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Curcumin of Haldi Helps in Nano-based Drug Delivery

Curcumin can be incorporated into stable drug formulations to improve therapeutic efficacy, according to Dr Prem Felix Siril, Principal Investigator of




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Gut-to-circuit Helps Explain Sugar Cravings

In a rodent study, the brain region that responds solely to sugar, the caudal nucleus of the solitary tract (cNST) has been discovered by scientists.




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Almost 81 Percent Antibiotics Prescribed by Dentists are Unnecessary: Study

Most antibiotics prescribed by dentists to prevent infections prior to dental visits are unnecessary, reports a new study. A new study conducted by




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Press Release: Sustainable Development Goals Offer Unique Opportunity to Transform Management of Critical Water Resources

Targets that promote efficient, nationally and locally appropriate water use will be key to achieving the SDGs.




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Press Release: Developing the water resources of Western Nepal

A new project is being launched in Kathmandu that will help shape the future of water resources development in Nepal.





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News Release: Kenya’s Tana River Basin Could See a More than 40 Percent Increase in Rainfall Due to Climate Change

The good news is tempered with bad, however, as the study indicates that extreme climate events, especially flooding, will also increase.




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Air Pollution Ups Skin Problems by 30 Percent in Delhi

In the Delhi-NCR region, air pollution has caused 30 percent rise in skin-related problems and premature aging. Toxic high pollution in the Delhi-NCR




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DailyMirror.lk: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Sri Lanka – the need for better research

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects approximately 10% of the global population, and leads to five to ten million deaths annually. Growing in importance is a distinctive form with unknown/uncertain etiology (CKDu), the cause of which remains unknown and is not linked to factors normally associated with CKD.



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New York Times: Merchants of Thirst

Away from Nepal, in other water-impoverished megacities, authorities have proved that seemingly intractable shortages can be addressed, or at least somewhat allayed, while reining in private tankers.




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CSRWire: Wastewater Is a Source of Valuable Water, Energy and Nutrients: How Do We Recover It?

Smart water technologies continue to advance, but there is still more that needs to be done to develop net-zero energy and energy-positive technologies in the water and wastewater sector.




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Thomson Reuters Foundation: In parched southern Africa, coronavirus spurs action on water supply

Across drought-hit southern Africa, COVID-19 has spurred governments to dispatch water tankers, drill boreholes and repair taps - solutions experts and residents of thirsty slums and villages say must last long after the pandemic has passed.




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Never Trust a Person's Face, Reveals Research

Researchers have said that facial expressions might not be reliable indicators of emotion. People should never trust a person's face, added researchers.




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Daily Exercise can Boost Your Mental Fitness

Regular exercise can improve mental fitness. So, hurry up, plan a daily workout schedule to keep your mind sharp. A healthy body is home to a healthy






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Online Data Pool of Human Resource to Combat COVID-19 Launched

The Centre has launched online data pool of human resource, comprising details of doctors, other healthcare professionals and auxiliary help, to fight against COVID-19.




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India Inches Towards 60,000 COVID-19 Cases, Say Sources

In India, the total number of COVID-19 cases has mounted to 59,662 on Saturday, with 3,320 cases and 95 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said.




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Study says 222nm UVC Radiation Is Non-carcinogenic and Safe

Direct and repetitive illumination from 222nm ultraviolet radiation C does not cause skin cancer, according to the joint research between Kobe University and Ushio Inc.




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Regular Exercise can Help Prevent Liver Cancer Development

New study offers evidence that doing regular exercise can help prevent the most common type of liver cancer hepatocellular carcinoma. The study also identified




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CSRWire: Wastewater Is a Source of Valuable Water, Energy and Nutrients: How Do We Recover It?

Smart water technologies continue to advance, but there is still more that needs to be done to develop net-zero energy and energy-positive technologies in the water and wastewater sector.




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Research shows reducing local income inequality may slow rural-urban migration

Recent research conducted by IWMI, in collaboration with the IFPRI and IFAD, finds that the poorest are likelier to migrate when increases in incomes are accompanied by increases in local income inequalities.




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Thomson Reuters Foundation: In parched southern Africa, coronavirus spurs action on water supply

Across drought-hit southern Africa, COVID-19 has spurred governments to dispatch water tankers, drill boreholes and repair taps - solutions experts and residents of thirsty slums and villages say must last long after the pandemic has passed.




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Stem Cell Research Aids to Understand How Huntington's Disease Develops

Pluripotent stem cells research provides insight into how Huntington's Disease (HD) develops and may help pave the way for identifying pathways for future treatments.




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Study Finds Link Between Genes and Ability to Exercise

New study has discovered a genetic mutation that reduces a patient's ability to exercise efficiently. The findings of the study are published in the iNew England Journal of Medicine/i.




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New Research Helps Down Disease Incidence in Organ Donors

Genotyping helps identify and predict the risk of subjects wishing to donate a kidney. Those who are at high-risk of developing the disease can be removed




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Americans Support Organ Donation for Research

A strong majority of Americans agree that organ and tissue donation for research contributes to health and medical breakthroughs and acknowledge significant shortfalls for donation.




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Modified Stun Gun With Heart Monitoring Capability Tested by Researchers

Conducted electrical weapons (CEWs), best known by the brand name Taser - have proved to be a generally safe and effective way for law-enforcement officers




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Gun Violence Research Underfunded, Understudied in the United States

More than 30,000 people die each year from gun violence in the United States, a higher rate of death than any industrialized country in the world. Funding




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Indian Jury in Favour of Altruistic Surrogacy, Not Commercial Surrogacy

Since the Union cabinet has banned the commercial surrogacy, many people from the industry have called this move as regressive and insensitive while some




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Community water management and agricultural extension services: effects, impacts and perceptions in the coastal zone of Bangladesh

The coastal region of Bangladesh is prone to natural disasters and these events are expected to worsen as a result of climate change.




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Nurse-researcher Creates a 10-Step Model to Help Mothers Breastfeed Critically Ill Infants

A 10-Step Model has been created by a Nurse-researcher- Diane Spatz to help Mothers Breastfeed their Critically Ill babies. The findings of study are




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Research Unearths Publicly Funded Pregnancy-related Programs Can Improve Maternal Mortality Rates

The study conducted by FAU College of Business faculty members Patrick Bernet, Ph.D., Gulcin Gumus, Ph.D., and Sharmila Vishwasrao, Ph.D., and recently




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Hormone Therapy Minimizes Sarcopenia Linked to Aging

In postmenopausal women, prolonged use of hormone therapy to determine the effect on muscle mass and the prevalenece of sarcopenia was evaluated. The




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Exercise During Pregnancy Reduces Obesity Among Offspring: Study

Physical fitness during pregnancy was found to reduce obesity among offspring, stated new study published today in Science Advances led by Min Du, professor




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Plant Pigment Quercetin can Help Reduce Blood Pressure

Flavonoid quercetin intake can significantly decrease blood pressure, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal iNutrition Reviews/i.




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Breakthrough Discovery in HIV Research

HIV genetic code was read in two different ways by cells the virus has infected, stated findings published today in Science. The result is that infected




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Exercise in College Improves Career Outcomes

During the first year of college, a one-hour exercise helps increase feelings of social and significantly improve the lives and careers of black students




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Circuit That Responds To Emotional Stress Through Phyically

Neural circuit that drives physical responses to emotional stress has been discovered. The circuit begins in deep brain areas, called the dorsal peduncular




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Exercise can Help You Master Motor Skill Learning

Exercise can cause changes in the brain that boost motor skill learning, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the iNature Communications/i.




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Hygiene can Decrease the Need for Antibiotics by Up to 30 Percent

Everyday hygiene decreases the need for antibiotics by up to 30 percent, helping to prevent daily deaths from antimicrobial resistance (AMR), reports a new study.




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Researchers Create Model to Predict Surgical-case Duration

Scientists, physicians in surgery and anesthesia and informatics experts created machine-learning models for each surgical specialty and individual surgeons




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New Source of Infections in Health Facilities Discovered

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections were found to originate outside the hospital setting more often than thought, according to a study published




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Woman Got Mercury Poisoning from Her Skin Whitening Cream

Skin-whitening or skin-bleaching is a way to lighten the skin tone with the help of chemical substances. Several people opt for cosmetics that claim to




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COVID-19 Tally 420, Andhra Pradesh Sees 66 Percent Rise in One Week

With 15 new cases reported, Andhra Pradesh's COVID-19 tally reached 420 on day 19 of the national lockdown. The state nodal officer stated that the findings




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Hygiene can Decrease the Need for Antibiotics by Up to 30 Percent

Improved everyday hygiene practices, like hand-washing, decrease the risk of common infections and reduces the need for antibiotics, reports a new study.




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India Inches Towards 60,000 COVID-19 Cases, Say Sources

Total number of COVID-19 cases in the country mounted to 59,662 on Saturday, with 3,320 cases and 95 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said.




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Link Between Incarceration of a Family Member and Diabetes Discovered

Incarceration of a family member during childhood was linked to diabetes in men, stated researchers from the University of Toronto and University of Alabama in a recent study in SAGE-Open Medicine.




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Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment: Ultra-wide Field Imaging Techniques Cannot be Used Interchangeably

For the evaluation and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, clinicians often use UWF fluorescein angiography and UWF color imaging interchangeably, but




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Sarcopenia Increases Diabetes Risk

In older adults, who have sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss), because of their lower lean body mass are more prone to developing diabetes, stated findings