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Earth’s coldest forests are shifting northward with climate change: Study
Washington: According to a new study, rising temperatures are causing Earth’s coldest forests shifting northward which is raising concerns about biodiversity. It can risk wildfires and ascend the impacts of climate change…
- Lifestyle
Food intake of children driven by their dislikes, more than likes: study
Pennsylvania: Children often make a fuss about eating especially when they are very young. Hence, it doesn’t come as a surprise when people say, “children eat what they like”. But the results…
- Science
Astronomers map mysterious element in space, reveals study
Lund: A research team has provided an important clue to the origin of the element Ytterbium in the Milky Way by showing that the element largely originates from supernova explosions. The groundbreaking…
- Technology
Smartphones may reveal your identity, breaching privacy: Study
London: The time a person spends on different smartphone apps is enough to identify them from a larger group in more than one in three cases, say researchers, who warn of the…
- Health
Study: Parkinson’s disease less likely to develop among heart attack survivors
Dallas: According to new research, people who have had a heart attack may be slightly less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease later in life than people in the general population. The study…
- Health
Women should focus on their heart’s wellbeing before getting pregnant: study
Illinois: A new Northwestern Medicine study has shined a spotlight on an important but often overlooked matter of the heart, optimizing one’s cardiovascular health before getting pregnant. The study was published in…
- Lifestyle
Study challenges advice to perform different tasks at specific times
Washington: Contrary to popular productivity advice, the optimal time of day to write emails, conduct meetings or crunch numbers does not inherently differ from task to task, according to research led by…
- Health
Heart attack survivors less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease: study
Dallas: Does heart attack have a connection to Parkinson’s disease? According to new research, people who have had a heart attack may be slightly less likely than people in the general population…
- Health
Study says loneliness has a different neural basis than social anxiety
Connecticut: Social anxiety disorder, sometimes referred to as social phobia, is a type of anxiety disorder that creates extreme fear in social settings. People with this disorder have trouble talking to people,…
- Health
Study shows keto diet could enhance pancreatic cancer therapy
Brussels: A diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates (sugars) that causes the body to break down fat into molecules is called ketones, or ‘keto’ diet. A recent preclinical study led…
- Science
Study discusses distant galaxies and true nature of dark matter
Trieste: There is a vast spherical region made up of dark matter particles, at the centre of spiral galaxies. This region has two defining characteristics: a density that is constantly out to…
- Lifestyle
Study suggests older people in good shape have fitter brains
Washington: According to the findings of a recent study, seventy- to eighty-year-olds who train for better fitness are better at solving cognitive tasks and are less likely to suffer cognitive impairment. “Our…
- Health
Study reveals secret hideouts of ovarian cancer
Helsinki: Ovarian cancer often goes undetected until it reaches a level wherein it has spread within the pelvis and stomach. Every year, roughly 550 women develop ovarian cancer in Finland. Ovarian cancer…
- Health
Clearance of protein linked to Alzheimer’s controlled by circadian cycle: Study
Washington: The brain’s ability to clear a protein closely linked to Alzheimer’s disease is tied to our circadian cycle, according to a recent study led by the researchers of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.…
- Lifestyle
Study suggests sense of ‘professionalism’ is linked to unethical behaviour
Ithaca: It is an everyday story of professionals working in any field, to say that they are required to “behave professionally”, even if the situation was such that it required a human…
