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Study finds Antarctic glaciers losing ice at fastest rate for 5,500 years
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): At the current rate of retreat the vast glaciers, which extend deep into the heart of the ice sheet, could contribute as much as 3.4 metres to global sea-level rise over the next several centuries.
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Study explores if humans are born with moral compass
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): For millennia, philosophers have pondered the question of whether humans are inherently good. But now, researchers from Japan have found that young infants can make and act on moral judgments, shedding light on the origin of morality.
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Study: Radiation pre-T cell therapy could alleviate need for chemo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): According to a study by the University of California-Los Angeles Health Science, before a patient can undergo T cell therapy designed to target cancerous tumours, the patient's entire immune system must be destroyed with chemotherapy or radiation.
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Social isolation is directly associated with later dementia: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): According to a study by the University of Warwick, Social isolation is directly linked with changes in the brain structures associated with memory, making it a clear risk factor for dementia, scientists have found.
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Research finds radiotherapy not always required for early-stage breast can
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): Older women with early-stage breast cancer may not need radiotherapy after undergoing surgery, McMaster University researcher Timothy Whelan and his team has found.
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Research finds deep nerve stimulation consistently reduces blood pressure
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): A University of Houston biomedical engineer has expanded the study of wireless electrodes to treat hypertension and reported that blood pressure and renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) are controlled by bioelectronic treatment. RSNA is often increased in hy
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Study: Development of PCR test for Okinawa mozuku could boost yields and l
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Okinawa (Japan), June 9 (ANI): According to scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, a simple PCR test might be used to improve the cultivation of the tasty brown seaweed Okinawa mozuku and even boost efforts to generate heat-tolerant strains. The
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'Glimpse of a revolutionary treatment': Scientists react to miracle cancer
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Medical experts and scientists are enthused by the "glimpse of a revolutionary treatment" and hope held out for a possible cancer cure after the results of a clinical trial in the US showed that 12 patients with rectal cancer did not show any signs of the
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Study: Alcoholism relapse may driven by release of immune protein in brain
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 8 (ANI): According to a new study from scientists at Scripps Research, the anxiety that occurs during withdrawal from excessive alcohol use, and contributes to relapse, may be driven in part by the release of an immune protein in the brain.
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IISM launches pathbreaking India's first-ever book on Sports Marketing
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): India's leading sports management college, International Institute of Sports Management (IISM) recently launched India's first-ever book on Sports Marketing in the country as part of a series that will aim to enrich students with industry
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Mobile technology causing behavioural disturbances among people, says top
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Days after a 16-year-old boy, who was addicted to playing mobile games, shot his mother dead for scolding him over his PUBG addiction, an expert on Wednesday warned that mobile addiction is harming the population of the country rapidly.
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Scientists warn of more La Nina events in eastern Australia
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], June 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's eastern states are likely to become more flood-prone in the coming decades due to increasing La Nina events, according to a new study.
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