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Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurates Doppler Weather Radar, indigenou
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 5 (ANI): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday inaugurated the latest upgraded state-of-the-art Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) and indigenous GPS based Pilot Sonde at Indian Meteorological Dep
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Breast milk proven to enhance heart performance in premature babies
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], September 5 (ANI): The beneficial effects of breast milk consumption on cardiovascular health and early cardiovascular development in premature infants has been demonstrated by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences researchers, during a recent study.
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Birds, mammals evolve faster where land has risen most: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], September 5 (ANI): A new study has found that the rise and fall of Earth's land surface over the last three million years shaped the evolution of birds and mammals, with new species evolving at higher rates where the land has risen most.
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Scientists develop antibodies for use as non-hormonal contraceptive
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 4 (ANI): The results of a promising study by scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggest that contraceptives based on antibodies may offer women a non-hormonal option to prevent pregnancy.
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Will be safe for humans to fly to Mars?
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 4 (ANI): Findings of a recent study suggests that humans should be able to safely travel to and from Mars, provided that the spacecraft has sufficient shielding and the round trip is shorter than approximately four years.
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Racing heart may alter decision-making brain circuits, study shows how
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 4 (ANI): In an effort to understand how psychiatric disorders influence the brain's decision-making processes, scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai analysed the data from a previous study of non-human primates.
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Companion dogs might be key to solving dementia: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], September 4 (ANI): In a recent study, scientists find that cognitive dysfunction in dogs models several key aspects of human dementia, underscoring the suitability and usefulness of companion dogs as an animal model for ageing studies.
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'Dune' receives eight-minute standing ovation during world premiere at Ven
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 4 (ANI): Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune', which had its official world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Friday evening, had the Sala Grande as it gave the adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 sci-fi classic an eight-minute standing ovation.
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Study finds how the dreaming phase matters for brain refreshing
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tsukuba [Japan], September 4 (ANI): Researchers led by a team from the University of Tsukuba have found new evidence of brain refreshing that takes place during a specific phase of sleep: rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which is when you tend to dream a lot.
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Study shows stem-like T cells could aid immunotherapy in cancer treatment
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): In a new study by Yale Cancer Center, researchers show stem-like T cells within certain lymph nodes could be natural cancer fighters. Targeting these T cells, which are a type of white blood cells, with immunotherapy drugs could increase the number of canc
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Hansa-NG aircraft designed by CSIR-NAL makes maiden flight
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 3 (ANI): Hansa New Generation (NG) aircraft, designed and developed by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bengaluru, successfully made its maiden flight from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) ai
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Researchers treat rheumatoid arthritis with implanted cells that release d
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have genetically engineered cells that, when implanted in mice, will deliver a biologic drug in response to inflammation. The goal of the research was to develop rheumatoid arthritis
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