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Comic books portray exaggerated physical differences between male and fema
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): Within the pages of comic books of superheroes like Thor and Black Widow, male superheroes are portrayed as average obese, while females are shown as average close to underweight. They do not have a healthy body mass index (BMI), suggest researchers. Read More
Palm oil's potential to alleviate poverty depends on where it's produced,
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Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): Potential of Palm oil's production to alleviate poverty depends on where it's grown, claim researchers.
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Premature birth linked to increased risk of chronic kidney disease: Study
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Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): As part of a recent study, researchers have discovered links between premature birth and increased risk of chronic kidney disease.
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Study finds why people compulsively check their phones
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Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): Everywhere you look, people are looking at their mobile screens. Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with smartphone users to learn why people compulsively check their phones.
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World heritage glaciers are set to disappear by 2100, reveals study
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Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): World Heritage Glaciers such as the Grosser Aletschgletscher in the Swiss Alps, Khumbu Glacier in the Himalayas and Greenland's Jakobshavn Isbrae are set to disappear completely by 2100 if the current emission scenario continues, researchers have claime
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Drug designed to treat impotence can treat heart failure: Study
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Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): A drug used to treat erectile dysfunction (inability to get and keep an erection firm to have sexual intercourse) can slow down or even reverse the progression of heart failure, claim researchers.
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Suicide attempts have doubled in teens and young adults: Study
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Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): Researchers claim that suicide rate attempts by self-poisoning among teens and young adults have doubled.
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Children shows on television have gender inequality content, finds study
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Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): Researchers claim that they have found gender inequality content in the television programme and in behind the scenes that children watch.
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Parents often underestimate children's overweight status, finds study
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Washington DC [USA], Apr 29 (ANI): Researchers suggest that most parents underestimate their children's classification as overweight or obese.
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New technique could enable color tuning in LED bulbs
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Washington DC [USA], Apr 29 (ANI): Researchers claim to have developed a new technique which could enable LED bulb to tune bright white and warmer colors at the same time.
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Teen vaping associated with sexual risk behavior, finds study
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Washington DC [USA], Apr 29 (ANI): Researchers claim that the vapor/smoke generating tool Electronic Vapor Product (EVP) puts teenagers into higher risk of sexual risk behaviors.
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Radiotherapy doubles the survival chances of mesothelioma cancer patients
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Washington DC [USA], Apr 29 (ANI): Researchers have claimed that mesothelioma patients are twice as likely to survive for two years when they are given a high dose of radiation to the affected side of the trunk.
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