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Half-a-billion year old fossilised brain in a tiny sea creature defies textbooks
New York: Fossils of a tiny sea creature that died more than half a billion years ago may compel a science textbook rewrite of how brains evolved. A study published in Science…
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Excessive screentime linked to early puberty in girls
Istanbul: Spending too much time on tablets and phones may alter hormone levels and increase the risk of early puberty in girls, finds a new study. The study showed that a longer…
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NASA’s Webb telescope captures Jupiter’s faint rings, Great Red Spot
New Delhi: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured new stunning images of Jupiter that will give scientists even more clues to the planet’s inner life. With giant storms, powerful winds, auroras,…
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Evidence of life on Mars may be over 6 feet deep: NASA
Washington: Rovers exploring Mars, such as NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance and others, may have to dig about 6.6 feet (two metres) or more under the surface of the Red Planet to find…
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COVID in infected children can last at least two months: Lancet study
London: Children infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus can experience symptoms of long COVID lasting at least two months, according to a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal on…
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How Netflix-style algorithm may help in personalising cancer treatments
London: Just as Netflix algorithm generates data to determine the shows one can choose to binge watch next, doctors will soon be able to predict how tumours can behave and thus offer…
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COVID-19 caused collateral damage to global cardiac services: Study
London: Disruption to cardiac services during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a “global collateral damage” that may have lasting ramifications, according to a study published on Tuesday. In the paper published in…
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A vicious cycle of oxygen loss threatens water quality in lakes: Study
Washington: According to a new Virginia Tech Study, Sticky with sediment, the bottom waters of lakes are more than their deepest, darkest layer. They bury massive portions of the carbon, nitrogen, and…
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Monkeypox primarily spread via sexual contact, but containable: WHO
New Delhi: The current outbreak of the monkeypox virus is primarily spreading through sex among men, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, adding that the virus is “containable”. First reported on…
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Video games can help boost children’s intelligence, says study
London: Children who spent an above average time playing video games increased their intelligence more than the average, claims a study. Children are spending more and more time in front of screens.…
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World’s longest known COVID-19 infection lasted for 505 days in UK patient
London: An immunocompromised UK patient suffered the longest known days, 505, with Covid infections, claim researchers. Previously the longest known PCR confirmed case is thought to be 335 days. Researchers at the…
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After 22 years, scientists have fully sequenced human genome
New York: A large international team led by the US National Institutes of Health has completed the DNA sequence of all protein-coding genes in the human genome, about two decades after starting…
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Omicron subvariant BA.2 may cause severe disease, lab study suggests
Tokyo: The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant is not only faster at spreading, but may also cause more severe disease, a lab study suggests. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed findings, recently posted…
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A rogue rocket is on course to crash into the Moon. It won’t be the first
Adelaide: In a few weeks’ time, a rocket launched in 2015 is expected to crash into the Moon. The fast-moving piece of space junk is the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon…
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Researchers develop AI-based method to examine Stargardt disease
Washington: A team of researchers have developed and validated an artificial-intelligence-based method to evaluate patients with Stargardt, an eye disease that can lead to childhood vision loss.The study has been published in…
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