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Here's why sleep is beneficial
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Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 6 (ANI): In a new study researchers at Bar-Ilan University in Israel reveal an unexpected function of sleep that they believe could explain how sleep and sleep disturbances affect brain performance, aging and various brain disorders.
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Researchers find way to turn algae into fuel
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Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 5 (ANI): Biofuel experts have been working to find an economically-viable way to turn algae into biocrude oil to power various types of vehicles. An unusually rapid method to deliver biocrude oil in large quantities has been developed using a specially-designed jet
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IBM researchers discover bug in digital systems that let visitors check in
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New York [USA], March 4 (ANI): IBM researchers have discovered a security flaw in the digital systems in office buildings which allows visitors to check in and get access badges.
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Spider silk could be used as robotic muscle: Study
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Washington D.C [USA], Mar 4 (ANI): Spider silk, known as one of the strongest materials for its weight, turns out to have another unusual property. It might lead to new kinds of artificial muscles or robotic actuators, researchers have found.
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Sensitivity to emotions change with growing age: Study
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Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 02 (ANI): Ever wonder why we tend to become more positive as we grow older? And why are adolescents so sensitive to negative social cues? As part of a recent study, researchers have found that sensitivity to anger cues improves dramatically during early to mid-adol
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New microfluidics device can detect cancer cells in blood
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 26 (ANI): Researchers have now developed a device that can isolate individual cancer cells from patient blood samples.
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Discovery of colon cancer pathway could lead to new targeted treatments
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 26 (ANI): A new study, conducted by food science researchers at the University of Massachusetts have found a set of enzymes involved in tumour growth that could be targeted to prevent or treat colon cancer.
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Here's how a certain bacterium communicates and makes us sick
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 25 (ANI): Researchers have now discovered the unique way in which a type of Gram-negative bacterium delivers the toxins that make people sick. According to the Binghamton University, State University of New York study, understanding this mechanism may help design b
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World's largest bee found again after nearly four decades
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Paris [France], Feb 22 (ANI): The world’s largest bee, roughly the size of a human thumb, has been rediscovered in a remote part of Indonesia in nearly 40 years, researchers revealed Thursday.
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Breast cancer study confirms importance of multigenerational family data t
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 22 (ANI): In the largest study of its kind, a team of researchers evaluated four commonly used breast cancer prediction models and found that family-history-based models perform better than non-family-history based models, even for women at average or below-average
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Researchers develop new approach to treating osteoarthritis
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 20 (ANI): Researchers have now developed a new way to deliver treatment for cartilage regeneration.
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New method identifies which asthma patients respond to systemic corticoste
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 20 (ANI): With help from a dozen clinical variables, researchers have been able to identify using machine learning techniques, which of their patients with severe asthma are likely to benefit from treatment with systemic corticosteroids -- and which might only suff
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