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Research finds how single brain hemisphere can support words, face recogni
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
During recent brain plasticity and visual perception research, it was found that individuals who had had surgery as children to remove half of their brains correctly detected differences between words or faces more than 80 per cent of the time.
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Researchers discover enzyme inhibitor that can treat cancer
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have discovered a small molecule that controls an immune process that is crucial in the development of cancer and autoimmune disorders.
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Cancer drug might be helpful against malaria: Research
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
A ground-breaking discovery by a multinational team led by Penn State researchers has given new hope against malaria, which kills over 500,000 people each year, disproportionately impacting children under the age of five, pregnant women, and HIV patients.
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Scientists use deep planetary scans to confirm Martian core
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Seismologists from The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new method to scan the deep interior of planets in our solar system to confirm whether they have a core at the heart of their existence.
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Pathogens can hitch a ride on plastic to reach the sea: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
The study, published April 26 in the journal Scientific Reports, is the first to connect microplastics in the ocean with land-based pathogens. It found that microplastics can make it easier for disease-causing pathogens to concentrate in plastic-contaminated areas of the ocean.
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Researchers find new drug to fight UTIs
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
A new drug combination has been found to be more effective, especially against persistent, drug-resistant infections, according to an international study led by a Rutgers scientist comparing new and older treatments for complicated urinary tract infections.
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India doing wonders in space sector: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Highlighting the country's strides in science and technology, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly radio broadcast Mann Ki Baat on Sunday said India is doing wonders in the solar and space sector.
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Make your Halloween bash talk of town with these party tips
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
With the spooky festival just around the corner, so why not try something new and interesting while throwing a Halloween bash in your house.
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Cellular housekeeping process implicated in fatal neurological disorder Hu
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Huntington's disease, a fatal, inherited neurodegenerative condition, is caused by a genetic error present at birth, though its symptoms often don't begin until middle adulthood. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been trying to understand how the ageing
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Scientists discover how insects play keystone role in ecosystems
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
We need to stop thinking of insects as 'creepy crawlies' and recognize their keystone role in the ecosystems.
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Integration of tech-based learning, traditional teaching method to be exte
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CM Bommai was speaking after inaugurating the Puneeth Satellite Workstation, monitoring system and mini science resource centre at the Malleswaram 18th cross-government school.
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Study sheds light on new clues into a serious neurodegenerative disease
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dementia encompasses a range of neurodegenerative conditions that lead to memory loss and cognitive deficiencies and affect some 55 million people worldwide. Yet despite its prevalence, there are few effective treatments, in part because scientists still don't understand how exactly dementia
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