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Researchers reveal link between Huntington's disease mutation, developmen
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered a connection between metabolic abnormalities that affect the growth of the brain's oligodendrocyte cells and the mutation that results in Huntington's disease. They discovered that thiamine and biotin in large amounts can r
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New ways microbes might help humans build colonies on Moon, Mars: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have been motivated to consider new ways that microbes can assist humans in colonising the Moon and Mars by studying the biochemical process by which cyanobacteria absorb nutrients from rocks in Chile's Atacama Desert.
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Controversial Alzheimer's drug approval sparks surprising impact in US
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave controversial accelerated approval to the first Alzheimer's drug in nearly 20 years, it had a surprising impact on attitudes about research into the disease. A survey by University of California, Irvine neuroscientists has found news coverage o
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Conventional thinkers can get creative through 'emotional reappraisal': St
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A study carried out by author Lily Zhu and several co-authors, conventional thinkers can be creative if they look at emotional situations from a different perspective.
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This 22-year-old becomes First Indian and Youngest ever Garwood Fellow at
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI/PNN): Yashraj Bhardwaj, Co-Founder of Petonic Infotech, becomes first Indian and Youngest ever Garwood Innovation Fellow in history of University of California Berkeley.Although this prestigious honor is normally given to those with a PhD, Yashraj is the on
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People become less fearful when they know more specifics of potential dang
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): New research from the University of California San Diego sheds light on how people perceive risks, finding that detailed knowledge of probabilities can make risks seem less risky.
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Adult brain may partially recover from genetic blindness: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 15 (ANI): A new understanding of how some visually impaired people may come to see provides a new perspective on the brain's potential. Researchers from the University of California, Irvine School of Biological Sciences and the School of Medicine collaborated to unco
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Study discovers how adult brain has the capacity to partially recover from
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 10 (ANI): A new understanding of how some visually handicapped individuals might begin to see gives a fresh perspective on the brain's capabilities. A partnership between researchers at the University of California, Irvine School of Biological Sciences and the School
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Research: Lack of sleep can make a person selfish
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], August 24 (ANI): Humans help one another; it is one of the pillars of civilised society. However, a new study conducted by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, reveals that a lack of sleep impairs this fundamental human trait, with real-world consequences.
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Study reveals food can be produced without sunlight via artificial photosy
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): Scientists have found a way to bypass the need for biological photosynthesis altogether and create food independent of sunlight by using artificial photosynthesis, according to a study by the University of California.
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Study explores effect of climate change on economic growth
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], August 13 (ANI): Research from the University of California, examines the fundamental issue that underlies the costs and benefits of climate change policies. Their finding revisits the impact of climate change and rising global temperatures on GDP through an empirical met
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How climate change affects economic growth
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], August 10 (ANI): The fundamental issue, which underlies the costs and advantages of climate change policy, is addressed in a study from the University of California, Davis.
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