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New research adds to understanding of genetic factors that naturally prote
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Two recent papers by Brazilian researchers have added to the scientific understanding of the genetic factors that protect people from SARS-CoV-2 infection or prevent progression to severe COVID-19. The first describes the findings of a study involving a group of resilient older people aged 9
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India now at fifth position in trademark filing: DPIIT special secretary
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The Special Secretary was speaking during the 8th International Conference on Intellectual Property Rights held last week in the presence of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) former Director General R A Mashelkar, Chair of Jury for CII Industrial IP Awards - 2022 Daren
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Study explores how genes, small molecules influence disease risk
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Each individual has an individual chemical fingerprint. The composition of small molecules in the blood, such as fats or sugars, determines how our body reacts to external influences, which diseases we are susceptible to and how severe an illness will be.
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Researchers find blood vessels get damaged due to poor diet
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
A research team has found out that metabolic disease affects blood vessels in different organs of our body in a unique way.
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Tumour matrix profiling can predict some lung cancers' progression
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have identified molecular profiles of the surrounding matrix of a common type of lung cancer that might indicate which patients are likely to develop aggressive tumours.
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Gyanvapi case: HC seeks ASI affidavit on conducting carbon dating of 'Shiv
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The counsel for the petitioners, Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, said only a scientific survey (carbon dating) can bring forth correct information on the 'Shivling' found in the Gyanvapi mosque complex, along with other religious items.
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Using electrolytes as diagnostic tool can help detect eating disorders ear
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
By monitoring electrolyte levels researchers discovered eating disorders more than a year before a diagnosis and this means that patients might start receiving treatment for them sooner.
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Injured fruit flies use corrective movements to maintain stability: Resear
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
During a recent study researchers found that fruit flies can quickly compensate for catastrophic wing injuries while maintaining the same stability after losing up to 40 per cent of a wing.
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Plants adapt to climate change by using epigenetic memory: Research
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
While it is known that animals can adapt quickly to survive adverse environmental conditions, mounting evidence shows that plants can too.
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The first usage of fire to cook food happened in Israel: Research
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Cooking cannot practically happen without a heat source today. Fire is quintessential to the process of breaking down the hard layers of food and enhancing its flavours. But this process of cooking with a controlled source of fire also began somewhere. Scientists detect that place to be the
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New research reveals exact shape of the halo of stars existing in our gala
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The cloud-like diffusion of stars, which almost appears like a disk in pictures, has long been believed to be spherical in shape. However, new research coming from a team of scientists at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics proves otherwise.
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Research suggests dietary change starves cancer cells
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
A new study from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has found that a dietary change could be a key to enhancing colon cancer treatment.
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