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Artificial intelligence can be trained to detect tumour

Bochum [Germany], September 4 (ANI): Artificial intelligence (AI) can be trained to detect whether or not a tissue picture contains a tumour. However, until recently, it has remained a mystery as to how it makes its judgement. A team from Ruhr-Universitat Bochum's Research Center for Protein Diagnostics (PRODI) is working on a new approach that will make an AI's judgement clear and hence trustworthy.

2022-09-04T01:34:46.983807+00:00 IST

Arterial stiffness increases blood pressure in adolescents

Kuopio [Finland], September 4 (ANI): In the young population, arterial stiffness, a new risk factor for hypertension, raises blood pressure indirectly through an increase in insulin resistance but not through an increase in body fat.

2022-09-04T01:16:24.488763+00:00 IST

Motion of DNA helps to repair damage in the human nucleus

Washington D.C. [USA], September 4 (ANI): The movement of chromatin, the substance from which DNA is formed, can aid in the efficient repair of DNA damage in the human nucleus, according to a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Indiana University. This result may improve cancer detection and therapy.

2022-09-03T21:58:47.221917+00:00 IST

Artificial intelligence can treat women with heart attacks: Study

Zurich [Switzerland], September 3 (ANI): Heart attacks are one of the most common causes of death globally, with women dying at a higher rate than males. Cardiologists have been concerned about this for decades, and it has sparked debate in the medical community concerning the causes and consequences of potential treatment gaps.

2022-09-03T18:12:54.976103+00:00 IST

Patients in intensive cardiac care unit use illicit drugs

Brussels [Belgium], September 3(ANI): According to a study, illicit drug use is associated with a roughly nine-fold greater risk of mortality or life-threatening events in intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU) patients.

2022-09-03T17:26:08.100458+00:00 IST

Brain activity differs in people with risk of mental disorders

Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): According to a study, young people with a genetic alteration that raises the risk of mental illnesses have significantly different brain activity during sleep.

2022-09-03T16:07:45.020334+00:00 IST

Excessive screen time linked to obesity, psychological problems

Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): A recent study on fruit flies has discovered a new problem: the blue light emitted by screens can have an effect on our basic biological functions.

2022-09-03T10:49:45.067767+00:00 IST

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Scientists discover new kind of synapse in neurons' tiny hairs

Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new kind of synapse in the tiny hairs on the surface of neurons. The commonly overlooked protrusions called primary cilia contain special junctions that act as a shortcut for sending signals quickly and directly to the cell's nucleus, inducing changes to the cell's chromatin that forms chromosomes.

2022-09-03T10:24:10.187856+00:00 IST

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New treatment could increase number of lung donors

Lund [Sweden], September 2 (ANI): Donated lungs in vast quantities cannot be transplanted. Researchers at Skane University Hospital and Lund University in Sweden completed an animal study that raises the possibility of using more donor lungs in the future. To determine whether the treatment will have the same favourable impact on people, the researchers have started a pilot trial.

2022-09-02T16:29:12.329219+00:00 IST

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Low testosterone may make men more susceptible to COVID-19 hospit

Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Saint Louis University School of Medicine found that males with COVID-19 who had low testosterone levels are likelier than those with normal levels to experience acute illness and require hospitalisation.

2022-09-02T15:33:21.255014+00:00 IST

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Stem cell biologists create new human cell types for research

Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): Scientists have managed to generate a new type of human cell in the lab using stem cells. The new cells closely resemble their natural counterparts in early human embryos. As a result, researchers can now better study what happens just after an embryo implants in the womb.

2022-09-02T10:36:18.263150+00:00 IST

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Team developing oral insulin tablet sees breakthrough results

Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): Researchers working on developing oral insulin tablets as a replacement for daily insulin injections have made a game-changing discovery. The researchers have discovered that insulin from the latest version of their oral tablets is absorbed by rats in the same way that injected insulin is.

2022-09-02T10:24:36.019988+00:00 IST

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Circadian Rhythm Disruption and Mental Health

Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): Scientists hypothesize that circadian rhythm disruption is a psychopathology factor shared by a broad range of mental illnesses and that research into its molecular foundation could be key to unlocking better therapies and treatments.

2022-09-02T10:09:54.349820+00:00 IST

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Blood test shows neurotoxic complications of CAR-T cell therapy

Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): The treatment of various tumours has been transformed by cell-based immunotherapy, often known as CAR-T cell therapy. In order to target and combat specific forms of leukaemia and lymphoma, the treatment employs genetically engineered T cells. While it has the potential to cure cancer in certain individuals who would otherwise pass away from the disease, it also carries the danger of a number of adverse effects, some of which can be fatal and disrupt brain function.

2022-09-01T18:37:55.404135+00:00 IST

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Bariatric surgery might be more impactful than lifestyle

Los Angeles [US], September 1 (ANI): According to research, through bariatric surgery, type 2 diabetes can be cured more quickly and with longer-lasting effects than with medications and lifestyle modifications.

2022-09-01T18:00:26.379279+00:00 IST

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New technologies that gives depth understanding of tumors

Bern [Switzerland], September 1 (ANI): Even when they are same cancer, such as breast cancer, tumours can range significantly from person to person. In order to treat cancer, precision oncology focuses on a tumor's unique genetic traits. Existing therapies can be "adapted" in this way to reduce side effects and spending on pricy treatments. This exemplifies how cancer will be treated in the future.

2022-09-01T17:27:05.837844+00:00 IST

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Scientists eavesdrop on communication between fat and brain

Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): Newly discovered sensory neurons send messages from fat tissue to the brain and could eventually be co-opted to treat obesity or metabolic disease.

2022-09-01T08:57:10.566593+00:00 IST

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Studying OCD cycle for better understanding of mental behaviour

Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): Researchers used a model of behaviour to better understand the basis of obsessive-compulsive disorder. They showed that when learning parameters for reinforcement and punishment are extremely imbalanced, cycle between obsession and compulsion can be strengthened. This work can help improve mental health treatments.

2022-09-01T08:55:54.072835+00:00 IST

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Study: Shape of a coronavirus affects its transmission

Okinawa [Japan], August 31 (ANI): Images of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, have been imprinted in our brains since the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the way we commonly visualise the virus, as a spherical with spikes, is not entirely true. Microscope images of infected tissues show that coronavirus particles are ellipsoidal, with a wide range of squashed and elongated morphologies.

2022-08-31T17:31:56.171628+00:00 IST

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Stressed mitochondria help cells to withstand lung infection

Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): Many respiratory infections, such as influenza or COVID-19, cause severe stress to cells and organs, leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which can eventually lead to mortality in elderly or vulnerable people.

2022-08-31T16:16:36.698534+00:00 IST

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Microneedling improves appearance of surgical scars

Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) [US], August 31 (ANI): A procedure known as micro-needling, when performed soon after surgery, can improve the final appearance of surgical scars, with the best results obtained when performed within six to seven weeks.

2022-08-31T14:50:58.620751+00:00 IST