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Quebec City: The study of any disease always shows new ways of its treatment and cure. Now, an international research team has established a link between gut microbiota and chronic inflammatory diseases such as arthritis. The team led by Eric Boilard of Universite Laval discovered that a protein naturally present in the gut acts on […]
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Washington: A team of scientists has found the precise structural changes in the spike protein of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The study has been published in the ‘Science Journal’. “The findings provide a blueprint that researchers can use to design new countermeasures, whether they be vaccines or therapeutics, against omicron and other coronavirus variants […]
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Washington: A team of scientists has shown that the healthy brain is able to multitask while walking without sacrificing how either activity is accomplished. The study has been published in the ‘NeuroImage Journal’. “This research shows us that the brain is flexible and can take on additional burdens,” said David Richardson, an MD/PhD student in […]
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Hyderabad: While everybody has body and facial hair, for some it is thicker and grows faster than others. Every woman wants to look beautiful, soft and smooth without any dark hair on face or other parts of the body. There are many easy and safe methods to remove facial hair. Natural remedies are best in […]
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London: A new study has found that a group of genes that play an essential role in building components of our cells can also impact the human lifespan. The research has been published in the ‘Genome Research Journal’ The genes have previously been found to extend lifespan in small organisms, such as making fruit flies […]
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New Delhi: You’re in a relationship with someone you love and you often find yourself changing to please your partner. You might start to wear their clothes, eat the food they like and even adopt their hobbies… sounds familiar? Keeping a sense of “self” may seem counterintuitive when we’re in relationships. We find ourselves wanting […]
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Hyderabad: Republic Day is here and for those who are wondering how to seize the spirit of the patriotic day, a gorgeous tricolour-inspired outfit would instantly match your vibe to that of the day. While the laziest idea would be to grab anything that is white, green or orange, if you plan your outfit a little […]
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London: The Omicron variant of Covid is highly contagious but is known to cause less severe disease than Delta. This is after being better at escaping immune protection by vaccinations and previous infections. However, the reasons for this have so far remained elusive. Now, a new study has shown that Omicron variant viruses are particularly […]
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Hong Kong: Despite low absolute risk, there is an increased relative risk of carditis — a type of heart inflammation — associated with Covid vaccine developed by US drugmaker Pfizer and China’s CoronaVac, researchers have found. The findings, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, show a significant increased risk in adolescents after the second dose. […]
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Hyderabad: Parle-G, the 80-year-old biscuit brand with striped yellow packaging featuring the iconic Parle girl, has released a video ahead of Republic Day giving a small glimpse into their long journey with the nation, and a bond that grew stronger over the years. The ad harps on nostalgia and highlights how Parle, founded in 1929, […]
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Hyderabad: Researchers of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) through their study have shown that congenitally hearing-impaired individuals — born to hearing-impaired parents — show greater attention orienting to visual cues than individuals with normal hearing. Using the Posner cueing, a well-known paradigm in attention research, the authors of the paper ‘Attention capture by brief abrupt-onset […]
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Hyderabad: An important hallmark of the Iranian culture; the carpets and rugs created in the region have fascinated royals and connoisseurs since time immemorial. Renowned for their intricate designs, rich colours, and inimitable craftsmanship, the story of these carpets can be traced back to 539 BC when Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon and introduced the […]
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California: A team of researchers has provided the first evidence that parents may talk less to their kids when experiencing financial scarcity. The study has been published in the ‘Developmental Science Journal’. “We were interested in what happens when parents think about or experience financial scarcity and found evidence that such strain could suppress their […]
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Two recent news items have made us ponder over these issues. Nigeria is a large African country owning rich reservoirs of oil and gas.
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Canada: It is common to hear this question after New Year’s party and any other day people choose to go clubbing: “Why do we drink the way we do?” A group of researchers has found that at least some of it has to do with a particular protein in the part of the forebrain that […]
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The analysis was carried out by academics from the Play in Education, Development and Learning (PEDAL) Centre at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. The study was published in 'Child Development'.
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The study conducted by them was published in the Nature journal 'Communications Biology'.
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Utah: A new study has found that pregnancy intentions often change over as short as a 12-month time period, and they specifically vary with partner status, household income, and employment status. The study has been published in the ‘PLOS ONE Journal’. “When we think about whether or when people would like become pregnant, people often […]
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Sindh: Over 36 child fatalities in Thar, a district in Sindh province in Pakistan, in the first month of 2022, have created a difficult situation for the provincial government, reported The Express Tribune. While verifying the deaths of the 36 infants, Hyderabad’s Deputy Director-General Health Dr Irshad Memon said that children born in Tharparkar district […]
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London: About 50 per cent of people infected with Covid-19 during the first wave of infections in 2020 may have long-term and even permanent changes to their sense of smell, according to preliminary research from Sweden. From the early pandemic days, sudden loss of smell, or an impaired or distorted perception of odours, emerged as […]
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The findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, showed that higher body fat in females whose paternal grandfathers or great-grandfathers had started smoking before age 13 compared to those whose ancestors started smoking later in childhood (age 13 to 16).
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New Delhi: The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is in the community transmission stage in India and has become dominant in multiple metros where new cases have been rising exponentially, the INSACOG has said in its latest bulletin. It also said BA.2 lineage, an infectious sub-variant of Omicron, has been found in a substantial fraction in […]
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A key figure from our study is that for every 1,000 steps per day, our results showed a 6 per cent lower diabetes risk in this population.
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The issue is important because many students with attention problems don't get an official diagnosis, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, said Anderman who is also the lead author of the study.
