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Scientists map key protein structure of Hepatitis C virus
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A team led by scientists at Scripps Research and the University of Amsterdam has achieved an important goal in virology: mapping, at high resolution, critical proteins that stud the surface of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and enable it to enter host cells.
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Scientists engineer probiotic to prevent infection of large intestine
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Scientists from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) have created a probiotic to restore bile salt metabolism, found in the gastrointestinal tract, to counter the onset and effects of Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI).
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Study: Lymphoma cell metabolism might provide new cancer target
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Aggressive and relatively common lymphomas called diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCLs) have a critical metabolic vulnerability that can be exploited to trick these cancers into starving themselves, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell's Ithaca campus
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Immune system uses two-step verification to defend against HIV: Research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Human immunodeficiency virus 1, more commonly known as HIV-1, is known for its uncanny ability to evade the immune system. Scientists at Scripps Research and collaborators have now uncovered how our innate immune system, the body's first line of quick defence in attacking foreign invaders de
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Study: Cholesterol increases risk of Alzheimer's and heart disease
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers at the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome and the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that a single mechanism may underlie the damaging effect of cholesterol on the brain and on blood vessels.
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Imran Khan's PTI calls election body's failure to conduct polls contempt o
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) had on Friday ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to conduct Islamabad local government elections on Saturday.
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UP: Preliminary report for OBC reservation to be ready in three months
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The first meeting of the Backward Classes Commission constituted by the state government in connection with the local body elections held a meeting on Saturday in which policies and procedures regarding the statewide survey were discussed, as per an official statement.
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New study identifies key neurons that maintain body temperature in mammals
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A group of neurons, called EP3 neurons, in the preoptic area of the brain play a key role in regulating body temperature in mammals, reported a research group at Nagoya University in Japan.
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Research reveals new links between brain over-activity and schizophrenia s
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New research has shown that over-activity in a specific area of the brain is linked to certain symptoms of Schizophrenia, opening up possibilities for the development of more targeted treatments.
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Research: Genetic clues link lipoprotein A to prostate cancer risk
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A new analysis has uncovered a potential link between higher prostate cancer risk and genetic variants associated with higher bloodstream levels of the cholesterol-transporting molecule lipoprotein A. Anna Ioannidou of Imperial College London, U.K., and colleagues present these findings in t
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Researchers look to licorice for promising cancer treatments
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A research review into molecular insights of a licorice-derived substance called glycyrrhizin for preventing or treating cancer suggests further research could lead to specific agents for clinical use.
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Madhya Pradesh: Tigress' dead body found in Umaria
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Officials of the forest department in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria on Friday found a dead body of Tigress, forest department said.
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