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Moon's orbit proposed as gravitational wave detector: Research
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], March 19 (ANI): A new research has proposed using the variations in distance between the Earth and the Moon, which can be measured with a precision of less than a centimetre, as a new gravitational wave detector within a frequency range that current devices cannot detect.
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Scientists identity gene that could prevent Parkinson's disease
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): Scientists from the University of Geneva have identified a key protein in flies, and also in mice, which plays a protective role against Parkinson's disease and could be a new therapeutic target.
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Researchers find how coronavirus triggers immune response in brain
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London [UK], March 18 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Huddersfield demonstrated how the induction of brain inflammation accounts for neurological damage in COVID19 patients.
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Study finds maternal lead exposures correlated with sex ratios of offsprin
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Tokyo [Japan], March 18 (ANI): Higher lead levels in a mother's blood can increase the chance of her bearing male offspring, according to a new study led by Japanese scientists at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine.
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Link between high cholesterol, heart disease 'inconsistent': Study
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Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): A new study from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has revealed that the link between 'bad' cholesterol (LDL-C) and poor health outcomes, such as heart attack and stroke, may not be as strong as previously thought.
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As oceans warm, marine cold spells are disappearing, reveals new study
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Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): A new study has revealed that as the atmosphere and oceans warm, marine cold spells are becoming less intense and less frequent.
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Smoke from wildfires destroys Ozone layer, reveals study
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Waterloo [Canada], March 18 (ANI): A new study led by the University of Waterloo found that smoke from wildfires can destroy the ozone layer. Researchers cautioned that if major fires became more frequent with a changing climate, more damaging ultraviolet radiation from the sun will reach th
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Taliban suspends insurance companies' operations in Afghanistan
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Kabul [Afghanistan], March 18 (ANI): The Taliban on Friday suspended the operations of the insurance companies in Afghanistan till a future notice.
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Mother to child transmission of COVID-19 infection, possible but rare: Stu
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London [UK], March 17 (ANI): SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 infection, can be transmitted from mother to baby before, during and after childbirth, but such occurrences are rare, a new study reveals.
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Ancient ice reveals scores of gigantic volcanic eruptions: Study
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Copenhagen [Denmark], March 17 (ANI): New research led by the University of Copenhagen, Antarctica and Greenland has revealed gigantic volcanic eruptions during the last ice age. Sixty-nine of these were larger than any eruption in modern history.
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Taiwan to launch locally made satellites in 2026
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Taipei [Taiwan], March 17 (ANI): Taiwanese Science and Technology Minister Wu Tsung-tsong said on Thursday that they could launch locally made satellites from its own territory in 2026.
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Allergy seasons likely to become longer, intense due to climate change: St
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Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): According to new research led by the University of Michigan, allergy seasons are likely to become longer and grow more intense as a result of increasing temperatures caused by manmade climate change.
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