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Study: Vitamin K has a novel function in the prevention of cell death
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 3 (ANI): Researchers report on a novel function of vitamin K, which is generally known for its importance in blood clotting. The researchers discovered that the fully reduced form of vitamin K acts as an antioxidant efficiently inhibiting ferroptotic cell death.
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Study: The astrocytic urea cycle in brain controls memory loss in Alzheime
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Daejeon [South Korea], June 22 (ANI): The number of elderly people suffering from Alzheimer's disease has increased rapidly in recent decades. For a long time, scientists believed that misfolded aggregates of amyloid-beta protein accumulated and formed plaques in the brain, leading to memory
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Research brings hope for the treatment of spinal cord injuries
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Birmingham [England], May 20 (ANI): According to the University of Birmingham, scientists discovered that blocking the inflammatory response in the spinal cord may reduce damage after spinal cord injury.
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Cancer cells become more aggressive when migrating through small spaces: R
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): The findings of new research suggest that squeezing through tight spaces makes cancer cells more aggressive and helps them evade cell death.
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Scientists find potential diagnostic and therapeutic target for lung cance
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 18 (ANI): Chinese scientists recently reported the key role of histone acetylation-regulated long noncoding RNA termed as lysosome cell death regulator (LCDR) in tumour survival, providing a potential diagnostic and therapeutic target for lung cancer.
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MRI, AI may detect early signs of tumour cell death after novel therapy
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Boston [US], December 3 (ANI): According to new research led by Massachusetts General Hospital, it has been found that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to detect early signs of tumour cell death in response to novel virus-based cancer therapy.
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Piperlongumine promotes death of retinoblastoma cancer cells: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): A new study in the Impact Journals LLC found that Piperlongumine (PL), an amide alkaloid constituent of the fruit of the long pepper, reduces tumour growth and induces cell death by regulating the cell cycle.
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Study introduces new drug combination as ground-breaking treatment for AML
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
California [US], January 19 (ANI): A collaborative study by scientists of Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and the University of Glasgow has identified two drugs that are potent against Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and also administered how they effectively contribute to ca
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Study indicates promising drug treatment to improve immunotherapy's effect
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
California [USA], July 12 (ANI): Blocking the tumour-promoting protein MDM2 could bolster immunotherapy's effectiveness, according to a recent study published in the Nature journal Cell Death Discovery.
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How trans fats assist cell death
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 28 (ANI): A molecular link between some trans fats and a variety of disorders, including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, has been uncovered by researchers in a recent study. The findings of the study implicate their role in enhancing a mitochondrial
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Study reveals how trans fats assist cell death
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): Researchers have uncovered a molecular link between some trans fats and a variety of disorders, including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Their findings implicate their role in enhancing a mitochondrial signalling pathway that leads to pro
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Bacteria can 'outsmart' programmed cell death: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 25 (ANI): Certain bacteria can override a defence mechanism of the immune system, so-called programmed cell death, through inhibition of death effector molecules by their outer membranes components. Shigella bacteria, which cause diarrhoea, use lipopolysaccharides
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