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Study suggests melting glaciers will produce new salmon habitat
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): For decades, climate change has had detrimental impacts on Pacific salmon populations. Spawning streams are overheating and droughts are drying up salmon habitats entirely, impacting many food webs from the Rocky Mountains and Coast Ranges to the Pacific O
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Childhood trauma increases risk of opioid abuse: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): Young adults who experienced trauma in childhood are more at risk for misusing prescription opioids, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
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COVID-19 Delta variant may have increased ability to evade vaccine-induced
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 3 (ANI): Vaccines are effective in decreasing hospitalization and deaths from COVID-19 infection but the emergence of viral variants of concern may diminish their efficacy, according to a recent study.
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Study finds why moles become melanomas
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): Melanocytes are cells that give colour to the skin to protect it from the sun's rays. Specific changes to the DNA sequence of melanocytes, called BRAF gene mutations, are found in over 75 per cent of moles. The same change is also found in 50 per cent of m
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Those who game together, stay together: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): Humans all over the world play games, but games are not played equally throughout the world's cultures. Humans might use games to store and teach cultural-specific information to community members.
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Pandemic depression persists among older adults: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the mental health of older people living in the community, with those who are lonely faring far worse, according to new research from McMaster University.
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Study suggests pairing fasting with exercise can boost health outcomes
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): A new study has found that exercising intensely at the start of a fast may help maximise the health benefits of temporarily foregoing food.
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Which gene's loss can affect daily behaviour? Study finds out
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 23 (ANI): Life is organized on a 24-hour schedule. Central to this regular rhythm is the circadian clock, timekeepers that are present in virtually every organ, tissue and cell type. When a clock goes awry, sleep disruption or a variety of diseases can result.
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Arterial stiffness in adolescence may potentially cause hypertension, obes
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], November 18 (ANI): Arterial stiffness is a novel risk factor to be targeted for preventing and treating hypertension and obesity from a young age, according to a new study by an international team of researchers.
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Researchers find new compound for innovative pain relief
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 14 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have targeted a common sodium ion channel to reverse pain, with positive results that could lead to a non-addictive solution to treat pain.
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Study reveals importance of ignoring distraction while learning
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): Cognitive training designed to focus on what's important while ignoring distractions can enhance the brain's information processing, enabling the ability to "learn to learn," finds a new study on mice.
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Common household noises may be stressing your dog, says study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found that people may not recognize that their dog is stressed when exposed to common household noises.
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