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Researchers reveal novel immunotherapy beneficial to children with relaps
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Children with recurrent brain tumours tolerated the first in-human trial of a novel immunotherapy well, and many were able to experience unexpected months of a more normal life, according to researchers. Immunotherapy disables a natural enzyme that tumours hijack for their defence.
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Arm-wrestling tournament, Pro Panja League to begin on July 28
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Pro Panja League, the brainchild of Bollywood actors and producers Parvin Dabas and Preeti Jhangiani, will feature categories for Men, Women and Specially abled arm wrestlers. The arm-wrestlers competing in the first season have been selected after qualifying at an intense Ranking Tournament
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Problems with 'pruning' brain connections linked to teenage mental health
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to a new study, problems with the brain's ability to 'prune' itself of unneeded connections may be at the root of a wide spectrum of mental health illnesses that emerge throughout adolescence.
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Lokal raises Rs 120 Cr in Series B; Aims to launch new categories and prod
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 25 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Lokal, India's hyperlocal content, community, and classified platform, announced it has raised Rs 120 Cr in Series B funding from new investors Global Brain and Sony Innovation Fund, with participation from India Quotient and
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9-yr-old brain dead boy saves multiple lives through organ donation at AII
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In 2022, Rolly Prajapati, a 6-year-old girl who was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Noida set up the momentum for donating organs.
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"If he is saying this, tell him to do it," says Nitish Kumar on Bihar BJP
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
While addressing the media, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said, "If he is saying that then tell him to do it. Have you ever heard me say these words? Those who use such words have no brain. They can do whatever they want".
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Study: Gene activity analysis aids in categorisation of brain disease
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Yashar Zeighami's research at McGill University in Canada provides a fresh method for characterising brain disorders. The study, published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, suggests that comparing transcriptomes (the map of activity for all genes in the genome) associated with differe
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Astrocyte dysfunction causes cognitive decline: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers, people with dementia have protein buildup in their astrocytes, which may cause abnormal antiviral activity and memory loss.
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Reading activates two brain networks: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to a UTHealth Houston study, when a person reads a phrase, two separate networks in the brain are activated, working together to integrate the meanings of individual words to obtain more complex, higher-order meanings.
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India can emerge as key player in global technical textiles market: Piyush
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal attended a Chintan Shivir, a brainstorming session on Technical Textiles
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Justhuman launches in India & the USA ushering in a new generation of
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): Direct to consumer, clean beauty brand Justhuman, today announced its simultaneous launch in India and the USA with a range of hair and personal care products. The company, born out of a personal strive, is the brainchild of Roshini Sanah Jaiswal,
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Common infections linked to poor cognitive performance in older adults: St
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A recent study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers discovered that signs of common illnesses in a sample of middle-aged and older persons were associated with lower performance on a test of global cognitive function.
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