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Brain area required for fluid intelligence identified
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Parts of the brain that support our ability to solve problems without prior experience, also known as fluid intelligence, have been mapped by a team led by UCL and UCLH researchers.
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Study finds stress accelerates immune aging
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Stress in the form of traumatic events, job strain, everyday stressors and discrimination, accelerates aging of the immune system, potentially increasing a person's risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and illness from infections such as COVID-19, according to a new USC study.
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Research: Thyroid problems linked to increased risk of dementia
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Older people with hypothyroidism, also called underactive thyroid, may be at increased risk of developing dementia, according to a study published in the July 6, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The risk of developing dementia was eve
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Study sheds lights on new insights into the timeline of mammal evolution
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A new study, published today in the journal Nature, has provided the most detailed timeline of mammal evolution to date.
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Anemia discovery offers new targets to treat fatigue in millions
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers have discovered an unknown biological process that controls the production of vital cells that carry oxygen throughout the body. The discovery could help doctors develop new treatments for anaemias that affect millions of people.
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Textbooks not keeping pace of increasing climate impacts: Research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A new study from North Carolina State University finds that biology textbooks have done a poor job of incorporating material related to climate change. For example, the study found that most textbooks published in the 2010s included less information about climate change than they did in the
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Study suggests stem cells help determine new schizophrenia drugs
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Neurodegenerative and psychiatric illnesses can be brought on by inflammation and an overactive immune system in the brain, which results in the loss of synapses and the death of neurons.
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Researcher gives insights into causes of human lymph node function decline
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The reasons why human lymph nodes become less functional with age and the effects on the efficiency of our immune system are the subject of a recent study conducted by researchers at Uppsala University.
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Study finds how virovory is enough to fuel physiological growth
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that a type of Halteria, which are tiny ciliates that live in freshwater habitats all over the world, may consume large quantities of infectious chloroviruses. For the first time, the team's laboratory tests have also demonstrated that a virus-only diet, or "virovory,"
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Strong metaphorical messages can help in fight against toxic e-waste: Stud
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
According to a new study, consumers who were told that not recycling their batteries "risked polluting the equivalent of 140 Olympic swimming pools every year" were more likely to participate in an electronic waste recycling scheme.
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Brown algae deliver slime to climate: Research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
When it comes to absorbing carbon dioxide from the air, brown algae are true wonder plants. They even outcompete terrestrial forests in this and thus play a critical role in the atmosphere and our climate. But what happens to the carbon dioxide that the algae absorb?
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Class 12 Madurai girl keeps Jallikattu bull as her friend, trains him for
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Divyadarshini, a Madurai girl studying in Class 12 with a fearless nature and a love for animals, has kept a Jallikattu Bull as her friend and is training him for the sport.
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