Category: Study

Maharashtrians at highest risk of developing diabetes: Study

Gurgaon, April 29 (IANS) People in Maharashtra are at the highest risk of developing diabetes, followed by those in Karnataka,…

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Giant duck-billed dinosaur fossil sets world record

Beijing, April 29 (IANS) A fossilised skeleton of a hadrosaur or duck-billed dinosaur in China's Shandong province has been recognised…

10 years ago

Can self-driving cars behave like humans do?

London, April 29 (IANS) The image-recognition technology in a self-driving car can learn to respond to unfamiliar objects on the…

10 years ago

Coming, personal cooling units for firefighters

New York, April 29 (IANS) Firefighters entering burning buildings, athletes competing in the broiling sun and workers in foundries may…

10 years ago

Skin cells turned into heart and brain cells

New York, April 29 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, a team of researchers, including an Indian origin scientist, has transformed…

10 years ago

Vitamin that slows ageing of organs

London, April 29 (IANS) Researchers have discovered that vitamin nicotinamide riboside, which is a source of vitamn B3, has the…

10 years ago

British astronaut to control machine on Earth from ISS

London, April 29 (IANS) British astronaut Tim Peake, currently on the International Space Station, will command a robot to roll…

10 years ago

Hello! We are not alone in space

London, April 29 (IANS) Recent discoveries of exoplanets have rekindled hope for other advanced technological civilisations that may have ever…

10 years ago

Eat dark chocolate to curb diabetes, heart disease risk!

London, April 29 (IANS) Fancy eating chocolates every day? You may soon have the recommendation of doctors to indulge a…

10 years ago

Excessive empathy can even impair understanding

London, April 29 (IANS) People who empathise easily with others do not necessarily understand them well and, on the contrary,…

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Antidepressants during pregnancy may up depression risk in kids

London, April 29 (IANS) Women taking antidepressants during pregnancy, please take note. Researchers have warned that exposure to these pills…

10 years ago

Boredom in life triggers unhealthy snacking

London, April 29 (IANS) If you get cravings for chips, sweets and fast-food whenever you are bored, do not blame…

10 years ago

IIT-Kgp students develop driverless shuttles

Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Self-driving shuttles for in-campus travel, designed by a team of students from IIT-Kharagpur's Robotics Research Group,…

10 years ago

Why gamers avoid touchscreens for better experience

London, April 29 (IANS) Serious gamers generally avoid touchscreens because these devices lack physical buttons due to which the key…

10 years ago

When treated, cancer cells can switch to a different mode

London, April 29 (IANS) When medication is used to shut off the oxygen supply to tumours, the cells adapt their…

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Cancer drug may treat sepsis

New York, April 29 (IANS) Tiny doses of a cancer drug may stop the raging, uncontrollable immune response to infection…

10 years ago

Four new genetic diseases within schizophrenia identified

New York, April 29 (IANS) Researchers have identified four previously unknown genetic diseases that can be brought under the umbrella…

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Origin of Earth’s oldest crystals revealed

London, April 29 (IANS) The very oldest pieces of rock on Earth -- zircon crystals -- are likely to have…

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‘Russian Doll’ galaxy cluster to decode dark energy

Washington, April 29 (IANS) Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other optical telescopes, astronomers have developed a powerful…

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Air pollutants can increase risk of numerous cancers

Hong Kong April 29 (IANS) Long-term exposure to environmental pollutants is associated with increased risk of mortality for many types…

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