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Electric signals between individual cardiac cells regulate heartbeat: Stud
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): The rhythm in a working heart is regulated by electrical impulses. Disturbances of this bioelectrical process can result in cardiac arrhythmias, or irregularities in the heartbeat a common ailment that can lead to illness and death.
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Study identifies protein that appears to prevent tumour cells from spreadi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 12 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers identified a specialised protein that appears to help prevent tumour cells from entering the bloodstream and spreading to other parts of the body.
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Immune cells can be stimulated to boost effects of chemotherapy in pancrea
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): A new study from Queen Mary University of London has demonstrated that immune cells can be stimulated to assemble into special structures within pancreatic cancer, such that, at least in a pre-clinical model, researchers can demonstrate an improvement in the e
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Stem cells can use same method as plants, insects to protect against virus
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 9 (ANI): Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found a vital mechanism, previously thought to have disappeared as mammals evolved, that helps protect mammalian stem cells from RNA viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and Zika virus. The scientists suggest this could one day
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Structures discovered in brain cancer patients can help fight tumours
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], July 6 (ANI): Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden have discovered lymph node-like structures close to the tumour in brain cancer patients, where immune cells can be activated to attack the tumour.
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Study finds novel class of memory cells for memorising faces
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): A new study led by the researchers at The Rockefeller University revealed a class of neurons in the brain's temporal pole region that links face perception to long-term memory.
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Study finds cancer cells eat themselves for survival
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], July 3 (ANI): A new study focusing on the membrane of cancer cells showed a completely new way by which cancer cells can repair the damage that otherwise might kill them.
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Breast cancer's response to tumour stiffness might help predict bone metas
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): Cancer cells become more aggressive when exposed to tissue stiffening and that these changes persist over time, according to a new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers.
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Cancer cells eat themselves to survive: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Copenhagen (Denmark), July 3 (ANI): It is the membrane of cancer cells that is at the focus of the researchers at The University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences who have shown a completely new way in which cancer cells can repair the damage that can otherwise kill them.
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Scientists discover new class of memory cells for remembering faces
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): Have you ever felt a sudden flash of recognition while seeing a similar face? New research led by the researchers at The Rockefeller University revealed a class of neurons in the brain's temporal pole region that links face perception to long-term memory.
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Study identifies risk factors for severe COVID-19 in individuals with sick
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): New research found that certain factors, such as a history of severe pain episodes and coexisting organ conditions, increase the risk of severe COVID-19 illness, including hospitalization, in individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD).
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Study finds breast cancer's response to tumour stiffness may predict bone
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 1 (ANI): A new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers found that cancer cells become more aggressive when exposed to tissue stiffening and that these changes persist over time.
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