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Scientists compare harmful effects of vaping with smoking
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], April 9 (ANI): Scientists from the tobacco company Imperial Brands have utilised Toxys' ToxTracker suite of stem-cell-based in-vitro assays that provide a mechanistic insight into the potential DNA damaging properties of chemicals and compared the vape e-liquid samples and thei
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Non-uniformity of Himalayas could result in significantly large earthquake
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Scientists have found that the Himalayas are not uniform and assume different physical and mechanical properties in different directions - a property present in crystals called anisotropy which could result in significantly large earthquake events in the Him
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Scientists discover drug that can stop tumours from growing
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): Cancer doctors may soon have a new tool for treating melanoma and other types of cancer, thanks to work being done by researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center who claimed to have found a drug that can reduce inflammation and the resultant tumour
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Single-cell transcriptomic technologies advanced by new method
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Oxford [UK], April 8 (ANI): Single-cell transcriptomics allows scientists to identify the genes that are active in each individual cell type, and discover how these genetic differences change cellular identity and function.
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Researchers find reflecting sunlight could cool Earth's ecosystem
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Minneapolis (Minnesota), [US], April 8 (ANI): Composed of climate scientists and ecologists from leading research universities internationally, a team of scientists found that more research is needed to understand the ecological impacts of solar radiation modification (SRM) technologies that
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Scientists call for new investigation into COVID-19 origins
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 8 (ANI): A group of international scientists called for a new investigation into the origins of Covid-19 on Wednesday after China and the World Health Organization (WHO) released a scrutinized report last week concluding that the virus most likely came from wildlife inst
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Key brain molecule may play role in many brain disorders, suggests study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): A team, led by scientists at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, have identified a molecule called microRNA-29 as a powerful controller of brain maturation in mammals. Deleting microRNA-29 in mice caused problems very similar to those se
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Study links maternal stress in conception to higher chance of female foetu
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Washington [US], April 6 (ANI): A study carried out by scientists from the University of Granada (UGR) has revealed that women who experience stress both before becoming pregnant and during conception are almost twice as likely to have a girl as a boy.
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PM Modi reacts to R Madhavan's 'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect', says 'scienti
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday shared his reviews about the R Madhavan's upcoming sci-fi biographical film 'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect'.
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Tracking receptor proteins might reveal molecular basis of learning and me
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Nagoya [Japan], April 5 (ANI): During a recent study scientists from Japan used a novel two-step method of labelling neurotransmitter receptor proteins to track their localization efficiently.
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Scientists links risk of cardiovascular disease with eating processed meat
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], April 4 (ANI): The findings of a recent global study led by scientists from Hamilton found a link between a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and eating processed meat. The same study, however, did not find the same link with unprocessed red meat or poultry.
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Tracking receptor proteins can unveil molecular basis of memory, learning:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nagoya [Japan], April 4 (ANI): In a new study, scientists from Japan have reported their findings on the dynamics of receptors, which can enable understanding of the processes of memory formation and learning.
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