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Research shows ethnic studies increases student engagement, high school gr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 7 (ANI): New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that enrolling 9th graders who are struggling academically in an ethnic studies course greatly improves the likelihood those students will graduate from high school and enroll in college.
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Researchers explain how muscle fatigue effects ability of older adults to
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): A University of Massachusetts Amherst team of scientists in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences is focused on understanding how muscle fatigue and changes in gait affect the ability of people in their 70s and 80s to remain active.
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Researchers unveil discovery of new process for making RNA
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Massachusetts [US], August 6 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently unveiled their discovery of a new process for making RNA, which made the resulting RNA purer, more copious, and likely to be more cost-effective than any previous process.
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Study shows forests play greater role in depositing toxic mercury across g
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): A research led by a University of Massachusetts Lowell environmental science professor claims mercury measurements in a Massachusetts forest indicate the toxic element is deposited in forests across the globe in much greater quantities than previously understo
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Evidence-based patient-psychotherapist matching improves mental health car
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): In a new research led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst psychotherapy researcher, mental health care patients matched with therapists who had a strong track record of treating the patients' primary concerns had better results than patients who were not
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Food scientists aim to make plant-based protein tastier, healthier
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 6 (ANI): As meat-eating continues to increase around the world, food scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are focusing on ways to create healthier, better-tasting and more sustainable plant-based protein products that mimic meat, fish, milk, cheese and
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Study finds postpartum care fails to provide key services to women
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Massachusetts [US], December 19 (ANI): According to a study by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers, most women are receiving fewer than half the services recommended during their comprehensive postpartum medical checkup.
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Oral hormone therapy shown to significantly alter metabolome of menopausal
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 17 (ANI): Groundbreaking research led by a team of scientists including a University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician shows that oral hormone therapy (HT) significantly alters the metabolome of postmenopausal women.
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Postpartum care fails to provide women with key recommended services, find
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Massachusetts [US], November 11 (ANI): Most women are receiving fewer than half the services recommended during their comprehensive postpartum medical checkup, according to a study by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers.
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India a hotbed for education on Public Policy and Governance
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): Professor Alasdair Roberts, Director at the School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Umass Amherst) delivered an engaging session on public policy at the JK Lakshmipat University (JKL
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Discovery of colon cancer pathway could lead to new targeted treatments
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 26 (ANI): A new study, conducted by food science researchers at the University of Massachusetts have found a set of enzymes involved in tumour growth that could be targeted to prevent or treat colon cancer.
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Non-invasive gene therapy could treat brain tumour
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington, July 23 (ANI): A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, led by an Indian neuroscientist, has developed a non-invasive gene therapy to treat brain tumour.
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