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Research finds Neanderthals might have been carnivores
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): The findings of a new study led by a CNRS researcher, for the first time, used zinc isotope analysis to determine the position of Neanderthals in the food chain.
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Nicotine dose in one cigarette blocks estrogen production in women's brain
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], October 17 (ANI): The amount of nicotine in one cigarette inhibits women's brains from producing estrogen. This may explain a variety of behavioural differences in smokers, including the reason why women have a higher resistance to quitting than males. The ECNP Congress in
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Study sheds light on how migraine is tied to complications in pregnancy
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 11 (ANI): Women with migraine may have a higher risk of pregnancy complications like preterm delivery, gestational high blood pressure and preeclampsia, according to a preliminary study. Researchers also found that women with migraine with aura may have a somewhat hi
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Research: Asteroid that formed Vredefort crater bigger than previously bel
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Researchers developed a more accurate simulation of the impact that formed Earth's largest crater Vredefort crater nearly two billion years ago. They found the impactor (most likely an asteroid) that formed the Vredefort crater is much larger than previou
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Researchers explain the cause of autoimmunity in patients with type 1 diab
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which the pancreas makes little or no insulin. The details of the events that occur during autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic beta-cells have been studied extensively yet the mystery of what causes a
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Activated carbon might lead to odourless diapers: Research
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 22 (ANI): According to recent research from the University of Gothenburg, activated carbon may help erase the smell of urine from diapers. Experiments with the odour molecule p-cresol reveal that activated carbon, which is primarily composed of the carbon variation
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Study suggests daily supplements may improve cognition in older adults
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): New research shows that taking a daily supplement may improve cognition in older adults. In the study, researchers estimated that three years of multivitamin supplementation roughly translated to a 60-per cent slowing of cognitive decline (about 1.8 years
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Researchers find tree compound that has potential to kill drug-resistant b
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers found a naturally occurring compound, known as hydroquinine, has bacterial killing activity against several microorganisms.
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Study: Shape of coronavirus affects its transmission
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Okinawa [Japan], August 31 (ANI): Images of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, have been imprinted in our brains since the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the way we commonly visualise the virus, as a spherical with spikes, is not entirely true. Microscope images of infected tissue
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Study: Half of the mothers of autistic children suffer from depression
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
San Francisco [US], August 27 (ANI): According to a recent survey conducted over a period of 18 months, approximately 50% of all mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had elevated levels of depressive symptoms, while rates for mothers with neurotypical children were much lo
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Study: Banana peels make sugar cookies healthier
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers found that adding banana peel flour to the dough for sugar cookies increases the cookies' nutritional value.
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Study finds bandages can be made stickier, durable by using sound, bubbles
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Montreal [Canada], August 20 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers discovered that they can control the stickiness of adhesive bandages by using ultrasound waves and bubbles.
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