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Researchers suggest using urban city design to promote heart healt
Updated : 1 hour, 34 min ago IST
Sophia Antipolis [France], May 19 (ANI): Cities harbour a dangerous cocktail of environmental stressors which politicians must tackle to save lives and preserve health- says the conclusion of a new paper.
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Study reveals dementia risk factors similar for men and women, but
Updated : 1 hour, 46 min ago IST
Sydney [Australia], May 19 (ANI): While the link between several mid-life cardiovascular risk factors and dementia was similar for both sexes, for blood pressure it was not- find George Institute researchers -in a study of just over half a million people.
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Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude hits Nepal
Updated : 2 hours, 43 min ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal] May 19, (ANI): An Earthquake of Magnitude 5.8 Richter scale struck Nepal on Wednesday morning (local time) as per the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center.
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Educational intervention enhances student learning: Study
Updated : 15 hours, 29 min ago IST
Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): In a study of low-income, urban youth in the US, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that students exposed to Photovoice, an educational intervention, experienced greater improvements in STEM-capacity scores and environmenta
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Parts of Greenland may be on the verge of tipping, suggests new st
Updated : 18 hours, 29 min ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 18 (ANI): Scientists at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have detected new early-warning signs that the central-western part of the Greenland ice sheet has been destabilizing and may now be close to a critical transition.
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HC issue notice to Centre, Delhi govt on plea seeking to ensure pr
Updated : 21 hours, 5 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre and Delhi government on a plea seeking to ensure all COVID-19 tests are conducted by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited, Indian Council of Medical
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Top medical experts welcome move to remove plasma therapy from COV
Updated : 21 hours, 27 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Several top medical experts have welcomed the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)'s updated advisory released on Monday dropping the use of convalescent plasma from recommended treatment protocols for COVID-19.
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US Senate advances bill to provide funding for technology research
Updated : 17 hours, 22 min ago IST
Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): The United States Senate on Monday advanced a bill that would provide billions of dollars in government funding for technology research as part of a legislative measure to counter China amid strained ties and fierce competition between the two countries.
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Study says alcohol may have immediate effect on atrial fibrillatio
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Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): Alcohol appears to have an immediate- or near-immediate effect on heart rhythm, significantly increasing the chance that an episode of atrial fibrillation (AFib) will occur, according to new data presented by the researchers at American College of Cardiology.
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Scientists find new way of predicting COVID-19 vaccine efficacy
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Canberra [Australia], May 18 (ANI): The early immune response in a person who has been vaccinated for COVID-19 can predict the level of protection they will have to the virus over time, according to analysis from Australian mathematicians, clinicians, and scientists, and published the journa
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New study provides evidence of how Milky Way came together
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Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): New study led by researchers at Ohio State University provides the latest evidence into the timing of how our early Milky Way came together, including the merger with a key satellite galaxy.
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Lipid droplets help protect kidney cells from damage: Study
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London [UK], May 18 (ANI): Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found out how microscopic structures called lipid droplets may help to prevent a high-fat diet causing kidney damage. The work in fruit flies, published in PLoS Biology opens up a new research avenue for developing be
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