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Delhi HC seeks response from Centre on plea of professor Swain challenging
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought a response from the centre on a plea moved by Professor Ashok Swain challenging the cancellation of the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card.
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DNA sequence helps in understanding origins of jaws: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at Uppsala University have discovered and characterised a DNA sequence found in jawed vertebrates, such as sharks and humans, but absent in jawless vertebrates, such as lampreys. This DNA is important for the shaping of the joint surfaces during embryo development.
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Pediatric brain tumors can relapse due to a stem cell protein
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers at Uppsala University have discovered a certain protein that makes tumour cells resting and insensitive to radiation treatment.
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Researchers find DNA linked with physically active lifestyle
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], September 8 (ANI): Researchers from Uppsala University identified DNA regions connected with physical activity or leisure screen usage in a big worldwide investigation. The findings show the benefits of physical activity for health and imply that a more sedentary lifestyl
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Acute sleep loss can alter how we see others: Research
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): Young adults when sleep-deprived evaluate angry faces as less trustworthy and healthy-looking. Furthermore, neutral and fearful faces appear less attractive following sleep loss, suggests the findings of a new study from Uppsala University.
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Study finds that mummification in Europe may be older than previously know
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Uppsala [Sweden], March 7 (ANI): Mummification is the process of preserving the body after death by deliberately drying or embalming flesh. A recent discovery made at the hunter-gatherer burial sites in the Sado Valley in Portugal, dating to 8,000 years ago found that mummification of the de
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Study examines last day of dinosaurs
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Uppsala [Sweden], February 28 (ANI): Dinosaurs have been extinct for over 65 million years and yet, questions still surround as to how massive creatures like them became extinct to such an extent that not even a trace of them is left now. Scientists have been pondering and researching this f
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CRISPR-Cas9 can generate unexpected, heritable mutations, says study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Uppsala [Sweden], February 6 (ANI): CRISPR-Cas9 is the "genetic scissors," that creates new potential for curing diseases. But the treatments must be reliable. In a new study, researchers have discovered that the method can give rise to unforeseen changes in DNA that can be inherited by the
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Do sleeping hours affect how intense exercise stresses the heart? Study su
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Uppsala [Sweden], January 30 (ANI): One is recommended to sleep for a minimum of atleast 8 hours, to ensure a good heart, but does one's sleeping hours also affect intense exercise and its impact on the heart? A new study suggests talks about the same.
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Research explores measures to help children of mothers with depression
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Uppsala [Sweden], January 2 (ANI): Recent studies among Syrian refugee families in Turkey and families with infants in Sweden and Bhutan have suggested that children of mothers in poor mental health have the risk of lacking in their cognitive development.
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Studies suggest measures to help children of mothers with depression
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Uppsala [Sweden], December 28 (ANI): New studies among Syrian refugee families in Turkey and families with infants in Sweden and Bhutan have found that children of mothers in poor mental health risk falling behind in their cognitive development.
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Study finds more effective treatment of Alzheimer's
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], October 2 (ANI): During a recent study, Uppsala University researchers designed new antibodies that might provide more effective treatment methods for Alzheimer's disease.
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