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Weight gain during pregnancy ‘ups gestational diabetes risk’

Weight gain during pregnancy, especially in the first trimester, could increase women’s risk of developing diabetes later in their pregnancy, according to a

Brain system behind general intelligence found

The brain structures that affect general intelligence have been mapped by researchers. A collaborative team of neuroscientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), ...
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Magnesium ''can help boost memory''

An increase in brain magnesium improves learning and memory in young and old rats, a new study has found. Published in the journal ...
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Elderly need less sleep belief a myth, says expert

People need less sleep as they age is a myth, a sleep and memory expert has said. According to Prof Sean Drummond, older ...
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Loss of enzyme protects hepatitis C patients from treatment-related anaemia

A new American research has found two genetic alterations linked to a benign enzyme condition that prevent hepatitis C patients from developing treatment-related ...
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How brain, on a cellular level, boosts memory formation while sleeping

A new study has offered insights into how the brain, on a cellular level, promotes the formation of memories while sleeping.   Based on ...
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More alcohol sales sites mean more violence in neighbourhood

After a keen observation, two Indiana University professors have found that the more alcohol sales sites in a neighbourhood, the more violence occur ...
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Robot-assisted surgery effective for kidney patients

Robot-assisted surgery is more advantageous than laparoscopic surgery in repairing kidney blockages that prevent urine from draining normally to the bladder, as it ...
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Junk DNA could provide vital clues to heart disease

Scientists have linked a region of junk DNA, the 98 per cent or so of the genome that does not code for proteins, to ...
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Early auditory exposure may facilitate word learning in deaf kids

Early exposure to auditory input may facilitate language skills in deaf children, scientists have suggested.   Indiana University Department of Otolaryngology experts made use of ...
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Depression sparks obesity in girls

Depression could increase levels of cortisol – stress hormone – in adolescent boys and girls but may trigger obesity only in girls, a

Stillbirth risk increases fourfold in IVF mums: Study

A new study has revealed that women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) are four times more likely to have a stillborn baby than

Indian bitter melon may harbour breast cancer cure, claims NRI scientist

An extract from bitter melon, a vegetable common in India and known as ‘karela’ in Hindi, helps trigger a chain of events that

Early auditory exposure may facilitate word learning in deaf kids

Early exposure to auditory input may facilitate language skills in deaf children, scientists have suggested.   Indiana University Department of Otolaryngology experts made use of

Junk DNA could provide vital clues to heart disease

Scientists have linked a region of junk DNA, the 98 per cent or so of the genome that does not code for proteins, to

Robot-assisted surgery effective for kidney patients

Robot-assisted surgery is more advantageous than laparoscopic surgery in repairing kidney blockages that prevent urine from draining normally to the bladder, as it

More alcohol sales sites mean more violence in neighbourhood

After a keen observation, two Indiana University professors have found that the more alcohol sales sites in a neighbourhood, the more violence occur

How brain, on a cellular level, boosts memory formation while sleeping

A new study has offered insights into how the brain, on a cellular level, promotes the formation of memories while sleeping.   Based on

Loss of enzyme protects hepatitis C patients from treatment-related anaemia

A new American research has found two genetic alterations linked to a benign enzyme condition that prevent hepatitis C patients from developing treatment-related

Elderly need less sleep belief a myth, says expert

People need less sleep as they age is a myth, a sleep and memory expert has said. According to Prof Sean Drummond, older
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