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Researchers find genetic variants linked to uncommon, deadly illness
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Immunology has provided light on the particular alterations causing a rare and fatal ailment called 'RAD50 deficiency/Nijmegen breakage syndrome-like disorder'.
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Contraceptive pills may affect fear-regulating brain areas in women
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Oral contraceptives are used by more than 150 million women globally. The most prevalent variety is combined OCs (COCs), which are comprised of synthetic hormones. Sex hormones have been shown to influence the brain network involved in fear processing.
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Study investigate alterations in coral microbiome caused by hypoxia
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The research is a first step towards identifying possibly beneficial microbes for corals exposed to this environmental stressor.
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Brain structural alterations and increased dementia risk are associated w
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to an important study undertaken in China and the United Kingdom, living near major highways is associated with an increased risk of dementia and changes in brain structure, owing mostly to traffic-related air pollution.
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Study finds unexpected link between 2 schizophrenia risk proteins
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that when the connection isn't made correctly, the behaviour might suffer. In mice, for example, disruptions to the proteins' capacity to interact led to increased hyperactivity, decreased risk avoidance, and memory impairments.
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Study highlights gut fungi's lasting impact on severe COVID-19 immune resp
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, certain gut-dwelling fungus thrive in severe cases of COVID-19, magnifying the excessive inflammation that causes the disease while also triggering long-term alterations in the immune system. This research indic
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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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Researchers find how quickly positive metabolic effects of gastric bypass
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A recent study from Sweden's Lund University raised questions about the effectiveness of gastric bypass surgery. The findings indicate that the most substantial metabolic alterations occurred immediately following surgery.
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How structural changes associated with osteoarthritis, finds study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The most prevalent degenerative joint condition, osteoarthritis, affects 22 per cent of persons over 40 worldwide. The molecular alterations connected to osteoarthritis are still unknown, despite the ailment having received substantial medical study. In a recent study, scientists used severa
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Study discovers role of ultraviolet radiation in development of leukemia i
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A change of scenery might improve one's mood, but for certain precancerous cells, moving from the caverns of the bone marrow to the sunny climes of the skin can cause genetic alterations that are a precursor to cancer.
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Researchers give more insight into association between autoimmunity, schiz
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Autoantibodies, or immune system-produced proteins that may function against one's own body, have been linked to reports of schizophrenia. A minority of schizophrenia patients had autoantibodies that targeted neurexin 1, a "synaptic adhesion protein," according to a study published last mont
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Obesity, diabetes in pregnancy: Consequences in children
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Children of women who were obese or had diabetes during pregnancy developed certain epigenetic alterations that predisposed them to suffer from diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and the cardiovascular problems that resulted from them, according to research conducted by paediatricians at th
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