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Scientists have detected a first-of-its-kind signal in human brain
1 month ago

Scientists have detected a first-of-its-kind signal in human brain

India Today  

Researchers have for the first time uncovered a unique type of electrical signal in the human brain, offering fresh insights into how our brains process information. However, researchers recently examined layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons from human brain tissue, specifically from the cerebral cortex, which plays a key role in advanced thinking and problem-solving. The researchers suggest that these unique dendritic …

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Researchers hit ‘major milestone’ in mapping cells of the human body
1 month ago

Researchers hit ‘major milestone’ in mapping cells of the human body

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “And if we don’t know what the cells look like and what the healthy state …

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20 Indians Stuck in Russia-Ukraine War Zone, We're in Contact With Moscow For Early Discharge: MEA
9 months, 3 weeks ago

20 Indians Stuck in Russia-Ukraine War Zone, We're in Contact With Moscow For Early Discharge: MEA

News 18  

The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said at least 20 Indians are stuck in Russia, seeking discharge from the Russian army. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters that the Indian government is in touch with Russian authorities in its efforts to bring back the Indians to their homeland. #WATCH | MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, “It is our understanding …

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Will brain atlases solve mysteries around diseases like Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, and depression?
1 year, 2 months ago

Will brain atlases solve mysteries around diseases like Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, and depression?

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 13, 2023 14:50 IST - 5 MINS READ In a massive effort to understand the human brain, scientists have revealed highly detailed atlases of the brain—published through a suite of 21 papers on October 12. Experts say the studies will help further our understanding of the brain and mind, and solve mysteries around diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, …

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If we can't fix this "frightening" problem, then we have "no hope" of addressing the climate crisis
1 year, 2 months ago

If we can't fix this "frightening" problem, then we have "no hope" of addressing the climate crisis

Salon  

One of the world's most prominent advocates for taking action to halt human-caused climate change is Dr. Michael E. Mann, a professor of earth and environmental science at the University of Pennsylvania. The climatologist and geophysicist's latest book is "Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis." Mann reviews the history of Earth's …

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Environmental humanities: the need to expand our understanding of nature
1 year, 3 months ago

Environmental humanities: the need to expand our understanding of nature

The Hindu  

Aiyadurai, Ambika and Shandilya, Trishita, ‘Environmental Humanities as a Way Forward’, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 58, Issue 31, August 5, 2023 The environment, from an academic point of view, has for centuries been understood from the lens of science. The paper discussed here is an introduction to environmental humanities that encompasses the traditional understanding of human and non-human interactions …

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Xi calls for more innovations in Party's theories
1 year, 5 months ago

Xi calls for more innovations in Party's theories

China Daily  

BEIJING -- The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee on Friday held a group study session on opening up new frontiers in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times. He noted that the CPC's history of struggle over the past century shows that a good command of the scientific theory of …

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Theory of everything: how progress in physics depends on asking the right questions
1 year, 7 months ago

Theory of everything: how progress in physics depends on asking the right questions

The Hindu  

When I began my undergraduate physics degree, “What is the theory of everything?” was a question that I heard often. Arguably, the question “What is the theory of everything?” reminds us that good science doesn’t have to start with the best questions. The assumption in asking “What is the theory of everything?” is that the Standard Model will one day …

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Astronomers just solved a 60-year mystery regarding the brightest objects in the universe
1 year, 7 months ago

Astronomers just solved a 60-year mystery regarding the brightest objects in the universe

Salon  

One of the most mysterious objects in the universe just got a little less mysterious. Indeed, these violent interweavings can cause enough gas to flow towards the core supermassive black holes, initiating quasar activity even before the two galaxies fully merge. "Quasars play a key role in our understanding of the history of the Universe, and possibly also the future …

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Scientists create embryo-like structures from monkey cells
1 year, 8 months ago

Scientists create embryo-like structures from monkey cells

The Independent  

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Brain discovery ‘aids understanding’ of high blood pressure link to dementia
1 year, 8 months ago

Brain discovery ‘aids understanding’ of high blood pressure link to dementia

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “This could help with precision medicine, so that we …

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Why the human genome was never completed
1 year, 10 months ago

Why the human genome was never completed

BBC  

Why the human genome was never completed Science Photo Library/Getty Images Although the Human Genome Project was "completed" in 2003, large sections of human DNA still remained unread No human genome has ever been read in its entirety before. The first draft of the human genome was released in 2001, before a consortium of international scientists of the Human Genome …

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Picky eater? Research shows it could be in your DNA
2 years ago

Picky eater? Research shows it could be in your DNA

The Hindu  

In the last 40 years obesity has been constantly rising. Many scientists believe this is because cheap junk food has filled supermarket shelves and fast food takeaways. Good taste We found food can be categorised in three groups: highly palatable foods which include meat, junk food and desserts; low calorie foods, mostly fruit and salad vegetables, but also oatmeal and …

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Why modern science has largely been a disappointment
2 years, 4 months ago

Why modern science has largely been a disappointment

Live Mint  

People appear to be disappointed with many things, including love, religion, spectator sports and cinema, but not science. Even other areas of exceptional human performance, like athletics, are attributed to ‘advances’ in science. In any case, good-natured science fantasy have been more prophetic than political dystopic fiction, like The Handmaid’s Tale, or the works of George Orwell, who got almost …

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Mars: Largest quakes ever recorded could reveal more about the Red Planet’s interior
2 years, 7 months ago

Mars: Largest quakes ever recorded could reveal more about the Red Planet’s interior

The Independent  

Nasa has reported the two largest quakes ever recorded on Mars, and scientists say studying them “will be instrumental in furthering our understanding” of the planet. A seismometer put on the Red Planet by the space agency’s InSight lander recorded the two largest so-called marsquakes ever, of magnitude 4.2 and 4.1. Scientists said the two quakes are “true outliers” in …

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Gap in our understanding of the science behind COVID-19 booster dose, says vaccine panel chief
2 years, 11 months ago

Gap in our understanding of the science behind COVID-19 booster dose, says vaccine panel chief

Firstpost  

We must understand that our understanding of Omicron is still evolving and it will take another two to three weeks to derive any concrete understanding, Dr NK Arora said The importance of administering booster doses is yet to gain clarity as multiple countries are seen opting for as high as four doses, the head of India’s top panel on COVID …

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Boosters' Value Under Attack, Need More Time to Grasp Science: Vaccine Panel Chief
2 years, 11 months ago

Boosters' Value Under Attack, Need More Time to Grasp Science: Vaccine Panel Chief

News 18  

The importance of administering booster doses is yet to gain clarity as multiple countries are seen opting for as high as four doses, the head of India’s top panel on Covid vaccines told News18.com. Sharing one of the top concerns of the NTAGI, he said that less than 10 per cent of 4.5 crore pregnant women have opted for inoculation. …

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Opinion: The Covid virus is sneaky. Booster shots can protect us from it
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: The Covid virus is sneaky. Booster shots can protect us from it

CNN  

Editor’s Note: William Haseltine, PhD, is chair and president of the global health think tank, ACCESS Health International. On Friday the US Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will meet to discuss Pfizer’s application to administer a third dose of its Covid-19 vaccine to people ages 16 and older. Though a recent Lancet article advises …

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Space eye: Hubble trouble continues as Webb telescope moves ahead
3 years, 5 months ago

Space eye: Hubble trouble continues as Webb telescope moves ahead

Al Jazeera  

Scientists at NASA are working to fix the ageing Hubble Space Telescope as a new window to the cosmos, the James Webb Telescope, passes a key test and prepares to launch in November. According to NASA, the Hubble Space Telescope’s payload computer, which operates the spacecraft’s scientific instruments, went down suddenly on June 13. “All we can do is send …

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