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Study suggests people sleep least from early 30s to early 50s
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A new study led by UCL, University of East Anglia and University of Lyon researchers has found that people sleep less in mid-adulthood than they do in early and late adulthood.
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Key neurons that maintain body temperature in mammals identified in new st
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A group of neurons, called EP3 neurons, in the preoptic area of the brain play a key role in regulating body temperature in mammals, reported a research group at Nagoya University in Japan.
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College student found hanging in Congress MLA's official bungalow
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The student named Tirath Singh was studying at the MLA's bungalow for the last four years. The incident took place in the Shyamala Hills area.
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Scientists discover inexpensive air purifiers that can be effective to fil
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers from the Silent Spring Institute, Brown University's School of Public Health, and Brown University's School of Engineering discovered that inexpensive air filtration systems known as Corsi-Rosenthal boxes are successful at lowering indoor air pollutants.
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High levels of ammonia in colon cancer restrict T cell development: Resear
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The researchers discovered, ammonia inhibits the growth and function of T cells, which are essential for anti-tumour immunity.
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Study reveals music therapy is effective in anxiety reduction in cancer p
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The study, which was published in the journal 'Integrative Cancer Therapies', found patients with cancer benefited from music therapy as it brought down their levels of anxiety and discomfort.
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Diving birds more prone to extinction: Scientists
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Diving birds like penguins, puffins and cormorants may be more prone to extinction than non-diving birds, according to a new study by the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath. The authors suggest this is because they are highly specialised and therefore less able to adapt to
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Study: Drinking coffee daily linked to risk of cardiovascular disease
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers revealed two or more cups of coffee a day may double the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease in people with severe high blood pressure (defined as 160/100 mm Hg or higher), but not in those with high blood pressure that is not considered severe.
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Traumatic brain injury, PTSD associated with Alzheimer's: Research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers found that PTSD, TBI, and the e4 variant of the APOE gene exhibited high links with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in a study of Veterans conducted by Dr. Mark Logue, a statistician in the National Center for PTSD at the VA Boston Healthcare System (ADRD).
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Physical problems in milk production makes women stop breastfeeding early:
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A recent study from Penn State and the University of Cincinnati suggests that physical problems like inflammation may play a role in the decreased milk production of breastfeeding women, which is one of the main reasons mothers stop breastfeeding early.
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Some stomachs digest faster than others due to microbes: Study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
According to recent research from the University of Copenhagen, some Danes may have a different makeup of gut microorganisms than other Danes, which allows them to, on average, absorb more energy from meals.
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Scientists study 155 new genes to see how humans continue to evolve
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Nearly 7 million years ago, modern humans diverged from our chimpanzee ancestors, yet we have since continued to evolve. Within the human lineage, 155 novel genes that spontaneously developed from little fragments of our DNA have been discovered. A handful of these "microgenes" are projected
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