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An oral probiotic might treat dry eye disease: Research
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Oral treatment of a commercially available probiotic bacterial strain was found to improve dry eye condition in an animal model in a study conducted by a research group at Baylor College of Medicine. The findings were presented at ASM Microbe 2023, the American Society for Microbiology's ann
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Study: GlyNAC supplementation improves cognitive decline in older people
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Age-related cognitive decline is a natural part of ageing, and as people get older, they strive to lead healthy lives as free as possible from it. At Baylor College of Medicine, scientists have been researching the molecular causes of age-related cognitive loss and creating dietary plans to
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Study develops strategy cancerous tumors disrupt development of immune re
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A method that malignant tumours use to remotely prevent the emergence of an immune response that would halt their growth has been discovered by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and associated institutions.
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Study gives insight into mechanism that fuels antibiotic resistance
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A concern to global health is antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections were blamed for an estimated 1.3 million deaths globally in 2019 alone. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have been examining the mechanism that fuels antibiotic resistance at the molecular
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Researchers propose obesity is a neurodevelopmental disorder
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Obesity has increased rapidly in recent decades to affect more than 2 billion people, making it one of the largest contributors to poor health worldwide. Despite decades of research on diet and exercise treatments, many people continue to struggle to lose weight. Researchers at Baylor Colleg
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Obesity is neurodevelopmental disorder, propose scientists
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Obesity has increased rapidly in recent decades to affect more than 2 billion people, making it one of the largest contributors to poor health worldwide. Despite decades of research on diet and exercise treatments, many people continue to struggle to lose weight. Researchers at Baylor Colleg
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Carbon ultrafine particles accelerate lung cancer progression
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
While it may seem common knowledge that smoking is bad for your lungs, if and how ultrafine particles present in cigarette smoke impact the development and progression of lung cancer remains unclear. Working with animal models, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine sought to find how air
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Research discovers benefits of exercise resulting in a new blood molecule
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Houston [Texas], June 27 (ANI): Scientists from Baylor College of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, and affiliated institutions report that they have discovered a blood molecule that is created during exercise and can significantly lower food intake and obesity in mice.
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Research finds new understanding of congenital heart disease progression,
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Houston [Texas], June 22 (ANI): Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a spectrum of heart defects that develop before birth and continue to be the leading cause of child fatalities. A team of researchers from Texas Heart Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine have d
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Study finds tuberculosis can induce premature cellular ageing
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 25 (ANI): A new study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that the cells of humans and animals who have recovered from tuberculosis had prematurely aged up to 12 to 14 years.
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Researchers identify altered gene expression and cell interactions in COPD
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Houston (Texas) [US], January 29 (ANI): A recent study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Yale University and other institutions, has identified previously unrecognised changes in gene expression and cellular interactions in distinct cell populations in chronic obstructive pulmona
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Discussions underway for WHO approval for Corbevax COVID-19 vaccine, says
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Houston [US], December 31 (ANI): Corbevax, a 'recombinant protein sub-unit' vaccine developed by Texas-based vaccine developers, was recently granted emergency approval by the Indian government and will be manufactured by the Hyderabad-based company Biological E, one of the world's largest v
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