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Scientists discover new brain cells responsible for controlling movement
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): A slew of new studies showed that the area of the brain responsible for initiating this action -- the primary motor cortex, which controls movement -- has as many as 116 different types of cells that work together to make this happen.
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Unprecedented rise of heat, rainfall extremes in observational data
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], October 7 (ANI): A 90-fold increase in the frequency of monthly heat extremes in the past 10 years compared to 1951-1980 has been found by scientists in recent observation data.
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Neuroscientists roll out first comprehensive atlas of brain cells
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): When you clicked to read this story, a band of cells across the top of your brain sent signals down your spine and out to your hand to tell the muscles in your index finger to press down with just the right amount of pressure to activate your mouse or trackp
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'Blue food revolution' can help tackle climate change, malnutrition
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): An unprecedented review of the aquatic foods sector has uncovered how fisheries and aquaculture can play a greater role in delivering healthy diets and more sustainable, equitable and resilient food systems around the world.
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New insights into fundamental workings of immune system in response to ski
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], September 16 (ANI): New research led by the University of Birmingham suggests that skin cancer patients could have a better prognosis if their T cells send messages from five specific genes in their immune response to drugs given to treat the disease.
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Biologists identify new targets for cancer vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): Over the past decade, scientists have been exploring vaccination as a way to help fight cancer. These experimental cancer vaccines are designed to stimulate the body's own immune system to destroy a tumour, by injecting fragments of cancer proteins found
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Here's how climate change could impact algae in the global ocean
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], September 16 (ANI): Global warming is likely to cause abrupt changes to important algal communities because of shifting biodiversity 'break point' boundaries in the oceans - according to research from the University of East Anglia and the Earlham Institute.
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Extreme sea levels to become common worldwide as Earth warms: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): A recent study reveals that due to Earth's rising temperature, extreme sea levels will soon become much more common worldwide.
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Scientists develop antibodies for use as non-hormonal contraceptive
Updated : 4 years, 6 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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Genome-editing strategy developed for potential Alzheimer's disease therap
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 18 (ANI): An international research team led by scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a novel strategy using brain-wide genome-editing technology that can reduce Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathologies in genetically modified
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Potential biomarker for lung disease in scleroderma patients discovered
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Michigan [US], August 7 (ANI): During a recent study, a Michigan Medicine researcher discovered a protein that can predict disease severity for a lung condition that often proves fatal for patients with scleroderma.
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Venom contributed to formation of new species of insects, fishes: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Swansea [UK], August 6 (ANI): A new study has revealed that venom contributed to the extraordinary diversity of insects and fishes, the most species-rich invertebrate and vertebrate groups in the animal kingdom.
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