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New human 'multi-zonal' liver organoids improve injury survival rate in ro
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
One of the reasons our livers excel at clearing waste from our blood system is because the organ functions according to three key "zones" that perform specific major tasks.
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Study finds how Omega-3 therapy prevents brain damage in newborn rodents
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A study conducted by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons discovered that an injectable emulsion containing two omega-3 fatty acids contained in fish oil significantly reduced brain damage in newborn rodents after a disturbance in the flow of oxygen t
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Rajasthan: 17 active cases of swine flu reported in Jaipur; leptospirosis
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A Rajasthan Health Department official said that there are 17 active cases of swine flu in Jaipur and 21 in Sriganganagar. He said that the cases were mild and there was no requirement for hospitalisation.
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Do you know what happens in brain while daydreaming?
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A study led by Harvard Medical School researchers one step closer to understanding what happens in the brain during daydreaming.
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Study investigates what happens in brain when daydreaming
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A mouse study published in Nature has taken a team led by Harvard Medical School researchers one step closer to understanding what happens in the brain during daydreaming.
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Himachal Pradesh govt bans glue traps to protect rodents following PETA ap
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
After PETA India's appeal, the Himachal Pradesh government bans glue traps in the state through an official notification. The use of glue traps is punishable under PCA Act, 1960.
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Study reveals reduction in impact of prairie dog plague on other organisms
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study published in the journal Ecological Applications,' when a sylvatic plague outbreak decimated black-tailed prairie dog populations in the Thunder Basin National Grassland in 2017, researchers saw an opportunity for a "natural experiment" to investigate the impact of the r
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Study finds hundreds of new mammal species waiting to be found
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
At least hundreds of so-far unidentified species of mammals are hiding in plain sight around the world, a new study suggests. Researchers found that most of these hidden mammals are small-bodied, many of them bats, rodents, shrews, and moles.
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Research finds rodents could be asymptomatic carriers of SARS-like coronav
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], November 19 (ANI): According to a new research, ancestral rodents possibly have been infected with SARS-like coronaviruses repeatedly, which has made them form a resistance towards the pathogens. This means that they are likely to be asymptomatic carriers of SARS-like corona
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Study targets mouse's own cells to treat pneumonia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a therapy that targets host cells rather than bacterial cells in treating bacterial pneumonia in rodents.
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Educational institute in Indore declares 'no vehicle zone' on campus in ef
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): In an effort to save the lives of squirrels, the administration of the Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technological Sciences (SGSITS) in Indore has declared 'no vehicle zone' in an area that usually has high traffic leading to deaths of these
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Mammals can use their intestines to breathe: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 16 (ANI): Rodents and pigs share with certain aquatic organisms the ability to use their intestines for respiration, according to a new study published in the journal Med.
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