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Asthmatics may soon be able to breathe easier thanks to recent breakthroug
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Joondalup [Australia], July 9 (ANI): In contrast to mild-to-moderate asthmatics and healthy people, severe asthmatics have a distinct biochemical (metabolite) profile that can be detected in their urine, according to research led by Drs. Stacey Reinke (ECU) and Craig Wheelock (Karolinska Ins
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Cases of medicine-related harm leading to hospital admission rising: Study
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Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): Researchers have identified an increasing trend in medicine-related harm leading to hospital admission.
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Study find that copper leads to protein aggregation, may cause Parkinson's
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Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): Copper exposure in the environment and the protein alpha-synuclein in the human brain could play an important role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. Researchers were able to show how the protein takes on an unusual shape when exposed to large amounts
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New study examines memory of expert birdwatchers
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Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): According to a new study that examined memory in expert birdwatchers, having expert knowledge in a subject helps us memorize new information. This is because, while forgetting often happens when similar memories interfere with each other, expert knowledge provi
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Gestures can improve understanding of language disorders
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Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): When words fail, gestures can help to get the message across especially for people who have a language disorder. An international research team has now shown that listeners attend the gestures of people with aphasia more often and for much longer than previousl
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Illegal means used to influence poll results in Pakistan: Study
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Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): More than 160 illegal means are used to influence poll results in Pakistan as around 80 per cent of them could be addressed by introducing electronic voting machines (EVMs), reported Dawn.
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Study finds childhood socio-economic stress might be associated with obesi
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Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Stressful childhood environments are a precursor for obesity later in life according to a University Alberta study that challenges the notion that advertising junk food is at the root of the obesity epidemic.
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Smallest nuclear war would devastate ocean systems, say researchers
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Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): According to a Rutgers researcher and an international team of geoscientists, led by Cheryl S. Harrison at Louisiana State University, even the smallest nuclear war would devastate ocean systems, leading to sharp declines in fish stocks, expansion of ice sheets
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KEDGE Business School a Triple Accredited institution by AACSB, AMBA and E
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): KEDGE Business School (France) and Vijaybhoomi University's Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM) in Greater Mumbai, have joined forces to create an International Bachelor in Business Administration (IBBA) Degree uniquely set to cove
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Study reveals oak tree thought to be extinct are now in immediate need of
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Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): According to a new study, botanical researchers revealed that oak tree once were thought to be extinct, and now are in immediate need of conservation within Big Bend National Park in Texas.
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Childhood obesity occurring at greater frequency, younger ages: Study
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Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Despite numerous public health initiatives to encourage healthy behaviours and improve living conditions the rates of new cases of obesity in elementary school are higher and are occurring earlier in childhood than they were even a decade earlier, according to
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Scientists find important genetic factor behind insect migrations
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Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Researchers have discovered more than 1,500 genetic differences between migratory and non-migratory hoverflies in a recent study.
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