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How lack of sleep can harm brain, finds study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lack of sleep not only makes you feel horrible, but study has proven that it harms your brain as well. Long-term sleep deprivation can significantly raise the chance of developing neurological illnesses like Alzheimer's. Researchers are trying to figure out how lack of sleep results in this
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Study finds how mutant protein can invade brain
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In many neurodegenerative diseases, aberrant proteins build up and spread throughout the brain over time. But aggregation or propagation—which comes first? Japanese researchers offer some fresh perspectives on the mechanism underlying Parkinson's illness. In a study published recently in C
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Researchers devise new test to detect cervical cancers
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Montefiore Einstein Cancer Centre (MECC) have devised a test for detecting a kind of cervical cancer that Pap tests frequently miss in potentially significant discoveries for cervical cancer screening
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Israeli researchers create synthetic embryos from stem cells
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a groundbreaking development, scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science successfully created complete synthetic models of human embryos using stem cells grown in a laboratory. The synthetic embryos were nurtured outside the womb and survived up to 14 days of development with all the
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Researchers create a unified microstructure segmentation method
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers have developed a technology that can automatically identify and quantify materials microstructure from microscopic images using human-in-the-loop machine learning.
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Hyperactivity disorder is risk factor for major mental health problems
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As per the new study published in the open-access journal BMJ Mental Health, the hyperactivity disorder, commonly known as ADHD, is a separate risk factor for a number of common and significant mental health issues. The researchers advise health practitioners to be vigilant in an effort to
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Study finds new tool to measure children’s looking behaviour, diagnose aut
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to researchers from Marcus Autism Centre, a division of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, this new tool can assist clinicians in diagnosing autism earlier while also providing objective measurements of each child's strengths and vulnerabilities, allowing them to jumpstart effective
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Researchers reveal how synchronizing with internal clocks may help mitigat
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Travelling to exotic locations is an excellent way to broaden one's horizons, but jet lag may be an unpleasant side effect. Adjusting to a new time zone is frequently accompanied by weariness, difficulties sleeping, and a slew of other issues that may turn an otherwise great vacation into a
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New study explains 'Atlantification' of the Arctic Ocean
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers have discovered the cause of the Arctic Ocean sea ice decrease since 2007. The results suggest that when an atmospheric phenomenon known as the Arctic dipole reverses itself in its periodic cycle, there will be more pronounced drops in sea ice.
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Researchers discover new genes that cause head, neck cancer patients to be
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have identified two new genes that make patients with head and neck cancer resistant to chemotherapy. By suppressing one of these genes, cancer cells that were previously resistant to chemotherapy can now respond to it.
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IIT Jodhpur scientists develop 'CODE' device for good indoor air quality
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The device has been tested extensively which deactivates more than 99.99 per cent of harmful pathogens and provides quality indoor air.
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Precarious employment conditions may increase risk of early death: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
People without a stable job contract can reduce their risk of premature death by 20% if they find permanent work, according to a study published in The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Reports by Karolinska Institutet. According to the researchers, the findings show that job security in
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