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Study: shapeshifting microrobots can brush and floss your teeth

Los Angeles [US], July 6 (ANI): With an aim to automatically practice rinsing, brushing, and flossing teeth, a multidisciplinary team from University of Pennsylvania invented a shapeshifting robotic microswarm device.

2022-07-06T11:25:50.731066+00:00 IST

Study: CRISPR technology ay provide treatment for genetic defect

Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): New research revealed that one of the major issues faced by modern medicine is the treatment of crippling hereditary illnesses. The introduction of CRISPR technology and advances in genetics research over the past ten years have given patients and their families new hope, yet the safety of these novel techniques still raises serious concern.

2022-07-06T03:22:01.320027+00:00 IST

Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly: Study

Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): According to a new study, the gene defect underlying Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly, independent of its effects on other cell types. The discovery represents a new mechanism of action for the mutant gene, presenting a more accurate picture of the disease process that may help in the development of therapies.

2022-07-05T23:45:49.505964+00:00 IST

Study: Avocados Help Lower Cholesterol Levels

Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): According to a new study, eating one avocado a day for six months was found to have no effect on belly fat, liver fat or waist circumference in people with overweight or obesity. However, it did lead to a slight decrease in unhealthy cholesterol levels.

2022-07-05T21:54:51.202718+00:00 IST

Research shows cancer trigger that can spur targeted drug therapi

Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have definitively linked the role of a particular domain of proteins important in the biology of plant microbes to a cancer trigger in humans, the knowledge that had eluded scientists for decades.

2022-07-05T17:07:53.183208+00:00 IST

Anorexia associated with significant adverse pregnancy outcomes

Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): According to a comprehensive new study, women who are diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, the eating disorder, are five times more likely on average to have underweight babies.

2022-07-05T14:23:44.320735+00:00 IST

Neighborhood Redlining may increase risk of heart diseases

Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): According to a group of researchers, redlining or the practice of illegal discrimination by a mortgage lender who denies handing out loans, is linked with heart disease and increases risk factors after they were banned. Health disparities have been linked to several factors such as socio-economic, and environmental. This research also helped in finding evidence of the long-term cardiovascular impacts disparities that can affect vulnerable populations.

2022-07-05T12:36:20.589641+00:00 IST

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America: Adults' cardiometabolic health status sets alarm bells ringing for health authorities

Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): According to a recent study which suggested that less than 7 percent of the U.S. adult population has good cardiometabolic health, a devastating health crisis requires urgent action. A group of researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University discovered a new perspective on cardiometabolic health trends and disparities.

2022-07-05T10:50:43.604683+00:00 IST

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Scientists create synthetic DNA in order to examine gene

Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): Researchers have created artificial Hox genes which plan and direct where cells go to develop tissues or organs using new synthetic DNA technology and genomic engineering in stem cells. Their findings confirm how clusters of Hox genes help cells to learn and remember where they are in the body.

2022-07-04T22:26:08.903466+00:00 IST

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Study: Common gene for profiling microbial communities

Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): Computer scientists have developed Emu, an algorithm that uses long reads of genomes to identify the species of bacteria in a community. The program could simplify sorting harmful from helpful bacteria in microbiomes like those in the gut or in agriculture and the environment.

2022-07-04T22:21:55.692923+00:00 IST

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Beer is good for intestine: Study

Lisbon [Portugal], July 5 (ANI): Drinking beer is beneficial to the intestine and has the potential to prevent chronic diseases, a new study has claimed.

2022-07-04T19:21:08.028461+00:00 IST

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Study shows that probiotics are inefficient

Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): The likelihood of pregnancy in IVF can be affected by many factors, including the type of bacteria that naturally colonize the reproductive tract. "Good" bacteria in the form of probiotics are of increasing interest in treating women with vaginal microbiota imbalances.

2022-07-04T17:54:35.531524+00:00 IST

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Scientists develop thermogel that helps to prevent retinal scarring

Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): According to a new study, a group of scientists from Singapore have discovered that a bio-functional thermogel, a type of synthetic polymer helps to prevent retinal scarring caused by failed retinal detachment repair surgery.

2022-07-04T12:08:47.886125+00:00 IST

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Recent breakthrough may soon make breathing easier for asthmatics

Joondalup [Australia], July 4 (ANI): The 262 million people who suffer from asthma worldwide may soon receive more effective treatments, according to a new study conducted by Edith Cowan University.

2022-07-04T07:01:24.544454+00:00 IST

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Male dogs are four times more likely develop infectious cancer

Cambridge [England], July 4 (ANI): According to a recent study, male dogs have a four to five times higher chance of contracting the oro-nasal variant of canine transmissible venereal tumour than female dogs.

2022-07-04T05:53:29.214303+00:00 IST

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Machine trained to identify urinary and abnormal flows in patient

Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): According to a new study by group of investigators of European Association of Urology from Amsterdam discovered that an artificial intelligence algorithm machine are trained to listen to patients while they pass urine and also able to identify abnormal flows. They stated that it could be a useful and cost-effective means of monitoring and managing urology patients at home.

2022-07-03T17:54:37.049251+00:00 IST

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Scientists finds new way to understand genetic disorder

Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): According to a recent study, a group of scientists have stepped closer to understanding the unsolved Mendelian diseases. They have found that Mendelian diseases are inherited from either parent due to gene mutations in the developing egg or sperm by studying the inheritance of a protein known as SMCHD1 which is coded by the SMCHD1 gene.

2022-07-03T17:07:51.129336+00:00 IST

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Study: Dog ancestry traces back to two wolf populations

Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): According to the publications in the 'Nature' journal, a recent study conducted by an international team of Francis Crick Institute's archaeologists and geneticists has found that a dog's ancestry can be traced back to at least two prehistoric wolf populations.

2022-07-03T15:01:56.600189+00:00 IST

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Study: Exposure to light at night might cause obesity, diabetes

Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that people who were exposed to any medium of light while sleeping during the nighttime ran the risk of being obese, and suffer from diabetes and high blood pressure as compared to those adults who were not exposed to any amount of light at night.

2022-07-03T14:48:59.955412+00:00 IST

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Study shows development of rapid COVID-19 test

Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): Last year, pathologist Jeffrey SoRelle, M.D., and colleagues developed CoVarScan, a rapid COVID-19 test that detects eight hotspot signatures in the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Now that CoVarScan has been tested on more than 4,000 patient samples collected at UT Southwestern, the team in Clinical Chemistry reports that its test is as accurate as other methods of diagnosing COVID-19 and successful between all current variants of COVID-19 can distinguish.

2022-07-03T10:31:44.592727+00:00 IST

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Higher protein intake while dieting results in healthier eating

Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): Eating a larger proportion of protein while dieting helps to avoid the loss of lean body mass and also leads to better food choices, according to the findings of a new Rutgers study.

2022-07-03T09:14:58.838416+00:00 IST