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Scientists monitor vitals by embedding sensors into t-shirts
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): New low-cost sensors in t-shirts and face masks that track breathing, heart rate, and ammonia have been embedded by imperial researchers.
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Climate change can greatly expand invasive stink bug habitat
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): According to a recent modelling study, changing weather conditions could increase suitable habitat for the brown marmorated stink bug in the United States by 70 per cent.
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Dead fish breathes new life into the evolutionary origin of fins and limbs
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): A trove of fossils in China, unearthed in rock dating back some 436 million years, has revealed for the first time that the mysterious galeaspids, a jawless freshwater fish, possessed paired fins.
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Study creates map of Milky Way galaxy's ancient dead stars
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): The first map of the 'galactic underworld' a chart of the corpses of once massive suns that have since collapsed into black holes and neutron stars have revealed a graveyard that stretches three times the height of the Milky Way, and that almost a third of t
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Scientists reveals that obesity is a neurodevelopmental disorder
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): A team of researchers reports that molecular mechanisms of brain development during early life are likely a major determinant of obesity risk.
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Researchers discovered protein could be used to produce life-saving antifu
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a protein that is responsible for controlling cell growth in yeasts. Since humans and yeasts have remarkably similar cellular mechanisms, teasing out the differences presents drug developers with new targets for treatments.
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Voice-control devices may have an impact on children's social, emotional d
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): According to a study, the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare, as well as voice-control smart devices like Alexa, Siri, and Google Home, may be harmful to children's social and emotional development.
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Loneliness, unhappiness increases ageing faster than smoking: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): The accumulation of molecular damage contributes to the development of frailty and major diseases associated with ageing. Some people's molecular processes are more intense than others, resulting in accelerated ageing.
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Study finds cancer-causing gene regulates genetic variation in prostate ca
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): A group of researchers discovered a novel role for a cancer-causing gene in controlling an important genetic process that underpins genetic variation in prostate cancer.
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Structure of family groups gives animals incentive to help or harm their s
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1(ANI): According to new research, the structure of family groups provides animals with an incentive to help or harm their social group as they age.
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Researchers find how babies respond to taste, smell in the womb
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): Investigators performed 4D ultrasound scans on 100 pregnant women to see how their unborn babies reacted to flavours from the foods their mothers ate. The researchers scanned some mothers to see how their foetal faces responded to the kale and carrot flavour
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Evidence of social relationships between chimpanzees, gorillas found durin
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): The first evidence of lasting social relationships between chimpanzees and gorillas in the wild has been found during a long-term study led by primatologist Crickette Sanz at Washington University in St. Louis.
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