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Early life events can have long-term effect on genes: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a new study in fruit flies headed by UCL researchers, early life experiences can influence gene activity and even longevity.
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Study: Male orb-weaving spiders fight less in female-dominated colonies
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Orb-weaving spiders cooperate for more peaceful colonies, a surprising revelation given that most spiders live solitarily. In the colonies that researchers observed, male spiders fought less with one another when there were more female spiders in a colony. But colonies with large numbers of
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Silent synapses are abundant in the adult brain: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Neuroscientists discovered that the adult brain contains millions of 'silent synapses' immature connections between neurons that remain inactive until they're recruited to help form new memories.
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Research finds ice-free Antarctic area growth leads to unbalanced biodiver
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
A study into the impact of global warming on the biodiversity of the Antarctic has identified how the predicted expansion of ice-free areas will impact native animals and plants, paving the way for the invasion of non-native species in Antarctica.
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Excess oxygen during surgery linked to higher risk of organ damage: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
A large US study has found that giving patients excess levels of oxygen during surgery is associated with a higher risk of subsequent kidney, heart, and lung injury.
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Study explores effect of carbon dioxide on bumble bee reproduction
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Even though a beekeeper puffing clouds of carbon dioxide into a hive to calm the insects is a familiar image to many, less is known about its other effects on bees.
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Alchemist brings its Award-winning Personalised training in UG Entrance Co
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI/PNN): Alchemist is a recognised expert in CAT & GMAT Exam Coaching for more than 20 years and is the only institution in India to offer unlimited classes with personalised learning plans to its students.
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Study finds that experiences of daily stress decrease as people age
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Stories about how daily stress can negatively impact people's lives, from physical health to mental and emotional well-being, are frequently in the media. But there is good news about the experience of daily stress as people age.
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Prenatal classes cut moms' depression in half: Research
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
A low-cost, prenatal intervention benefits mothers' mental health up to eight years later, a new UC San Francisco study finds. In the study, one of the first to look at outcomes so far into the future, pregnant women who participated in a group wellness class that met weekly for eight weeks
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Microfibers in Mediterranean Sea floating homes for bacteria
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Almost 200 species of bacteria colonize microfibers in the Mediterranean Sea, including one that causes food poisoning in humans, according to a new study led by Maria Luiza Pedrotti of Sorbonne Universite, published November 30 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.
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Study finds how wasteosomes indicate dysfunction of glymphatic system
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Wasteosomes, structures that act as storage facilities for waste products from the brain, are used to demonstrate the malfunction of the glymphatic system, a recently identified system that is a crucial brain-cleaning mechanism.
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Inflammation a significant factor contributing to Alzheimer's disease: St
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
An important cause of Alzheimer's disease inflammation has recently been linked to a gene that is prevalent in the brain's cleaning cells, called microglia, according to a recent study. The discovery might offer a brand-new area of focus for treatments of the incurable disease.
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