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Unlike humans, zebrafish grow new heart muscle cells: they have a regenerative capacity. When a zebrafish heart is damaged, it can fully restore its function within 60 days. Researchers have now successfully discovered that the protein Hmga1 plays a key role in heart regeneration in zebrafish. The Hmga1 gene is present in mice and humans…
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(L-R) President of Argentina Javier Milei and Elected President of Venezuela Edmundo González Urrutia gesture from the Argentine Government house balcony during an official visit to Buenos Aires as part of an international tour at Casa Rosada on January 4, 2025 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez…
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Barcelona vs Barbastro Live Streaming Copa Del Rey Live Telecast: Barcelona return to action after the New Year’s break as they face a trip to take on minnows Barbastro in the Round of 32 tie of the Copa Del Rey. Barcelona are the most successful side in the history of the competition, having…
Global Nutrition Targets (GNTs) were set by the World Health Assembly as key national indicators of the effect of public health policies in alleviating maternal and child malnutrition. Some of the targets were — reduce stunting by 40% in under-5 children, reduce anaemia by 50% in women of reproductive age, and no increase in childhood overweight. A…
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While transmission of Ebola virus through contact with bodily fluids from an infected person is well known, more recent Ebola outbreaks have demonstrated that the infectious virus is also found on the skin’s surface of those who have succumbed to infection or at late times during infection. Although evidence suggests that Ebola virus can be…
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Exposing mosquitoes to lipase inhibitors prior to an infectious blood meal can induce sterility | Photo Credit: AP As per a study published recently, the development of Plasmodium falciparum, which causes malaria, can be severely impacted when the lipid transport by lipophorin (Lp) in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes is targeted. The study found that exposing adult female mosquitoes to…
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Picture after final ball of Day 1 of India vs Australia 5th Test.© AFP The atmosphere flared up when a heated altercation between Jasprit Bumrah and young Sam Konstas unfolded towards the final moments of Day 1 of the fifth and final Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Right…
It was a year which saw the shortest Test in history. It was also the year when India won their second T20 World Cup. It was a year when Joe Root piled on six Test hundreds and it was a year which saw a record-breaking numbers for batters in the IPL. However, what…
File photo of Devajit Saikia.© X/@assamcric Devajit Saikia on Saturday filed his nomination for the post of the BCCI secretary whereas Prabhtej Bhatia applied for the post of the treasurer, with both officials being the only applicants for the two roles. Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh’s Bhatia has applied for the treasurer’s position after…
Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek will battle for United Cup glory after the USA and Poland won their respective semi-finals on Saturday in Sydney amid bizarre circumstances. Swiatek beat Elena Rybakina to help last year’s runners-up Poland see off Kazakhstan and they were joined in Sunday’s final of the mixed-teams tournament by the…
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