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Bumblebees balance pain perception with pursuit of food
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Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], July 27 (ANI): A new study discovered that bumblebees can modulate behavior to negotiate a trade-off between the perception of harmful stimuli and the pursuit of food. Mammals can modulate their responses to noxious stimuli, such that pain perception does not i
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Dinosaurs self-regulated their body temperature, suggests new evidence
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Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): According to an international study, dinosaurs and pterosaurs had high metabolic rates, suggesting they were endothermic, i.e., capable of self-regulating their bodily temperature.
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Bacteria can remove plastic pollution from lakes: Study
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Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): Some naturally-occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on the remains of plastic bags than on natural matter like leaves and twigs. The bacteria break down the carbon compounds in plastic to use as food for their growth. The scientists said th
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Study suggests new biomarker speeds identification of lung disease
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Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): During a recent study, a new diagnostic method could help identify one of the deadliest types of interstitial lung disease (ILD) sooner, allowing for faster treatment and improved patient outcomes.
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New heart model to aid heart failure patients
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Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): Researchers from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have created a new lab-based model of a heart and circulatory system that will aid in the testing of devices to treat one of the most common types of heart failure.
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Study: Explosive volcanic eruption produced rare mineral on Mars
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Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): Planetary scientists have an answer to a mystery that's puzzled the Mars research community since NASA's Curiosity rover discovered a mineral called tridymite in Gale Crater.
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Sharp Workspace Procat Photocatalyst found effective against SARS- CoV-2
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New Delhi [India] July 26 (ANI/BusinessWire India): SHARP Business Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd, a wholly-owned Indian subsidiary of SHARP Corporation Japan, known worldwide for its unique technology products and solutions, today announced a significant breakthrough achieved by Sharp's Workspace
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Rahul Gandhi hits out at Centre over GST hike on scientific equipment
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Centre over the latest revision in Goods and Services Tax (GST) on scientific instruments claiming that the step would prove detrimental to the interests of the research eco-system in the country.
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Chinese research vessel to enter Sri Lanka's Hambantota port next week
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 25 (ANI): A Chinese scientific research vessel has set sail for Sri Lanka's Hambantota port for a week-long stay. During this significant visit to the key Sri Lankan port, it could conduct satellite research in the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean region, promp
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How to find 'good oil' at Sea: Study
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Washington [US], July 25 (ANI): To save the world's fish stocks and oceans, scientists are racing to find better and sustainable ways to make healthy nutritional products such as Omega-3 fatty acids, biodiesel, aquaculture and livestock food from fast-growing microalgae. New research has dis
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'Alienoid' outperforms 'Minions' at Korean box office
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Washington [US], July 25 (ANI): Newly released 'Alienoid' and 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' led the weekend box office in South Korea.
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GenWorks Health partners with Medtronic to redefine how intrauterine abnor
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Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], July 25 (ANI/BusinessWire India): World over, uterine fibroids are one of the most common benign tumours affecting women of all races, sometimes up to 80 per cent, depending on the age of a patient, according to a study by the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecol
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