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People With HIV More Likely To Have Cardiac Arrest: Study
The research, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, revealed that HIV-positive people are more likely to get die of cardiac arrest. "Cardiovascular disease has been an important concern for people with HIV for years," said Micheal J Silverberg, the study's senior author. His study reported that people with HIV are 68% more exposed to heart failures than others. However, the risk varies as per age, gender, race, and ethnicity.
Tags: Heart Failure, Cardiac arrest, HIV Positive, Scientists, Health Study
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Feces Of Salt Miners Provide Oldest Evidence Of Cheese Ripening In Europe: Research
Researchers claim that feces of salt-miners contain the oldest traces of cheese-ripening in Europe. The finding was made by examining samples of human-feces found at the core of Hallstatt-mine in Austrian-Alps, on October 13. Researchers examined four-samples dating back to Bronze-Age, Iron-Age, and the 18th-century. One of them, estimated to be around 2,700 years old, and was discovered to contain two fungi, Penicillium-roqueforti and… read-more
Tags: Human feces, cheese, Scientists, research
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Light Pollution Causes Fall In Insect Population: Scientists
Scientists said that the insects' population may be declining due to light pollution, besides other causes include climate change, habitat loss and pesticides. A UK study showed that artificial streetlights, especially modern LED lightings, are deranging the behaviour of nocturnal moths, resulting in reduced numbers of caterpillars. "In a local setting we can now be quite confident that light pollution is important", lead researcher Douglas… read-more
Tags: Insects, Light pollution, Scientists, LED, Streetlights
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Asteroid Likely To Hit Earth; Details Revealed By NASA
Scientists from NASA stated that an asteroid named Bennu is likely to hit the Earth by 2135. Reportedly, the asteroid will be within 125,000 miles of the Earth, which is half the distance between Earth and Moon. “The area of devastation is going to be much, much broader than that, as much as 100 times the size of the crater,” said Lindley Johnson, a planetary defense officer at Nasa.
Tags: Asteroid Bennu, NASA, Scientists, Earth, Asteroid
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AI System Likely To Recognise Dementia With Single Brain Scan
With a single brain scan diagnosing dementia can be possible with an AI system that the scientists are testing at present. It would showcase whether dementia will remain stable for years, slowly deteriorate or need immediate treatment. Scientists claim that early diagnosis with the help of their system can improve patients' outcomes. Moreover, the AI's algorithm can read the scans better than expert neurologists.
Tags: AI System, Scientists, Dementia, Brain Scan
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PM Modi Lauds Scientists, Innovators On National Technology Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 11 congratulated everyone on the National Technology Day, acknowledging the efforts of scientists and innovators. He termed the 1989 Pokhran Nuclear Tests as demonstration of "India's scientific and technological prowess". PM Modi also lauded scientists working in the COVID-related research and said, "They have worked industriously to fight COVID-19." This year's National Technology Day's theme is "Science… read-more
Tags: Technology, national technology day, Scientists, ENGINEERS, Covid 2020, Pokhran Tests
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Re-Lithiation Process Discovered To Revive Dead Lithium-Ion Batteries
Finland’s Aalto University has developed a way to revive dead lithium-ion batteries, refurbishing them for reuse with a process called "re-lithiation". It uses a process of electrolysis to rejuvenate the lithium in the battery electrodes, reversing the loss of lithium due to use. Although the re-lithiation battery would not be as good as new, it can be used for a considerable amount of time before being rendered useless.
Tags: EV Battery, lithium-ion batteries, Scientists, electrolysis
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Astronomers Spot Smallest Black Hole In Milky Way; Name It 'The Unicorn'
Scientists have discovered possibly the smallest black hole of the Milky Way galaxy close to our solar system and nicknamed it 'the Unicorn' attributing its unconventional features. Approximately 1,500 light-years (9.5 trillion kilometers) away from the Earth, the Unicorn is estimated to be about three-times the mass of the sun. Notably, such small black holes are called stellar-mass black holes formed by the gravitational collapse of a… read-more
Tags: Space, Black Hole, Solar system, Scientists, Milky Way Galaxy, The Unicorn
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Disappearance Rate Of Sharks Accelerated By 71% In Last 50 Years: Study
The disappearance rate of sharks has accelerated and their population has nosedived by 71% in about five decades, indicated a new study. According to study researcher Dr Richard Sherley, the main reason behind the sharks' disappearance is over-fishing. Moreover, scientists have alarmed that 24 species of shark among 31 studied are threatened with extinction and three shark species have been put under critically endangered category by the IUCN… read-more
Tags: Sharks, Oceans, International Union for Conservation of Nature, extinction, Scientists
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Scientists Find Explanation For Perplexing Blue Ring Nebula
Scientists from W.M. Observatory in Hawaii on November 18 explained the formation of the Blue Ring Nebula surrounding the star TYC 2597-735-1. According to report, a collision with a sun-like star led to the ejection of a hot cloud with debris, which caused the hydrogen molecules in it to heat up, resulting in ultraviolet emissions. Physicist Keri Hoadley said the process was caught before it was too late to gather any information.
Tags: Blue Ring Nebula, Hawaii, Physics, Scientists
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