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11 Dec 2020

US study warns wealthy countries stockpiling Covid-19 vaccine

US study has warned wealthy countries stockpiling Covid-19 vaccine A study conducted by Duke University shows a huge gap in the purchase of the COVID-19 vaccine by wealthy nations and developing countries. This situation threatens to leave poor nations struggling to inoculate more than a fraction of their billions of people.

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20 Dec 2018

Cannabis exposure can alter sperm: Study

The higher the concentration of THC in men's urine, the more pronounced the genetic changes to their sperm were, study showed.

13 Jan 2017

Salmonella: Scientists find a way to treat brain tumour by using food poisoning bacteria

Tests in rat models with extreme cases of the disease showed a remarkable 20 percent survival rate over 100 days - roughly equivalent to 10 human years - with the tumours going into complete remission.

07 Oct 2016

Just like us, even apes have ability to guess what others are thinking - Read

Apes can correctly anticipate that humans will look for a hidden item in a specific location, even if the apes know that item is no longer there, a new study revealed.

12 Aug 2016

Primates didn't start out with large brains

Brain specialisations such as improved vision preceded the development of large brains in primates, our closest cousins, confirms a new study.

11 Mar 2016

Our `noisy` brain won't let practice make perfect

A team of neuroscientists has discovered that "noise" in our brain causes us to make mistakes, suggesting that practice will never make perfect.

Robotic wheelchair

05 Mar 2016

Scientists develop mind-controlled wheelchair

The researchers used a computer to monitor brain signals from a rhesus macaque.

02 Feb 2016

Study confirms global warming not driven by natural forces

The new study reveals that unless pushed by outside forces, temperatures should remain stable.

05 Dec 2015

Why we are quick to blame, slow to credit

The team found that people use two different mechanisms to judge how intentional an action was.

08 Nov 2015

Early life stress linked to depression

Early life stress is a major risk factor for later episodes of depression.

16 Oct 2015

Know why you feel thirsty

Mechanism that induces thirst discovered.

16 Sep 2015

Barack Obama nominates FDA's No 2 official to lead agency

President Barack Obama has nominated the Food and Drug Administration's second-highest ranking official, Dr Robert Califf, to lead the agency, which regulates consumer products ranging from medications to seafood to cigarettes.

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