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Plant roots change shape and branch out for water: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers have discovered how plant roots adapt their shape to maximise their uptake of water, pausing branching when they lose contact with water and only resuming once they reconnect with moisture, ensuring they can survive even in the driest conditions.
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Specific immune cells cause myocarditis in cancer patients: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
In a new study, researchers from UC San Francisco and Vanderbilt University Medical Center identified particular immune cells that cause lethal cardiac damage in a small subsection of cancer immunotherapy patients.
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Researchers find genetic links between traits are often overstated
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Genetic correlation estimates typically assume that mating is random. But in the real world, partners tend to pair up because of many shared interests and social structures.
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Scientists say plants use epigenetic memories to adapt to climate change
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
While it is known that animals can adapt quickly to survive adverse environmental conditions, mounting evidence shows that plants can too.
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Environmental impact can be reduced by feeding dry food to pets: Research
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
A study of Brazilian pets suggests that cat and dog owners could significantly reduce the environmental impact of their pets' diets by feeding them dry food (consisting of kibble or biscuits) rather than wet food with higher water content.
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Study finds childhood deprivation related to impulsive behaviour as adults
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers from the School of Psychology at Aston University found a link between deprivation in childhood and impulsive behaviour - leading to addictions later in life. The findings, which are a culmination of six years of research, also found a further link between impulsivity, obesity an
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Researchers find new target for Alzheimer's therapies
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The protein medin is deposited in the blood vessels of the brains of Alzheimer's patients along with the protein amyloid-b. Researchers from DZNE have discovered this so-called co-aggregation. They have now published their observation in the renowned journal Nature. "Medin has been known for
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Study: Violent sexual predators use dating apps as hunting grounds
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Dating apps are fertile ground for predators in part because there are few means for potential victims to screen possible partners. Dating apps are now an entrenched part of American social life, but there's work to do to ensure users' safety. New research suggests that violent sexual predat
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Study finds obesity significantly increased heart failure risk among women
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
While women who enter menopause before age 45 are known to be at higher risk for heart failure, obesity significantly increased heart failure risk among women who experienced late menopause at age 55 or older, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Ass
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Study: Antibiotic-resistant microbes in the gut make C. difficile more inf
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Clostridioides difficile, often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that causes severe intestinal illness and, as its name suggests, can be difficult to study and treat. Approximately 1 in 6 patients infected with C. difficile will be reinfected within two months. Yet scie
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Do you know honey can reduce cardiometabolic risks? Study reveals
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers discovered how raw honey which comes from single source help to boost important cardiometabolic health indicators like blood sugar and cholesterol levels.
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Mothers with young or several kids may engage in less intense physical exe
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New research on physical activity trends among British moms reveals that mothers with young children and mothers with multiple children may indulge in less moderate or strenuous physical exercise.
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