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The gestational age is one of the most important factors determining the survival rate of preterm babies. The shorter the gestational age, the less are the preterm baby’s chances of survival. 

If antiepileptic medications do not control seizures, and brain surgery is not possible because the epileptic region is located near sensitive areas in the brain, then certain techniques can help.

Science For Everyone: This week, in ABP Live's science column, we discuss how genetic factors can be associated with preterm birth, and how such births can be prevented through genetic research. 

Investigators announced in October 2023 that they had located human remains belonging to World War II pilot Gilbert Haldeen Myers. He has now been accounted for through DNA analysis in the US. 

Polluted air consists of chemicals which damage DNA and cause protein adducts, which are complex formed when a chemical binds to a biological molecule. 

The Science Of Health: This week, in ABP Live's weekly health column, we discuss the latest advancements in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and a potential future cure.

This is a first-of-its-kind study, as it shows how hunger hormones can directly impact activity in the brain's hippocampus when an animal is trying to decide which food to eat. 

In order to ensure that the global average temperature rise is between two degrees Celsius and 1.5 degrees Celsius, the predicted 2030 emissions must decrease by 28 to 42 per cent. 

In order to reduce cardiovascular disease risk associated with antibiotic use, one must avoid inadvertent use of antibiotics, and not consume antibiotics when suffering from viral infections.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in India. There were 2.3 million new cases of breast cancer in India in 2020.

As part of a new study, neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center have identified that region of the brain using a specialised device that translates images into sound. 

This week, in ABP Live's science column, we explain the impact of antimicrobial resistance on livestock and plant agriculture, how this affects humans, and what must be done to combat the threat.

Using hair styling products with hair styling tools that produce heat increases the levels of toxic chemicals released from the products, because the rate of evaporation increases.

The study concluded that the hunting behaviour of humans in the  Middle Paleolithic period in the Zagros Mountains of Iran was more diverse than previously thought.

COP28: On the fifth day of the climate summit, climate finance was the main focus because it was finance day. Developing countries require hundreds of billions of dollars to adapt to climate change

Chandrayaan-3: The propulsion module performed an orbit-raising manoeuvre and a trans-Earth injection manoeuvre, following which it was placed in an Earth-bound orbit.

COP28: The Global Stoctake (GST) draft text calls upon Parties to take action this decade towards several goals which have been mentioned as options. 

Carbon capture and storage is the process of capturing carbon dioxide at emission sources, transporting the carbon dioxide, and then storing or burying it in a suitable deep, underground location.

COP28: Climate change has devastating impacts on the Earth's ecosystems, and has brought the planet to the point where even small changes can trigger catastrophic events in certain regions.

As part of the Gaganyaan Programme, ISRO has selected four test pilots from the Indian Air Force (IAF) as astronaut-designates for the first crewed mission. They are undergoing training in Bengaluru.

The 15-second video was transmitted by NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications experiment. It took the video signal 101 seconds to reach Earth.

Researchers suggest that the reindeer’s eyes are primed to enable them to locate Cladonia rangiferina, a white moss, during the winter, when it would otherwise be most difficult to spot.

An interesting tale of food on the space station is that of two rogue tomatoes which were lost while NASA astronaut Frank Rubio was working on an experiment called XROOTS.

For thousands of years, Coast Salish tribal nations in Washington and British Columbia grew and cared for woolly dogs which were prized for their thick undercoats.

The year 2023 was a landmark one for ISRO because it accomplished huge milestones – from becoming the first country to reach the Moon’s south pole to sending a spacecraft to study the Sun.

JN.1 is a mutation of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.86, and was first detected in the United States in September 2023. It was detected in India in November 2023.

While the inclusion of fossil fuels in the COP28 deal is being hailed as a victory, the text does not mention the 'phase-out' of fossil fuels, which are responsible for most climate-warming emissions.

The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission under the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has issued a drug safety alert on mefenamic acid, a medicine sold under the brand name Meftal.