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Gut microbe may promote breast cancers

Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): A microbe found in the colon and commonly associated with the development of colitis and colon cancer also may play a role in the development of some breast cancers, according to new research from investigators with the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Bloomberg Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.

2021-01-07T05:30:52.641103+00:00 IST

A new approach to study autoimmune diseases

Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): A team of researchers led by the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute Diabetes Center's Scientific Director Decio L. Eizirik, MD, PhD, has found that identifying new treatments for autoimmune diseases requires studying together the immune system AND target tissues.

2021-01-07T05:11:37.849212+00:00 IST

Opioid use might increase risk of developing pancreatic cancer

Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found that opioid use might increase a person's risk of developing pancreatic cancer.

2021-01-07T04:55:47.896668+00:00 IST

$Bone fracture risk may increase when critical enzymatic processes decline$

Bone fracture risk may increase when critical enzymatic processes decline

Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): A new study suggests that a loss of enzymatic processes within the body can increase a person's risk of bone fracture.

2021-01-06T07:32:56.349686+00:00 IST

AI algorithms detect diabetic eye disease inconsistently

Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): A new study looks at the effectiveness of seven artificial intelligence-based screening algorithms to diagnose diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye disease leading to vision loss.

2021-01-06T05:58:33.118052+00:00 IST

Routine eye scans may give clues to cognitive decline in diabetes

Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): As they age, people with diabetes are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive disorders than are people without diabetes.

2021-01-06T05:44:34.161089+00:00 IST

New study highlights key role of 'junk DNA' in regulating rhythms

California [US], January 5 (ANI): The researchers from Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) suggest the impact of non-coding microRNAs on circadian rhythms is tissue-specific and may reveal new insights into disease processes.

2021-01-05T07:17:19.368554+00:00 IST

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Single-cell analysis of metastatic gastric cancer finds diverse tumour cell populations

Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center who profiled more than 45,000 individual cells from patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC), defined the extensive cellular heterogeneity and identified two distinct subtypes correlated with patient survival.

2021-01-05T06:03:44.903099+00:00 IST

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Study finds protein critical to T cell metabolism, anti-tumour immune response

Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that a protein called NF-kappa B-inducing kinase (NIK) is essential for the shift in metabolic activity that occurs with T cell activation, making it a critical factor in regulating the anti-tumour immune response.

2021-01-05T05:32:49.395425+00:00 IST

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Scientists find that brain cancer is linked to tissue healing

Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): The healing process that follows a brain injury could spur tumour growth when new cells generated to replace those lost to the injury are derailed by mutations, Toronto scientists have found.

2021-01-05T05:07:31.922467+00:00 IST

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Neuroscientists isolate mini antibodies against COVID-19 from a llama

Washington [US], January 4 (ANI): National Institutes of Health researchers have isolated a set of promising, tiny antibodies, or "nanobodies" against SARS-CoV-2 virus that were produced by a llama named Cormac.

2021-01-04T10:14:23.768570+00:00 IST

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To treat brain disorder, scientists develop nanoparticle drug-delivery system

Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): To facilitate successful delivery of therapeutic agents to the brain, a team of bioengineers, physicians, and collaborators at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital created a nanoparticle platform, which can facilitate therapeutically effective delivery of encapsulated agents in mice with a physically breached or intact the blood-brain barrier (BBB).

2021-01-03T02:18:05.974467+00:00 IST

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Here's how one psychedelic experience may lessen trauma of racial injustice

Washington [US], January 2 (ANI): A single positive experience on a psychedelic drug may help reduce stress, depression and anxiety symptoms in Black, Indigenous and people of colour whose encounters with racism have had lasting harm, according to findings of a new study.

2021-01-02T08:37:23.782725+00:00 IST

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Study suggests college football players underestimate risk of injury, concussion

Washington [US], January 2 (ANI): According to a new study, college football players may underestimate their risk of injury and concussion.

2021-01-02T08:29:14.187088+00:00 IST

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Frailty associated with higher mortality for women awaiting liver transplants: Study

Washington [US], January 2 (ANI): A recent study headed by UC San Francisco and Columbia University highlights the role that frailty plays in a higher mortality rate in women awaiting liver transplants.

2021-01-02T07:27:19.525088+00:00 IST

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Researchers develop new drug-delivery system to treat brain disorders

Brigham City [US], January 2 (ANI): A study led by researchers of Brigham and Women's Hospital claims that technology could potentially offer a variety of treatments for human neurological disorders.

2021-01-02T03:41:48.723348+00:00 IST

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Multiple mosquito blood meals can expedite risk of malaria, study

Boston (Massachusetts) [US], January 2 (ANI): A study lead by a team of researchers from Virginia Tech and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health claimed that multiple bouts of blood-feeding by mosquitoes shorten the incubation period for malaria parasites and increase malaria transmission potential.

2021-01-02T03:35:22.942552+00:00 IST

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Clinical criteria for diagnosing autism inadequate for people with genetic conditions: Study

Cardiff [Wales], January 2 (ANI): The findings of a novel study suggests that more than half of individuals with one of four genetic conditions had significant autistic symptoms, despite not qualifying for a formal diagnosis.

2021-01-02T03:34:08.159785+00:00 IST

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Study: Clinical criteria for autism diagnosis inadequate for individuals with genetic conditions

Washington [US], January 2 (ANI): A new research has discovered that people with certain genetic conditions are likely to have significant symptoms of autism, despite them not qualifying by formal diagnosis.

2021-01-01T18:38:19.311527+00:00 IST

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Traditional Ghanaian medicines effective against tropical diseases

Washington [US], January 1 (ANI): In a new research, traditional Ghanaian medicines have shown promising results in fighting against tropical diseases in countries like Africa and around the world.

2021-01-01T18:05:25.447413+00:00 IST

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Coronavirus vaccines could have potential allergic reactions, assures new study

Boston (Massachusetts) [US], January 1 (ANI): A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital reassures potential allergic reactions to new COVID-19 vaccines and stresses that people with food or medication allergies can safely be vaccinated.

2021-01-01T03:15:18.416067+00:00 IST