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Study suggests most humans are vulnerable to type 2 diabetes
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): Scientists have found that insulin has met an evolutionary cul-de-sac, limiting its ability to adapt to obesity and thereby rendering most people vulnerable to Type 2 diabetes.
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Andhra government asks universities to start counselling cells for mental
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 5 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Higher Education department on Thursday asked all the government universities in the state to set up a counselling cell on campus to address mental health issues of students.
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Neuron activity encodes value of options and determines the final decision
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Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): When you are faced with a choice -- say whether to have an ice cream or chocolate cake for dessert -- sets of brain cells just above your eyes fire as you weigh your options. Animal studies have shown that each option activates a distinct set of neurons in
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Study uncovers subset of COVID-19 patients who recover quickly and sustain
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Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): A new study led by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital examined blood samples and cells from patients who had recovered from mild to moderate COVID-19 and found that while antibodies against the virus declined in most individuals after disease r
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Vitamin E from palm oil useful in boosting immune response based on studie
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Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): A study conducted on mice liver cells revealed that Vitamin E extracted from palm oil helps in boosting the immune response of the body.
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New Artificial Intelligence tool speeds up biology research, reduces human
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Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): Proteins are the workhorses of our cells, and their movement controls a vast array of biological processes. Studying the choreography of proteins-- how they move around and interact with each other-- is an essential part of understanding fundamental biology
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Vitamin B3 protects skin cells from the effects of UV exposure, new resear
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Washington [US], November 1 (ANI): Increasing the consumption of vitamin B3 will protect skin from some of the effects of ultraviolet (UV) exposure, potentially reducing the incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers, recent research shows.
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Regulatory T cells regulates immune response of individual, suggest study
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Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): Study revealed the importance of Regulatory T cells, or Tregs, which helps in balancing the immune response of an individual.
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Scientists discover aggressive 'hot spots' inside breast cancer tumours
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Quebec [Canada], October 31 (ANI): By using a novel technique, researchers have found tiny and previously undetectable 'hot spots' of extremely high stiffness inside breast cancer tumours. A team of McGill University researchers has found these 'hot spots' inside aggressive and invasive brea
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Study focuses on new insights into a potential target for autoimmune disea
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Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): Immune response is a balancing act: Too much can lead to inflammatory or autoimmune disease; too little could lead to a serious infection. Regulatory T cells, or Tregs, are important players in striking this balance, acting as "brakes" on the immune respons
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New map of the immune landscape in pancreatic cancer could guide immunothe
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Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): A new study combined single-cell RNA sequencing with two other investigative techniques to create what is believed to be the most robust and detailed portrait to date of the network of interactions that suppress the body's immune response in and around panc
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Cause of Alzheimer's disease traced to mutation in common enzyme: Study
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Tokyo [Japan], October 25 (ANI): Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a new mechanism by which clumps of tau protein are created in the brain, killing brain cells and causing Alzheimer's disease.
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