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Risk of wildfire spreading increases where trees, shrubs replace grasses

Washington , May 19 (ANI): Over the last decade, an average of over 61,000 wildfires have burnt 7.2 million acres per year in the...

Air pollution particles trigger cellular defense mechanisms: Study

Washington , May 19 (ANI): Lung disease and air pollution have long been associated with one another. A recent study has identified one biological...

Study finds how time of day determines effectiveness of cold exposure in burning fat

Washington , May 18 (ANI): Brown fat, which burns calories and has become a popular target to encourage cardiometabolic health, is activated by brief...

Researchers find how brain cells boost appetite in obesity

Sydney , May 18 (ANI): A set of brain cells found by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research enhances appetite when there is a...

Study discovers pesticides toxic to neurons involved in Parkinson’s disease

San Diego (California) , May 18 (ANI): UCLA Health and Harvard researchers found ten pesticides that severely harmed neurons linked in the development of...

Researchers find variant cells in lungs of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Houston , May 18 (ANI): A pair of internationally known stem cell cloning researchers from the University of Houston have reported their discovery of...

Cancer cells use new fuel in absence of sugar: Study

Washington , May 18 (ANI): A new nutrition source for pancreatic cancer cells has been discovered by researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel...

Scientists may have found antidote for world’s deadliest ‘death cap’ mushrooms — a medical dye

Chinese & Australian researchers' findings published in Nature. Death caps cause 90 per cent of mushroom poisoning fatalities across the world every year.

Study discovers combining swallowable gastric balloon, anti-obesity drug boosts weight loss

Washington , May 17 (ANI): Researchers discovered a new treatment for overweight and obesity that combines the world's first and only procedureless swallowable gastric...

Study finds how inflammatory diseases diagnosed with synthetic peptides

Lausanne , May 17 (ANI): Calprotectin levels in stool samples can be used to diagnose or monitor common inflammatory conditions such as ulcerative colitis...

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Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?