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Research shows how stress affects brain
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
At one time or another, we've all felt paralyzed by a threat or danger. Researchers from the University of Iowa have determined the origin of that response to a threat. According to a recent study, a neural circuit connecting two distinct brain regions controls how animals, including humans,
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Study reveals how insects contribute to atmospheric electricity
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
As with most living creatures, bees carry an innate electric charge. Having found that honeybee hive swarms change the atmospheric electricity by 100 to 1,000 volts per meter, increasing the electric field force normally experienced at ground level, the team developed a model that can predic
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Study: Prescribed forest fire lowers tick population, pathogen transmissio
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
For a recently published paper, the researchers reviewed the scientific literature on the effects of fire on forest composition and structure and its influence on ticks and their wildlife hosts.
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Insufficient sleep in teenagers is associated with overweight and obesity:
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Adolescents who sleep less than eight hours a night are more likely to be overweight or obese compared to their peers with sufficient sleep,according to research presented at ESC Congress 2022. Shorter sleepers were also more likely to have a combination of other unhealthy characteristics in
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Study: Children's physical health in schools linked to poor professional d
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
A team of University of Cambridge researchers conducted a study to examine the training given to in-service teachers who are charged with implementing new physical education lessons, sports, active breaks and other programmes designed to promote physical activity in schools
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Study: Green eyeglasses helps to reduce pain-related anxiety in patients w
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers say wearing special green spectacles for many hours a day decreases pain-related anxiety.
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No effect of anxiety disorders on vaccine hesitancy
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The new study led by the University of Waterloo aimed to investigate the relationship between vaccine hesitancy, psychological factors associated with anxiety, and individuals' reasoning for and against getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Check out how plants perceive trauma
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Norwich [UK], October 24 (ANI): A new angle has been added to old hypotheses about how plants use calcium waves to react systemically to injury and other stresses.
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Avoiding extinction: Asian animals found to be thriving near humans
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Queensland [Australia], October 24 (ANI): According to a University of Queensland-led study, some of Asia's largest creatures, like tigers and elephants, are living with people despite trends toward extinction that date back 12,000 years.
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Central Asia identified as a significant region for human ancestors: Resea
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Cleveland [US], October 24 (ANI): A recent study led by Dr Emma Finestone, assistant curator of human origins at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and research affiliate of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, identified the interior of Central Asia as a crucial r
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Cannabis use exacerbates pain following surgery: Research
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Orleans [US], October 24 (ANI): A study presented at the Anesthesiology 2022 annual meeting found that those who use cannabis experience higher pain after surgery than those who don't.
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Study finds learning how to learn can slow down rate of forgetfulness
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): Researchers have said that combining two strategies - spacing and retrieval practice - is key to success when trying to ace a test or pick up a new hobby.
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