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Researchers discover extraordinary black hole in neighbouring galaxy
Utah: Recently, astronomers have discovered a black hole unlike any other. At one hundred thousand solar masses, it is smaller than the black holes found at the centres of galaxies, but bigger…
- Health
Red wine could help stave off Covid, says new research
New Delhi: Red wine could help stave off Covid-19, according to new research. People who drink more than five glasses a week had a 17 per cent lower risk of catching the…
- Health
New findings may contribute to better treatment of liver cancer: Study
Stockholm: In a new study, researchers have identified the presence of a specific connection between a protein and an lncRNA molecule in liver cancer. By increasing the presence of the lncRNA molecule,…
- Health
Study finds MRIs may help in CTE diagnosis
Boston: A new study has found evidence to date that MRIs might help in the diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Researchers have found that participants diagnosed with CTE post-mortem had shrinkage…
- Lifestyle
Researchers find kids are more comfortable confronting peers
Washington: A recent study led by an international team of researchers has found that children globally will challenge peers if they break the ‘rules’, but how they challenge them varies between cultures.…
- Health
Researchers find melatonin worsens asthma
Sendai: A study led by Kentaro Mizuta from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry found that the sleep hormone, melatonin worsens asthma. The research has been published in the ‘American Journal…
- Technology
Meta to pay researchers for reporting data scraping bugs
San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) has announced that it is expanding its bug bounty programme to start rewarding valid reports of scraping vulnerabilities across its platforms. Under the programme, researchers will be…
- Health
Researchers find colorectal cancer screening lags among rural women
Washington: A study has revealed that women in rural areas lag when it comes to getting screened for colorectal cancer as compared to their urban counterparts. The research has been published in…
- Health
Study suggests new understanding of mental illness
Ottawa: Researchers at McGill University have found evidence that a wide range of early-onset psychiatric problems (from depression, anxiety and addictions to dyslexia, bulimia, and ADHD) may be largely due to the…
- Health
Study finds cataract surgery associated with lower dementia risk
Washington: According to a recent study, there is strong evidence that cataract surgery is associated with a lower risk of developing dementia. The research has been published in the ‘JAMA Internal Medicine…
- Science
Damaged telomeres in elders might increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2: Study
Heidelberg: According to a group of Italian and American researchers led by Fabrizio d’Adda di Fagagna, the expression of the cell receptor for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, ACE2 which is essential for mediating…
- Health
Study finds whole fat dairy as good as low fat for kids
Joondalup: A team of researchers from the Edith Cowan University has found that when it comes to your kids, whole fat milk is as good as low-fat milk. The study has been…
- Technology
New cybersecurity tech protects computer networks in vehicles
New York: A team of US researchers has developed a new machine learning-based framework to enhance the security of computer networks inside vehicles without undermining performance. In collaboration with experts from Virginia…
- Hyderabad
JICA, IIT-H sign Record of Discussion for academic collaboration
Hyderabad: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) today signed a Record of Discussions (RoD) with the government of India for “the Project for Future Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) to…
- Technology
Researchers map all known victims of NSO Group’s spyware Pegasus
San Francisco: A team of researchers has for the first time mapped all the known targets — celebrities, journalists and human rights activists — whose devices were hacked globally via Pegasus, a…
