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New category has better genetic resistance against foliar disease

Factors which damage the brain notably include hearing loss, obesity and smoking, according to study

Says universities are meant to create knowledge, produce trained manpower to provide solutions to issue

In Pakistan, the government has launched aggressive initiatives to meet the skills development gap

The programme will continue for two weeks and includes eight interns from different universities

Physical form of punishment continues despite evidence suggesting it could be psychologically damaging

Recent study suggests why this may be a normal pattern

Human blood extracted from a mosquito can be traced back to its original owner till up to 48 hours

Conference hopes to uplift livestock, poultry and dairy through quality education

Academicians from various universities will share their knowledge in a conference

Researchers involved in the mass retraction have had their projects and funding suspended.

Treatment programmes should be reviewed every three to five years in very elderly patients who take aspirin

Significant downside of using the drug was that it doubled the risk of amputation of a toe, foot or leg

About 50 per cent of all cancer survivors report moderate to high fear of recurrence

Study warns loss of biodiversity could 'substantially diminish the benefits that people derive from nature'

Theory is that this blood vessel damage disrupts communication in areas of the brain important for mood control

Feeling exhausted can directly be linked to lack of brain capacity, says a new study

Researchers noted cancer to be more common in those who have the condition for a long time

Study also found that people are more interested in learning about the work of attractive scientists

Pediatrics advise eliminating fruit juices from a child's diet in first year

Volunteers were asked to rate sounds based on 5 emotional stages: aggression, fear, despair, happiness and playfulness

Only when patients were told they were taking a statin that people started complaining of muscle ailments

Cigarette smoking is known to cause about one in five cases of coronary heart disease

The question, however, remains as to what use this finding would be put to

'We can identify patients to treat even if they have no clinical signs of disease'

Investment in research and development (R&D) is a central point of economic growth

Despite many challenges, best possible efforts were being made to develop the agriculture sector

Whales are known for their loud calls, congregating fellow members of the pod

Dr Faisal Kamiran will receive $100,000 to fund a pilot project in Lahore.

A person consuming at least a can of diet soda daily is 2.96 times more likely to suffer an ischaemic stroke

Governments should encourage active commuting, experts say

Nearly all the rescued ants participated in subsequent raids

Millions of shoelaces surely come unfurled every day, yet the mechanics of that process had never been examined

'Cyber bullying may be influencing the connection between children, unhappiness and social media usage'

Ketamine doses used in the Oxford depression treatment trials are given in controlled conditions

It is estimated that half of daily smokers will die prematurely due to their tobacco habit unless they quit

Experiments using lab mice found the rodents showed no sign of pain once injected with the fish venom

Foods such as fruit contain more energy than basic sources like leaves

Rumours swirling around campaigns discourage inoculation in K-P

The leaf vascular structure was seeded with heart muscle cells

Strokes claim six million lives worldwide each year, and five million survivors are left with a permanent disability

The trial will enroll at least 24 more patients to find success-ratio of the technique

Repatha cut the combined risk of heart attacks, strokes and heart-related death by 20 per cent

Researchers suggest “the possibility is worth exploring”

French researchers provided fresh evidence to support claims that a drug touted as a miracle cure for alcoholism

A tiny satellite with a laboratory shrunk to the size of a tissue box is helping scientists carry out experiments

The study merely pointed out a correlation

Funds would be provided from agricultural research endowment fund to promote research and development activities

Research deflates myths proposing a link between anti-social behaviour with violent video games

It may hard to recognise true geniuses but there are some personality traits that may indicate genuine intelligence