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Scientists predict efficiency of oxygen-evolving electrolysis on Moon and
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Manchester [England], February 12 (ANI): Often the question has arisen of whether Earth is the only planet with living organisms or not and what would be the conditions suitable for the growth and survival of life? Scientists have now provided more insight into the possibility of establishin
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Researchers find brain region related to feeling full after eating
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Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): New University of Arizona-led research has identified a brain region and neural circuitry that mediate satiation, which could help scientists better target drugs to treat eating disorders or manage weight.
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New mechanism involved in learning and memory discovered by scientists
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New York [US], February 10 (ANI): FMRP, a protein whose loss caused fragile X syndrome, intellectual disability, and some forms of autism, has been shown to play a key role in brain functions. It includes basic understanding about learning and memory. It helps to regulate synaptic connection
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Ebola virus hides in brain even after years of treatment? Study reveals sh
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Maryland [US], February 10 (ANI): Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a rare and deadly disease in people and nonhuman primates. People can get EVD through direct contact with an infected animal (bat or nonhuman primate) or a sick or dead person infected with the Ebola virus. In a ground-breaking s
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Researchers restore function in gene that suppresses liver cancer, enhance
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Boston [US], February 9 (ANI): Scientists and researchers never fail to amaze us with their dedication to making breakthrough discoveries that can save life even from life-threatening diseases. In a recent study, a team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and
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Study of pine pollen reveals nanofoams are key to survive mass extinctions
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London [UK], February 9 (ANI): The past always has always intrigued scientists, whether be it searching for answers on survival or questioning the existence of some species. Scientists from the Natural History Museum, London (United Kingdom), and the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, Grenoble
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Genetically informed atlases in brain reveal new landscapes about its stru
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California [US], February 8 (ANI): A locus in genetics indicates the physical location of a gene or variant on a chromosome. The plural for it is loci. Now, an international team of scientists has used atlases of the human brain informed by genetics to identify hundreds of genomic loci.
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Aurorae in Saturn sky? It's probably due to high altitude winds, says stud
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Leicester [England], February 8 (ANI): Saturn is the sixth planet in the solar system which has extremely large and bright rings around it. Now, Leicester space scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fuelling huge planetary aurorae at Saturn.
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Study offers explanation for unusual motions in solar flares
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Massachusetts [US], February 7 (ANI): Solar flames are defined as an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots. They are seen as bright areas on the sun and they can last from minutes to hours. In January 1999, scientists observed mysterio
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Scientists develop immunogen that produces tier-2 antibodies against HIV
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Pennsylvania [US], February 7 (ANI): Nearly four decades after its discovery, HIV has killed 36.3 million people, with no vaccine in sight. And many people are still not open in talking about it due to the stigma attached to it. However, a new study by researchers at The Wistar Institute has
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New findings about mosquito vision could help in hiding from disease vecto
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Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): The tiny looking mosquitoes that hum a tune every time they cross our ears are vectors of some of the most dangerous diseases known to mankind. Now, new research led by scientists at the University of Washington indicates that a common mosquito species (aft
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Researchers identify new way to amplify trustworthy news on social media w
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Tampa (Florida) [US], February 6 (ANI): It is a known fact that news, be it real or fake, spreads like wildfire on social media. Social media sites amplify misinformation and conspiracy theories. To address this concern, an interdisciplinary team of computer scientists, physicists and social
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