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Climate change to decline Pakistan's agricultural yields: Study
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Pakistan faces a huge food crisis due to rapidly increasing population and inadequate food productivity. Currently, Pakistan is ranked at 92nd position out of 116 nations in Global Hunger Index.
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Study finds women taking oral estrogen hormones have increased risk of hig
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According to research, women aged 45 and more who used oestrogen hormone treatment in tablet form were more likely to develop high blood pressure than those who used transdermal (topically applied to the skin) or vaginal formulations.
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Children with drug-resistant epilepsy survive longer after cranial surgery
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According to research, the survival rate in children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) was highest following cranial epilepsy surgery and lowest when treated simply with antiseizure medicines.
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Study finds that active ionisation of air reduces noise
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Did you know that by ionising the air with wires, you could make a loudspeaker? Simply put, creating an electric field strong enough to ionise the air molecules in a network of parallel wires or a plasma transducer can result in the production of sound. The charged ions are then driven along
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Study investigates link between healthy lifestyle and death from osteoarth
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In a study using data from the UK Biobank, 104,142 osteoarthritis patients were evaluated to determine the association between individual and combined healthy lifestyle features and the risk of all-cause and cause-specific death.
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Adding ribociclib to hormone therapy improves outcomes for patients with e
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A study found that patients with early hormone-receptor (HR) positive/HER2 negative breast cancer had a significant advantage in invasive disease-free survival when ribociclib, a targeted therapy medicine, was added to hormone treatment.
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Study identifies potential targets for treatment of neuropsychiatric disea
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The brain undergoes continual change throughout development and adolescence. Early adulthood is a common time for the onset of neuropsychiatric disorders like schizophrenia. The dopamine system, which is necessary for thinking clearly and making decisions, starts to malfunction at this stage
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Ways to advance goals of equity and justice in climate action planning: St
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Researchers discovered that while equity and justice are frequently listed as goals in municipal climate action plans, the discussion of these concepts is mostly rhetorical. A new study from the University of Waterloo outlined how planners can bridge the gap and address the current state of
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Study sheds light on molecular mechanism that prevents cancer
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Researchers have identified a key process in cell death that prevents cancer from spreading through a distinct molecular mechanism of the disease's early stages. The study was published in 'Science Advances'.
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Park protection is critical for biodiversity conservation: Research
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Researchers discovered that strengthening protection for areas already protected by law or by local communities is just as important for biodiversity conservation as creating new protected areas.
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Study finds reduced emissions during epidemic aggravated climate change
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Researchers discovered that Covid epidemic shutdowns in South Asia significantly reduced the number of short-lived cooling particles in the air while having no effect on the concentration of long-lived greenhouse gases. Researchers were thus able to demonstrate how lower air pollution emissi
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Cutting boards may create microparticles when chopping veggies: Study
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Cutting carrots on wood and plastic boards, according to the study, can generate tens of millions of microparticles each year. However, a toxicity test found that polyethylene or wood microparticles generated during chopping had no effect on mouse cell survival.
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