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Research suggests doctors prescribe fewer painkillers during nightshifts t
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): Physicians are 20 to 30 per cent less likely to prescribe an analgesic during nightshifts (compared to daytime shifts) and prescribed fewer painkillers than were generally recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to a new study.
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Jitendra Singh calls for promoting startups in carbon neutral building con
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Saturday called for promoting startups in "carbon neutral" building construction and linking them with industry to help India achieve 500GW non-fossil energy capacity by 2030.
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Scientists find humans in loop guide robots find their way
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Houston [US], July 3 (ANI): Robots cannot see past barriers, much like humans. To reach where they're going, they occasionally require a little assistance. Rice University engineers have created a technique that enables people to assist robots in seeing their surroundings and performing jobs
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Immune cells in brain could become new drug targets for ASD, intellectual
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Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a convergent mechanism that may be responsible for how two top-ranked genetic risk factors for autism spectrum disorder/intellectual disability (ASD/ID) lead to these neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Children below 12 years at lower risk of contracting severe COVID infectio
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 2 (ANI): As schools across the country reopened after the summer vacation, there are concerns among parents about their children getting infected with COVID-19 as a surge in cases was witnessed in parts of India.
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Protecting the brain from dementia by inducing abnormal protein aggregates
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Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are defined by the pathogenic accumulation of toxic proteins in the brain. Now, however, scientists have established that the p62 protein, which is involved in cellular protein degradation, can prevent
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Dr Hemachandran Ravikumar elected as a Member of the Royal Society of Biol
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New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI/PNN): Indian Scientist Dr Hemachandran Ravikumar has been elected as the Member of The Royal Society of Biology (MRSB), London, for his outstanding contributions in the field of Bio-Science, Microbiological Studies and Neuro-Science.
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Scientists find the factors influencing behaviour of whale shark
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Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): A new research led by scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life and the University of Panama revealed that the globe-trotter is the largest fish in the ocean that can be found basking in the coastal wa
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Researchers identify new way on how T cells differentiate between friend a
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Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers identified a new mechanism that teaches immune cells-in-training to spare the body's own tissues while attacking pathogens.
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Brain function of event trauma-exposed individuals restores over time: Stu
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): The brain function of otherwise-healthy individuals exposed to event trauma has the ability to 'bounce back' over time once the threat resolves, suggests new research by the University of Otago.
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UNESCO launches new State of the Ocean Report
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Paris [France], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Friday published a flagship report on the state of the world's oceans.
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Stress-triggered sleep might help mice to cope with later anxiety: Researc
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Washington [US], July 1 (ANI): Stress boosts a kind of sleep in mice that subsequently relieves anxiety, according to new research that also pinpoints the mechanism responsible for this.
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