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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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Study finds immune system can influence behaviour |
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Washington | January 6, 2024 10:51:52 AM IST |
| Those who are allergic to seafood may feel quite ill just by smelling it, increasing their proclivity to avoid it. People who acquire food poisoning after eating a particular meal exhibit the same avoidance pattern. ... read.. |
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Researchers present new insight into tumours |
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New Jersey | January 5, 2024 9:51:31 PM IST |
| Water cycling across membrane transporters is a characteristic of cell metabolism and has the potential to be very diagnostic in the characterisation of tumours and other illnesses. ... read.. |
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ISRO successfully tests fuel cell on PSLV-C58's orbital platform, POEM3 |
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) | January 5, 2024 11:50:59 AM IST |
| The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced a significant milestone on the space exploration frontier as it successfully tested a 100 W class Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell based Power System (FCPS) on its orbital platform, PSLV Orbita ... read.. |
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Researchers discover way to prevent cognitive decline after radiation |
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Washington | January 4, 2024 10:51:01 PM IST |
| The brain's immune cells, known as microglia, have been shown to cause cognitive abnormalities following radiation exposure. Microglia may be a crucial target for mitigating these symptoms, revealed a new research by the University of Rochester's Del Mont ... read.. |
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Study finds paxlovid treatment does not lower risk of long Covid |
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Washington DC | January 4, 2024 9:51:15 PM IST |
| Paxlovid (Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) did not decrease the chance of developing long COVID in vaccinated, non-hospitalized patients during their initial COVID-19 infection, according to a team of UC San Francisco researchers. They also discovered a larger num ... read.. |
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Disrupted sleep may cause memory and thinking problems: Study |
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Los Angeles | January 4, 2024 12:50:46 PM IST |
| According to a recent study published in the online edition of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, people who experience more interrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s may be more likely to have memory and cognitive issues a ... read.. |
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Study on premature infants advances understanding of healthcare |
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Stockholm | January 3, 2024 10:20:20 AM IST |
| Infants born extremely prematurely require enrichment in addition to breast milk. But, when it comes to the danger of severe consequences in children, does it matter if the enrichment is prepared from breast milk or cow's milk? ... read.. |
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Researchers find new uses of artificial DNA |
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California | December 30, 2023 6:21:27 PM IST |
| Researchers have moved one step closer to realising the potential of synthetic DNA. There are just four letters in the genetic alphabet, which stand for the four nucleotides, which are the molecules that make up all DNA. ... read.. |
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Study finds way to desalinate seawater using HBD technology |
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Washington DC | December 30, 2023 7:20:59 AM IST |
| A new research has unveiled a highly efficient method for desalinating seawater using hydrate-based desalination (HBD) technology. The breakthrough is expected to have far-reaching implications for the application of hydrate-based desalination techniques, ... read.. |
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Research reveals how jellyfish regenerate functional tentacles in days |
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Washington DC | December 28, 2023 10:51:21 PM IST |
| Cladonema, a jellyfish about the size of a pinkie nail, can regenerate an amputated tentacle in two to three days - but how? Across animals, including salamanders and insects, regenerating functional tissue is dependent on the ability to generate a blaste ... read.. |
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Study finds cell-based therapy to fight cancer |
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Pennsylvania | December 28, 2023 8:52:06 PM IST |
| Wistar researchers successfully evaluated a simple intervention that could unlock higher anti-tumour potential in T-cell therapies, a strategy known as "cell-based therapy," which uses specifically tailored T cells to combat cancer. ... read.. |
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Research reveals artery calcification more common in night owls |
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Stockholm | December 27, 2023 11:52:06 PM IST |
| According to a study from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, artery calcification is nearly twice as common in night owls as it is in early birds. Circadian function appears to be crucial in the early stages of cardiovascular disease. ... read.. |
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Discovery of brain cells raises hopes for fertility treatments |
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Washington DC | December 27, 2023 10:50:41 PM IST |
| Researchers from Nagoya University's Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences and Japan's National Institute of Physiological Sciences have demonstrated how a specific type of neuron in the brain influences the release of hormones that control ovarian ... read.. |
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AI anticipates impact of microplastics on soil properties: Study |
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Washington DC | December 27, 2023 5:51:04 PM IST |
| Plastic garbage and its accumulation in nature has recently become a major environmental concern. While plastic pollution in the oceans is undeniably a concern, the presence of plastics in soils all over the world is also known to cause serious environmen ... read.. |
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Electronic 'soil' enhances crop growth: Research |
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Washington DC | December 26, 2023 11:51:59 PM IST |
| When barley seedlings' root systems are electrically stimulated using a new cultivation substrate, they grow 50pc faster on average. Linkoping University researchers developed an electrically conductive 'soil' for soilless growing, known as hydroponics, i ... read.. |
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Study finds how body respond to high or low oxygen levels |
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California | December 11, 2023 7:49:11 PM IST |
| It simply takes a few seconds of holding your breath to realise that not getting enough oxygen is bad for you. But is it possible to have too much? Indeed, breathing air with more oxygen than your body requires might result in health problems or even deat ... read.. |
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Study reveals new genes can arise from nothing |
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Washington DC | December 11, 2023 4:50:34 PM IST |
| Living species' genes encode their complexity, but where do these genes come from? The University of Helsinki researchers answered long-standing questions about the formation of tiny regulatory genes and outlined a method that generates their DNA palindro ... read.. |
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Researchers discover new methods to identify bacteria more easily |
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Trondheim | December 3, 2023 2:50:31 PM IST |
| Antibiotics are used far too regularly around the world. Bacteria are becoming more resistant as a result. Curing bacterial illnesses is getting increasingly difficult because antibiotics are one of our most powerful weapons in the fight against them. ... read.. |
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