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Research suggests direct connection between spatial goals, behaviour in br
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Mice use a specific brain mechanism to automatically flee to cover when threatened, according to study results from the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre and the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit at UCL. Neuroscientists have never before been able to establish such a strong connection between s
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Research reveals whether Turmeric helps in breast cancer treatment
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center conducted a study to investigate the usage of the South Asian spice Turmeric to reduce joint pain and discomfort during breast cancer treatments.
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Brain area required for fluid intelligence identified
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Parts of the brain that support our ability to solve problems without prior experience, also known as fluid intelligence, have been mapped by a team led by UCL and UCLH researchers.
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New study compares cost-effectiveness of blood clot treatments in cancer p
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Direct oral anti-coagulant (DOAC) drugs are more effective and are more cost-effective than low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) for treating cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT), shows research conducted by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Cincinnati.
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Study suggests people sleep least from early 30s to early 50s
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A new study led by UCL, University of East Anglia and University of Lyon researchers has found that people sleep less in mid-adulthood than they do in early and late adulthood.
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Research throws light on secret language of photosynthesis
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists have been perplexed by the signals plants transmit to start photosynthesis, the process of converting sunlight into sugars, for decades. Academics from UC Riverside have finally cracked these earlier enigmatic communications.
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Study suggests sleep duration declines in early adulthood until age 33
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a recent study led by UCL, University of East Anglia, and University of Lyon academics, people sleep less in mid-adulthood than they do in early and late adulthood.
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Study finds new infant gene therapy to treat Artemis-SCID patients
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Ten young infants born without functioning immune systems and unable to fight infections are on track for better lives thanks to a new gene therapy procedure developed at UC San Francisco.
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Researchers decode the secret language of photosynthesis
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
For decades, scientists have been stumped by the signals plants send themselves to initiate photosynthesis, the process of turning sunlight into sugars. UC Riverside researchers have now decoded those previously opaque signals.
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Domestic markets recover in morning trade, tracking strong global cues
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Key indices S&P BSE Sensex surged 265 points to 61,968.17 while NSE Nifty 50 gained 72 points to 18,457.35 at 9.20 am on Wednesday morning. Among the most active stocks on BSE, Shyam Metal, Lal Pathlab, Bajaj Hind and UCO Bank were some of the gainers. Some of the laggards on the index w
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High School programs linked to lower substance use, better health behaviou
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New UCLA-led research finds that a college preparatory program for youth experiencing educational inequities that operates in about 13% of U.S public high schools has a positive effect on students' social networks, psycho-social outcomes, and health behaviors.
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Researchers unravel population of 'cheating' cells in cancers
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at UConn Health, Yale, and Johns Hopkins have identified that some cancer cells can "cheat" by escaping constraints imposed by lack of oxygen, allowing the cancer cells to continue to grow.
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