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Cholesterol metabolism may be behind early- and late-onset of Alzheimer's

Washington, Oct 5 : A new study has found that an abnormal brain cholesterol metabolism may be behind the mental decline seen in Alzheimer's patients.

Long-lost ‘Potentially Hazardous Asteroid' re-located

Washington, Oct 5 : Astronomers have found that the recently discovered Earth threatening asteroid 2007 RR9 is in fact the long lost object 6344 P-L observed nearly half a century ago.

Mild thyroid patients twice as likely to develop heart failure

Aspirin-like compound triggers immune response in plants

Washington, Oct 5 : Researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (BTI) have found that an aspirin-like compound is what triggers the immune response in plants.

Scientists create transparent layered plastic that’s as strong as steel

Washington, Oct 5 : Composite plastic that’s as strong as steel, but light and transparent at the same time is now a reality.

Mechanism behind person-to-person bird flu transmission revealed

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