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Study reveals Climatic change doesn't necessarily bring evolution in speci
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
According to a study published in the journal named 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences', researchers observed that long-held theories of climate change being drivers of evolutionary upheaval in species are not fully accurate.
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Mediterranean diet linked to lower risk of preeclampsia: Study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai discovered that women who conceived while following the anti-inflammatory diet had a considerably lower risk of developing preeclampsia during pregnancy in a new study assessing the Mediterranean diet and unfavourable pregnancy outco
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New sensor detects light deep within brain using MRI
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
MIT researchers have demonstrated the ability to detect light deep into tissues such as the brain using a specialized MRI sensor.
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Quality of early childhood neighbourhood residence may be related to BMI t
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
According to a new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, residing in neighbourhoods with higher opportunity or lower vulnerability in early life, particularly at birth, may be associated with a lower mean BMI trajectory and a lower risk of obesity throughout
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Study suggests gender stereotypes are reflected by characters' actions in
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A novel machine-learning framework has been developed by researchers that use scene descriptions in movie scripts to automatically recognize different characters' actions.
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Researchers reveal what keeps bones in good function
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
What allows bones to maintain their capacity for self-renewal and health? Insights into the essential role of non-collagen protein compounds and how they support bone cells' ability to respond to external load have been found by a team from Charite Berlin.c
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Researchers reveal link between Huntington's disease mutation, developmen
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered a connection between metabolic abnormalities that affect the growth of the brain's oligodendrocyte cells and the mutation that results in Huntington's disease. They discovered that thiamine and biotin in large amounts can r
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Research: Network neuroscience theory best predictor of intelligence
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Scientists have labored for decades to understand how brain structure and functional connectivity drive intelligence. A new analysis offers the clearest picture yet of how various brain regions and neural networks contribute to a person's problem-solving ability in a variety of contexts, a t
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Ants shed light on predicting evolution after hybridization
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Helsinki found that after multiple hybridisation events between two wood ant species distinct hybrid populations evolved independently towards the same direction, suggesting hybridisation is predictable.
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Study reveals chronic inflammation as cause for decline in breastfeeding
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Despite the fact that 80 percent of mothers nurse their newborns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that only 25 percent of women exclusively breastfeed their infants for the six months recommended by the United States Dietary Guidelines. Researchers found that social is
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Brain flexibility may hasten hearing improvements from cochlear implants
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kickstarting the brain's natural ability to adjust to new circumstances, or neuroplasticity, improves how effectively a cochlear implant can restore hearing loss, a new study in deaf rats shows. The investigation, researchers say, may help explain the extreme variation in hearing improvement
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Researchers reveal traumatic brain injury, PTSD strong associations with A
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The influence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and genetic risk factors in a large cohort have never been studied simultaneously in the medical community.
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