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Research reveals senescent immune cells promote lung tumor growth
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Macrophages are white blood cells that serve as the body's first line of defence against infection. Macrophages can launch a reaction against tumours in addition to destroying dangerous germs. However, macrophages, like other cells, can reach a state known as senescence, which is associated
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Older adults with COPD had depression during COVID pandemic: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to a new longitudinal study published online in the International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, older persons with COPD were at a higher risk of depression during the early phases of the COVID-19 epidemic.
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Study reveals how mutations in blood stem cells can worsen colon cancer
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine have uncovered how typical ageing-related blood system alterations can cause some colon tumours to spread more quickly.
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Pre-eclampsia accelerates ageing in women: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pre-eclampsia is a puzzling sickness marked by a potentially fatal rise in blood pressure. Every year, it claims the lives of about 70,000 women globally. Scientists lack particular treatment plans because they do not know what causes it.
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Study reveals how pre-eclampsia accelerates ageing in women
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pre-eclampsia, a potentially deadly rise in blood pressure, is a mysterious illness. It kills more than 70,000 women worldwide each year. Because scientists do not know what causes it, they lack specific treatment strategies.
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Researchers find gene ‘fingerprint’ for brain ageing
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a mouse study, the white matter, a type of nervous system tissue that is essential for signal transmission throughout the brain, has the most significant modifications.
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Japanese squirrels develop human hereditary diseases with ageing: Research
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A team led by Dr Tomoaki Murakami of the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology discovered that fibrinogen A-chain amyloidosis, a previously unknown disease in animals other than humans, is common in Japanese squirrels (Sciurus lis). They compared the pathology of Japanese squirrels
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Researchers discovers relationship between higher female fertility and Alz
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In the ageing population, the Apolipoprotein-4 allele has been associated with an increased risk for a variety of illnesses, particularly Alzheimer's and cardiovascular disease. Despite its negative effects, this genetic mutation is nevertheless prevalent in roughly 20 per cent of the popula
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Researchers find genetic mutation for Alzheimer’s disease linked with high
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Apolipoprotein-4 allele has been linked to an increased risk for a number of diseases in ageing populations, particularly Alzheimer's and cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, this genetic mutation continues to be common in about 20% of the human population despite its harmful effects. A
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Dementia is more common in older adults with vision issues: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Loss of vision and loss of capacity to comprehend or recall properly are two of the most feared and avoidable health concerns connected with ageing. New research adds to the evidence that visual issues and dementia are connected.
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Study reveals changes in ageing brain using new techniques
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The coordination between neuronal activity and brain oxygenation is different in older individuals, according to researchers studying brain activity.
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Study reveals link between human breast milk micronutrient and brain devel
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Researchers at Tufts University's Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Centre on Ageing (HNRCA) suggested that micronutrients in human breast milk have considerable positive effects on newborns' growing brains.
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