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Study finds SARS-CoV-2 responses varied significantly depending on cell ty
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers employed heart and lung stem cells infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 to better understand how the illness affects various organs, paving the path for more tailored therapies.
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Study reveals blocking immune system 'messenger' might treat severe asthma
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Asthma is more hazardous than many people realise. Asthma kills over ten Americans every day, and the condition causes approximately 439,000 hospitalisations and 1.3 million emergency department visits each year.
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"He has that software in his mind that causes a switch during Grand Slams"
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In the clay-court major final, the 36-year-old Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud in straight sets to win his record 23rd Grand Slam title on Sunday. He has now won six out of the last eight majors in which he has participated.
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Cause, cure identified for common type of high blood pressure: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
One out of every twenty persons with hypertension has a small benign nodule as the root cause. Aldosterone, a hormone that the nodule generates, regulates the body's salt levels. A gene mutation found in some of these nodules that causes a significant, sporadic overproduction of the hormone
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Study finds cause and cure for common type of high blood pressure
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers discovered a gene mutation that causes a common type of hypertension (high blood pressure) and a treatment for it. This study was published in the journal, 'Nature Genetics.'
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Researchers reveal seizures while driving, it's important to diagnose epil
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
More than half of all epilepsy cases are caused by focal epilepsy. This type of epilepsy causes repeated seizures that affect one half of the brain.
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Study reveals how new brain mechanism associated with anxiety, OCD
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The epidemic and its effects have heightened anxiety to unprecedented proportions. However, the causes of anxiety-related disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder (OCSD), remain unknown. In a new study, researchers from the University of Utah Health identified the role of a
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World Environment Day: Producer Pragya Kapoor participates in beach clean-
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pragya Kapoor, who is known for films like 'Kedarnath' and 'Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui', has been actively involved in social causes for years. On the occasion of World Environment Day, the producer participated in a road clean-up initiative.
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Manipur: Centre forms 3 member-panel to probe causes, spread of violence;
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Centre on Sunday constituted a three-member Commission of Inquiry, headed by former chief justice of the Gauhati High Court Ajai Lamba, to investigate into the incidents of violence in Manipur which started in early May.
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Study predicts the effects of genetic mutations on RNA formation
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A research team from Munich has created an algorithm that predicts the effects of genetic mutations on RNA formation six times more precisely than previous models. As a result, the genetic causes of rare hereditary diseases and cancer can now be pinpointed with greater accuracy.
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Study shows healthy kidneys despite high blood pressure
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Scientists found that unless you happen to have a PDE3A gene mutation, high blood pressure eventually damages the kidneys. According to research published in 'Kidney International' by a team led by Enno Klussmann of the Max Delbruck Centre and the DZHK, a mutation that causes severe hyperte
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Locust invasion causes huge losses to farmers in Afghanistan's northern pr
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said that the invasion of locusts has caused more than 6,000 hectares of agricultural land to be destroyed in some northern provinces of the country.
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