
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 30 (ANI): Thousands of chemicals are used in clothes during the process of manufacturing, packing and transporting and many of these remain present even in the clothes that are available for purchase, researchers have found.
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Study finds a new way to measure how water moves
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 30 (ANI): Researchers discovered a new method to measure water flow that can help scientists to accurately and cheaply determine how fast water, contaminants, nutrients and other liquids move through the soil -- and where they go.
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Sea anemones are ingesting plastic microfibers: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 30 (ANI): Tiny fragments of plastic in the ocean are consumed by sea anemones along with their food, and bleached anemones retain these microfibers longer than healthy ones, researchers have found.
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Here's how artificial sweeteners increase appetite
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 30 (ANI): Researchers have revealed, for the first time, how artificial sweeteners can stimulate appetite.
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IIT Hyderabad researchers use fly ash to develop water repellent structure
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-H) here have developed water repellent structures by using an industrial waste product 'fly ash'.
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Skin creams aren't what we think!
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): Anyone who has gone through the stress and discomfort of raw, irritated skin knows the relief that comes with slathering on a creamy lotion. Now, researchers have found the first direct glimpse of how a cream or lotion is molecularly structured, and it's
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Researchers discover new form of male contraceptive
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): For decades, women have shouldered most of the burden of contraception. But now, inspired by colourful layered cocktails, researchers have developed a medium-term, reversible male contraceptive.
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Plant species important for promoting biodiversity in grasslands: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): Temperate grasslands are the most endangered but least protected ecosystems on the Earth. Researchers found that milkweeds and other plants that have seeds carried by the wind are an important source for enriching the diversity of plants in these valuable
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Researcher finds extreme mangrove on Great Barrier Reef
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): Researchers discovered "extreme corals" in mangrove lagoons around Australia's Great Barrier Reef, which is yielding important information about how corals deal with environmental stress.
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Researchers find new drug to prevent neuronal deaths
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): A team of scientists has found a new drug that may prevent neuronal death through glucose metabolism modification in stressed neurons.
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High-protein bedtime snacks don't harm active women
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 28 (ANI): Researchers found that protein consumption before bed compared to protein consumption during the day does not disturb overnight belly fat metabolism or whole-body fat burn.
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Healthy foods important to reduce heart disease risk: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 28 (ANI): Everyone knows that achieving or maintaining healthy body weight is one key to preventing cardiovascular disease. However, researchers don't agree the best way to achieve that goal is by eliminating certain nutrients from the diet.
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