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Comet explosion 12,900 years ago may have altered course of life on Earth
New geological evidence has suggested that the course of life on Earth was altered 12,900 years ago by a giant comet exploding over Canada. ANI
On the job weight loss programs help shed the pounds
On the job weight loss program are effective at helping workers shed off those extra pounds, says a new study. ANI
Scientists looking for new ways to regulate genes, reduce heart damage
University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers are focussing on regulating genes to look for new ways to prevent heart damage. ANI
Scientists looking for new ways to regulate genes, reduce heart damage
University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers are focussing on regulating genes to look for new ways to prevent heart damage. ANI
Worlds mass extinctions caused by ebb and flow of the sea
A new study has suggested that the epic ebbs and flows of sea level and sediment over the course of geologic time, are to be blamed for the worlds periodic mass extinctions during the past 500 million years. ANI
Concord grape juice may help improve memory in older adults
Drinking polyphenol-rich Concord grape juice may improve memory in older adults, finds a new study. ANI
Childhood lead exposure linked to decreased brain volume in adults
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati, USA, have found that childhood exposure to lead is linked to volume loss in specific parts of the brain in adulthood, thus leading to problems such as abnormal thinking and behaviour. ANI
Stroke patients experiencing seizures at greater risk of death
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center have found that stroke patients who experience seizures are more likely to die in the 30 days following stroke than patients without seizures. ANI
Richard E. Thornburgh Appointed to National City Board of Directors
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Sunflower farming began in Mexico more than 2,000 years ago
Contrary to the earlier belief, sunflowers were grown as a domesticated crop in Mexico more than 2,000 years ago, says a new study. ANI
Genetic variation mimics drugs frequently used to treat heart failure
Scientists at University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore and the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that a genetic variant, GRK5, acts just like beta-blockers, a class of drugs used to treat chronic heart failure, and that it naturally protects certain people from heart failure and need for a heart transplant. ANI
Scientists at University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore and the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that a genetic variant, GRK5, acts just like beta-blockers, a class of drugs used to treat chronic heart failure, and that it naturally protects certain people from heart failure and need for a heart transplant. ANILegal exposure to vermiculite linked to lung damage 25 years later
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that mineworkers exposed to legal levels of vermiculite tainted with asbestos-like fibres are at a higher risk of damaging their lungs some 25 years later in life. ANIGene knock-out mouse model gives molecular clues to breast cancer
University of Cincinnati researchers say that new insights into the role of oestrogen receptor in mammary gland development may help understand the molecular origin of breast cancer. ANI
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