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Study: Untapped stem cell potential may help heal damaged spinal cord
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 23 (ANI): Scientists have identified a group of latent stem cells that respond to injury in the central nervous system of mice. If a similar type of cell exists in humans, they could offer a new therapeutic approach to treat brain and spinal cord injuries.
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UK anthropologist Filippo Osella moves against deportation from Kerala Air
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): The famous UK Anthropologist and social scientist Filippo Osella approached the Delhi High court challenging his deportation from Kerala Airport on March 23, 2022.
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'Rising Monkeypox cases will not lead to HIV', says top ICMR scientist
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): A top scientist of the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology on Monday stated that the rising Monkeypox cases will not lead to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Study reveals food can be produced without sunlight via artificial photosy
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): Scientists have found a way to bypass the need for biological photosynthesis altogether and create food independent of sunlight by using artificial photosynthesis, according to a study by the University of California.
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Want to know how sharks use the ocean? Read here
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Stanford (California) [US], August 21 (ANI): Scientists have compiled a sizable biologging dataset using sophisticated electronic tags to gain comparative insights into how "elasmobranchs," such as sharks, rays, and skates, use the ocean's depths.
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Researchers discover how impact causes a new planet to 'break up'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Impacts affect the porosity and structure of moons and planets more dramatically than scientists suspected, increasing their potential habitability for life. Studying how those impacts affect planetary bodies, asteroids, moons and other rocks in space helps
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Human brain's cerebral cortex mapped by scientists
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): The surface of the cortex of the young human brain has been mapped by scientists at the UNC School of Medicine with unprecedented resolution. It revealed the development of key functional regions from two months before birth to two years after.
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Scientists determine structure of key player in antibiotic resistance
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): With antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the rise, scientists have been searching for ways to shut down the Type IV secretion system (T4SS), a protein complex on the outer envelope of bacterial cells that helps them to exchange DNA with neighbouring bacteria an
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Study reveals how brain gathers threat cues, turns them into fear
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a biochemical route that combines hazardous sights, sounds, and odours into a single message: Be afraid. CGRP is a protein that allows neurons in two different parts of the brain to combine hazardous sensory c
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Indian subcontinent to face more very wet monsoon seasons as climate warms
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): The latest generation of climate models projects an increase in severity and frequency of very wet Indian summer monsoon seasons, a new study by scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impacts Research shows.
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Scientists reveal using sound, bubbles make bandages stickier, durable
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Montreal [Canada], August 15 (ANI): Researchers have discovered that using ultrasound waves and bubbles, they can control the stickiness of adhesive bandages. This discovery could pave the way for new advances in medical adhesives, particularly in situations where adhesives are difficult to
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Prehistoric podiatry: How dinosaurs carried such enormous burdens
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Scientists have cracked an enduring mystery, discovering how sauropod dinosaurs like Brontosaurus and Diplodocus supported their gigantic bodies on land.
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