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Research: Plant processes could be important in predicting drought develop
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Based on new analyses of satellite data, scientists have found that hydrologic conditions that increase flash drought risk occur more often than current models predict. The research also shows that incorporating how plants change soil structures can improve Earth system models.
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Scientists attempt to alleviate nightmares by manipulating emotions in dre
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Nightmares, those fearful memories that re-emerge in dreams, can sometimes become regular occurrences, visiting people multiple times a week for months on end.
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Scientists manipulate emotions in dreams in attempt to ease nightmares
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In therapy, dreamers may be coached to rehearse positive versions of their most frequent nightmares, but in a study of such patients published in the journal Current Biology, researchers in Switzerland take this a step further. They found that also playing a sound--one associated with a posi
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Scientists find new treatment methods for the new Lassa virus fever
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new study from scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology gives researchers a guide to neutralizing Lassa virus using a trio of rare antibodies isolated from survivors of Lassa virus infection.
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Researchers using magnetic bacteria to fight tumors
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Scientists around the world are researching how anti-cancer drugs can most efficiently reach the tumors they target.
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UP CM witnesses partial solar eclipse with telescopes, special glasses
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In addition to observing the celestial event with telescopes and special glasses, he took information from scientists about the eclipse's frequency, timing and planets.
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Researchers show that plant water stress, not termites cause mysterious ci
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Scientists have puzzled over the origin of Namibia's fairy circles for nearly half a century. It boiled down to two main theories: either termites were responsible, or plants were somehow self-organizing. Now, researchers from the University of Gottingen, benefitting from two exceptionally g
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Research explains why late-night eating leads to weight gain, diabetes
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Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind why eating late at night is linked to weight gain and diabetes. The connection between eating time, sleep and obesity is well-known but poorly understood, with research showing that over-nutrition can disrupt c
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Fatty liver linked to survival in E. coli infection: Study
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Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new way of looking at sex-biased diseases that are rooted in evolutionary biology.
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Scientists discover swirling galaxies unite around red quasar in 'monster'
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Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Using the James Webb Space Telescope to look back in time at the early universe, astronomers discovered a surprise: a cluster of galaxies merging together around a rare red quasar within a massive black hole. The findings offer an unprecedented opportunity
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Series of DNA variants linked to dyslexia identified during gene study
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): For the first time scientists have pinpointed a large number of genes that are reliably associated with dyslexia. Around a third of the 42 genetic variants identified have been previously linked to general cognitive ability and educational attainment.
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Scientists developing new diagnostic tool that can deliver health test res
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Scientists at Swansea University who are developing a platform that would use Artificial Intelligence to speed up the process of detecting biomarkers in biofluids have shown that the concept could work.
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