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Researchers find why people remember stressful experiences better

October 20, 2021

Researchers have analysed the reasons why stressful experiences are usually remembered more easily than neutral experiences. When the brain stores memories of objects, it creates a characteristic pattern of activity for each of them. Stress changes such memory traces. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Current...

REACTIVATING MEMORIES DURING SLEEP IMPROVES MOTOR SKILLS

October 20, 2021

According to the findings of new research, practice makes one perfect, but sleep helps, too. Learning and executing a new motor skill can be enhanced if a person can get additional memory processing during sleep. The findings of the study were published in the journal JNeurosci. Researchers at Northwestern University...

TELEHEALTH SCREENING OF SOME INFANTS MIGHT AID IN EARLY AUTISM SUPPORT

October 20, 2021

Telehealth evaluation could help improve access to care for infants with an elevated likelihood of autism, suggests a new UC Davis MIND Institute research. The study, published recently in Autism, found that telehealth approaches in the first year of life could help families facing barriers to care such as geographic...

MATERNAL CHOLESTEROL DURING PREGNANCY LINKED WITH HEART ATTACK

October 20, 2021

A study has suggested that high maternal cholesterol in pregnancy is associated with more serious heart attacks in young adult offspring. The research was published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). “Cholesterol is not routinely measured during pregnancy in most...

BJP MP wants more central forces’ deployment for West Bengal bypolls

October 20, 2021

Emphasising the need for free and fair polling in the upcoming by-elections, BJP MP Arjun Singh on Tuesday urged Chief Election Officer of the state to allot more security personnel for bypolls in four constituencies, which is scheduled to be held on October 30. In the letter, Arjun Singh said,...

‘INDIA’S VACCINATION COVERAGE EXCEEDS 99 CRORE’

October 20, 2021

NEW DELHI: India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 99 crore on Tuesday, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. Taking to Twitter, he said, “We are at 99 crores. Go for it India, continue to rapidly march towards our milestone of 100 crore #COVID19 vaccinations.” India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive commenced on...

Kerala rains: IMD issues multiple alerts, death toll tops 27

October 20, 2021

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Torrential rains that triggered landslides in Kerala have claimed the lives of 27 people so far. Of these, 14 deaths were reported in Kottayam district, 10 in Idukki district, and one each in Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Kozhikode districts. Meanwhile, the bodies of 13 people who were killed in a...

SC to hear Lakhimpur violence case today

October 20, 2021

The Supreme Court will on Wednesday hear the case relating to the 3 October violence in Lakhimpur Kheri where eight persons, including four farmers, were killed during a farmers’ protest. A Bench of Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli will hear the matter...

India trashes Pak claim of blocking Indian submarine

October 20, 2021

Shortly after Pakistan released a video claiming that it had allegedly detected and blocked an “Indian submarine” from entering its waters last week, sources in the Indian Navy have rubbished the claims as “propaganda material” aimed at diverting people’s attention from the terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. Making a...

NIA to take over probe into J&K civilian killings

October 20, 2021

In a major development pertaining to the increased targeted civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will take over the probe into four cases, including the killing of M.L. Bindroo, a Kashmiri Pandit and pharmacist. The other three cases include the killings of Virendra Paswan, Supinder...

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