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Study: Spinal fluid of Alzheimer patients signals higher risk of gene infl
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
North Carolina [US], February 12 (ANI): A clinical study by researchers of Duke University School of Medicine asserts that individuals who have a gene variant associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease also tend to have changes in the fluid around their cerebrum and
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Study finds infant food packages may not reflect actual ingredient amounts
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Pennsylvania [US], February 11 (ANI): A new study led by researchers of University Park shows that the descriptions on the front of infant and toddler food packages may not accurately reflect the actual ingredient amounts.
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Study links reduced physical activity to COVID-19 induced depression
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], February 11 (ANI): A multi-institutional team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, and University of California, San Diego found that 61 per cent of surveyed university students were at risk of clinical depression, a value twice the rat
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Study suggests why portraying humans as healthy machines can backfire
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Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and Stanford University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that explores how human-as-machine representations affect consumers--specifically their eating behavior and health.
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Study sheds light on how women make choices about surgery to prevent ovari
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London [UK], February 11 (ANI): A study by researchers at Queen Mary University in London has investigated how women who are at high risk of ovarian cancer make choices about possible preventive surgery.
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New study on potential drug target for HIV
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Texas [US], February 11 (ANI): The researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have discovered that a human protein named SAMHD1 recognizes a unique molecular pattern in nucleic acids. This pattern, called 'phosphorothioate', may act
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Ensuring gut integrity may improve results in blood cancer: Study
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Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): A new study led by cancer researchers of Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) found that a solitary strain of Bacteroides fragilis altogether diminished graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) by ensuring gut integrity.
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Researchers find why plant diversity is so important for bee diversity
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Brighton [UK], February 10 (ANI): During summers, bumblebees and honey bees can be seen foraging on the same flower species, whether in Britain or many other countries. Now, researchers at the Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects (LASI) at the University of Sussex, have found that dif
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Study: Managing aerosol lining could reduce COVID-19 spread
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Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): Researchers have suggested that stabilizing airway lining mucus in aerosol infected individuals might help manage the spread of COVID-19, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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Study suggests accuracy of first impressions on first date
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Washington [US], February 9 (ANI): A new study by researchers from McGill University suggests that people can rely on first impressions to accurately assess someone's personality, although it may be more difficult than in more casual settings.
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To establish connection, brain synchronises sound waves: Study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], February 9 (ANI): Have you ever imagined how we determine from which direction sounds are coming from? Why human beings don't hear everything twice? Well, this is what our brain has to be praised for. Researchers from the University of Zurich explained how the brain combi
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Researchers shed light on routinely imaging brain tumour
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], February 9 (ANI): A team of researchers explored the best way to monitor brain tumour. The article is the work of a large collaboration of UK experts and stakeholders who met to discuss the value of routinely imaging brain tumour patients to assess their tumour treatment respons
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