Tag: research
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Family spending on education: low allocation may not ensure quality education
The most worrying fact revealed in the report is that Bangladesh tops the South Asian countries in terms of families spending money in the field of education. It was also found that private educational institutions charge nine times more fees than government institutions. Private tuition was less popular earlier. This practice was completely absent in…
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Webb telescope promises new era of stars
“The first year (of observations) is a way of testing the instrument for small rocky planets in the habitable zone that could potentially be Earth-like,” said Lisa Kaltenegger, associate professor in astronomy at Cornell University. “And the tests are beautiful. They’re fantastic.” Webb will blast off in late 2021 on an Ariane 5 rocket, the…
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Remote fear memories stored in memory neurons in the brain: Study
The memory of a traumatic event from several months to several years ago is called remote fear memory. The basic mechanism by which the brain forms long-term memories of distant apprehension has now been clarified by a mouse study from the University of California, Riverside that was published in Nature Neuroscience. The study demonstrates that…
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Health benefits of tomatoes for gut microbes explored
Meanwhile other studies have linked this ratio to obesity, in contrast to the higher Bacteroidetes than Bacteroidetes. Tomatoes make up about 22 percent of vegetable intake in the Western diet, and previous research has linked tomato consumption with a lower risk for developing a variety of conditions, including heart disease and some cancers. But tomatoes’…
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Scientists freeze Great Barrier Reef coral in world’s first test
The mesh technology, which will help store coral larvae at -196C (-320.8°F), was devised by a team from the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering, including Zongqi Guo, a postdoctoral associate, and Professor John C. Bishov was involved. It was first tested on Coral by PhD student Nicholas Zukowicz. “This new technology that…
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Bad cholesterol, high blood pressure contribute to heart attack risk
5. Participants in Groups 3 and 4, all of whom had high blood pressure, demonstrated a statistically significant increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease events compared to Group 1.6. About 16.2 percent of people in group 3 (low lipoprotein (a) levels and high blood pressure) had a heart disease event, and 18.8 percent of…
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Safe working environment for garment workers and the impact of climate change
A roundtable on ‘Safe working environment for garment industry workers and the impact of climate change’ was held at the Prothom ALO office on 15 November. Organized by Prothom Aloe, the roundtable was supported by Griffith University (Australia), BMT, University of Sydney, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research,…
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Research team reveals new details about volcanoes on Jupiter’s Io
Io, whose interior is constantly heated by strong gravitational tidal forces, is the most volcanically-active body in our Solar System. The Moon has a tenuous atmosphere composed primarily of sulfur dioxide (SO2), which comes from eruptions of its many volcanoes and sublimation of its SO2 from surface frost. Scientists have used ALMA to study the…
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the secret behind good sleep
The team found that when SIK3 was lacking or when HDAC4 was modified to prevent phosphorylation, the mice slept less. In contrast, when the mice had a more active version of SIK3, which increased the phosphorylation of HDAC4, they slept much longer. They also identified another protein, LKB1, that phosphorylates SIK3, and that its deficiency…
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New technologies give nature more accurate health checks
Another approach is acoustic sensors, which can monitor the sounds of species such as birds and even insects, and are an “incredibly effective” way of determining the overall health of an ecosystem, Burkart said. . For example, some forests may look good from satellite images — but inside, their biodiversity may be severely reduced, a…
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First Summit on Biological Medicines held in Dhaka
To raise public awareness on the use of modern and effective biological drugs, which can play a “game-changing role in the treatment of diseases such as diabetes, arthritis and psoriasis”, the first “Biological Summit” was recently held in a city it was done. Hotel in Dhaka, reports news agency UNB. The summit focused on the…
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Peanuts, Herbs May Have Positive Effects on the Gut Microbiome
For the peanut study, published in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Kris-Etherton and colleagues compared the effects of snacking 28 grams (about 1 ounce) of peanuts per day to those of a high-carbohydrate snack — crackers and cheese. At the end of six weeks, the participants who ate the peanut breakfast showed an abundance of…
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Exercise may reduce side effects of breast cancer
Australia’s current national guidelines for cancer patients recommend moderate-intensity aerobic exercise for 30 minutes per day, five days a week, or vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise for 20 minutes three days a week. He also says to do 8-10 strength-training exercises with 8-12 repetitions per exercise for two to three days per week. However, study leader Georgios…