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Study examines the effects of COVID-19 on human kidney cells
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): Researchers have studied human kidney cells in the lab to examine the effects of COVID-19 on kidney health. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
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Researchers find algorithm to better CRISPR gene editing
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): While researchers had first engineered CRISPR as a gene-editing technology for bacterial, plant, animal and human cells it eventually became a Nobel prize-winning revolution. The technology's potential spans from curing genetically disposed diseases to applica
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Brain, spinal cord are protected by immune cells from skull's bone marrow:
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 6 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine discovered that immune cells that protect the brain and spinal cord come primarily from the skull. This opens up the possibility of developing therapies to target such cells as a
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Immune cells from skull bone marrow guard the brain, spinal cord: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have discovered that the immune cells that protect the brain and spinal cord come primarily from the skull. The finding opens up the possibility of developing therapies to target such cells as a way to
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Study: Childhood cancer discovery may stop tumour spread before it starts
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Vancouver [Canada], June 1 (ANI): In breakthrough research, a new discovery in Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive and often fatal childhood cancer, has uncovered the potential to prevent cancer cells from spreading beyond their primary tumour site.
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Researchers find new technology that lets ordinary microscope see in super
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
California [US], June 1 (ANI): A technology that improves the resolution of an ordinary light microscope so that it can be used to directly observe finer structures and details in living cells has been developed by a team of electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego.
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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 identifies risk for some childhood cancer patients developing second
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 30 (ANI): Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge found that in children with neuroblastoma - a cancer of immature nerve cells - treatment with platinum chemotherapy caused changes to the genome that could then cause leukaemia in some ch
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Head, neck cancer cells hijack nearby healthy tissue, promote further inva
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): Up to half of the patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma will experience tumour recurrence or new tumours- tumours that often spread and are difficult to treat.
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Researchers seek deeper understanding on how cells in the body operate
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 26 (ANI): Cells sense and respond to the mechanical properties of the cellular microenvironment in the body. Changes in these properties, which occur in a number of human pathologies, including cancer, can elicit abnormal responses from cells but how the cells adapt to s
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Mild COVID-19 induces lasting antibody protection: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): Months after recovering from mild cases of COVID-19, people still have immune cells in their body pumping out antibodies against the virus that causes COVID-19. Such cells could persist for a lifetime, churning out antibodies all the while, suggested a new stud
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Study suggests lipid droplets protect kidney cells from being damaged
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 22 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers from the Francis Crick Institute discovered how microscopic structures called lipid droplets may help to prevent a high-fat diet causing damage to the kidneys.
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