Men have greater risk of fractures from falls than women: Study |
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Massachusetts | March 16, 2024 6:57:58 PM IST |
A recent study titled "A meta-analysis of previous falls and subsequent fracture risk in cohort studies" found links between self-reported falls and increased fracture risk, as well as a slightly greater risk of fracture in men than in women. ... read.. |
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Study reveals brain builds emotions regardless of the senses |
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Washington DC | March 10, 2024 2:26:35 PM IST |
What role do our senses play in shaping our emotions? Does our brain and body react in the same manner when we hear a terrifying scream, see a strange shadow, or smell a nasty odor? And does listening to lively music or witnessing a bright landscape provi ... read.. |
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Blood mutations enhance risk of acute kidney injury: Research |
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Washington DC | March 8, 2024 5:25:34 PM IST |
A U.S.-Canadian study collaboration led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center found common, age-related blood changes as a risk factor for acute kidney injury (AKI), which affects more than one in every five hospitalized persons worldwide. ... read.. |
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Study reveals air pollution hides increases in rainfall |
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Washington DC | February 22, 2024 5:56:02 PM IST |
We know that greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide, should increase rainfall. The emissions warm the atmosphere, resulting in a one-two punch: warmer oceans make it easier for water to evaporate, and warmer air can store more water vapour, allo ... read.. |
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Potassium depletion in soil threatens worldwide food yields: Research |
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Washington DC | February 19, 2024 10:24:24 PM IST |
According to recent research by scientists from UCL, the University of Edinburgh, and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, potassium deficiency in agricultural soils poses a largely unknown but potentially serious threat to world food security if al ... read.. |
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Research reveals brain processes speech, its echo separately |
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Washington DC | February 16, 2024 2:54:40 PM IST |
Echoes can make speech difficult to understand, and getting rid of echoes in an audio recording is a very difficult engineering task. According to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Jiaxin Gao of Zhejiang University in China and ... read.. |
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Study reveals proteins guide electrons to right place |
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Washington DC | February 15, 2024 6:23:54 PM IST |
Cells require energy to function. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg can now explain how energy travels through the cell by minute atomic movements to its target in the protein. Imitating the structural changes of the proteins may lead to more ef ... read.. |
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Study reveals how new breast imaging tech transforms cancer diagnosis |
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Illinois | February 11, 2024 7:54:22 PM IST |
A new breast imaging technique detects cancer with high sensitivity while significantly lowering the likelihood of false-positive results, according to a study published today in Radiology: Imaging Cancer, a journal of the Radiological Society of North Am ... read.. |
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Researchers discover genetic malfunction that causes rare lung disease |
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New York | February 10, 2024 12:23:30 AM IST |
The macrophage is one of the most important cells in the body. This immune cell, which means "big eater" in Greek, consumes and digests harmful materials such as bacteria, cancer cells, dust, and detritus. Macrophages are notably crucial in the lungs, whe ... read.. |
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Study shows how brain's internal compass guides the body |
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Washington DC | February 8, 2024 2:23:52 PM IST |
Our sense of direction is essential for navigating the world around us. It serves as the brain's internal compass, guiding us in the right direction and, more significantly, prompting us to reverse course when we're going the wrong way. ... read.. |
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Temperature can influence microbial competition in rivers: Study |
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Los Angeles | February 8, 2024 12:23:51 AM IST |
Although they might not remain for very long, wastewater-derived antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) can wind up in naturally occurring biofilms in rivers. Researchers reported this week in mSphere that ARGs penetrate and initially join natural biofilms ... read.. |
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Researchers give more insight into bone diseases |
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Tokyo | February 6, 2024 11:23:38 PM IST |
Diseases affecting the bones and joints are becoming more widespread in today's elderly populations. For example, in Japan alone, approximately 12 million people suffer from osteoporosis, a disorder that significantly weakens and fragilizes bones. Underst ... read.. |
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Plant receptors that regulate growth, immunity have common origin: Study |
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Saitama Prefecture | February 1, 2024 6:24:39 PM IST |
Plants are constantly developing new immunological receptors to combat ever-changing diseases. Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have traced the genesis and evolution of plant immune receptors. Their research will mak ... read.. |
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Research shows how obesity dismantles our mitochondria |
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Washington DC | January 29, 2024 11:53:39 PM IST |
Since 1975, the number of obese people has nearly tripled, creating a global epidemic. While lifestyle variables such as nutrition and exercise contribute to the development and progression of obesity, scientists have shown that obesity is also linked to ... read.. |
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Study reveals why family businesses have more women leaders |
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Washington DC | January 20, 2024 7:55:38 PM IST |
Family firms account for more than 70 per cent of the global GDP, and poll statistics reveal that they are significantly more accepting of female leadership: up to 55 per cent have at least one woman on their board, and 70% are considering a woman as thei ... read.. |
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Ice age may help predict oceans' response to global warming: Study |
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Washington DC | January 20, 2024 7:55:36 PM IST |
A team of scientists led by a Tulane University oceanographer discovered that deposits deep beneath the ocean floor provide a means to estimate ocean oxygen levels and their relationship to carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere during the last ice age, ... read.. |
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Study finds ways to remove contaminants from boron nitride nanotubes |
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Los Angeles | January 17, 2024 3:22:42 AM IST |
Very strong, light materials that can survive extremely high temperatures could pave the way for next-generation spacecraft, improve existing gadgets, and enable the creation of novel biomedical imaging or hydrogen storage applications, among other things ... read.. |
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Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration: Study |
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Washington DC | January 16, 2024 2:24:43 PM IST |
A new analysis of U.S. Forest Service data shows that climate change is changing forests differently across the country. With increasing temperatures, intensifying droughts, wildfires, and disease outbreaks wreaking havoc on trees, researchers warn that f ... read.. |
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Study finds function of little-understood synapse in brain |
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Washington DC | January 12, 2024 9:52:02 PM IST |
Researchers revealed the function of a little-known junction between cells in the brain, which could have important treatment implications for conditions ranging from multiple sclerosis to Alzheimer's disease to glioma, a type of brain cancer. ... read.. |
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Study gives new insights into fungal infections |
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Washington DC | January 12, 2024 8:51:22 PM IST |
Global fungal infections, which afflict one billion people and cause 1.5 million deaths each year, are on the rise as a result of the growing number of medicinal therapies that increase susceptibility. ... read.. |
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