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E-cigarettes may damage brain stem cells: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 2 (ANI): Often used as an alternative to traditional smoking, e-cigarettes (EC) come with their own health risks. E-cigarettes produce a stress response in neural stem cells, which are critical cells in the brain, finds a study.
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Stem cell stimulation may improve stroke treatment
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 1 (ANI): A recent research on mice has brought out the fact that stem cell stimulation, a procedure which uses stem cells to treat or prevent a disease or condition, is promising enough for non-invasive stroke treatment.
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Thirdhand smoke affects cells in humans: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 29 (ANI): People often think that thirdhand smoke is not harmful, however, it does affect us negatively. Thirdhand smoke can damage epithelial cells in the respiratory system by stressing cells and causing them to fight for survival, suggests a study.
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Turmeric can prevent cancer cell growth
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 20 (ANI): Researchers developed a new drug delivery system with the help of curcumin, the main ingredient in the spice turmeric, that successfully prevents bone cancer cells to spread and promote the growth of healthy bone cells.
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Researchers develop 'one-two punch' to destroy cancerous ovarian cells
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 11 (ANI): Researchers have developed a two-step combination therapy 'one-two punch' to destroy cancer cells.
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Early signs of type 2 diabetes in teens can be detected using microRNA: St
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 9 (ANI): A recent study has found how exosomes, tiny nanoparticles released from fat cells, travel through the bloodstream and can help detect type 2 diabetes in teens.
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Cell migration mechanisms leads to breast cancer spreading to bones, study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [ USA], June 5 (ANI): A recent study examined the mechanisms of cell migration which further states how breast cancer cells generate and later settle into the bones.
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Some antidepressants may provide treatment for multiple infectious disease
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jun 1 (ANI): Researchers have claimed that certain antidepressants could possibly be used to treat a wide range of diseases caused by bacteria living within cells.
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Study identifies 'switch' that aids spread of breast cancer around body
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): A new study has identified a genetic 'switch' in breast cancer cells that facilitates the production of internal scaffolding, a type of protein called Keratin-80, which makes cancer cells more rigid and may make the cells travel in bloodstream to other
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Placental stem cells can regenerate new heart cells after heart attack, st
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 22 (ANI): In a recent study, the researchers have found that stem cells generated from the placenta known as Cdx2 cells can regenerate healthy heart cells after heart failure as tested on animal models.
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Insulin-producing beta cells may change function in diabetes: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], May 18 (ANI): Researchers revealed that insulin-producing beta cells can change their own function in diabetes. They found that the RNA messaging system which tells proteins how to behave in cells is functioning differently in diabetes.
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New findings could be used as vaccination strategy for sexually transmitte
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 18 (ANI): Researchers have shown how skin vaccination can generate protective CD8 T-cells that are recruited to the genital tissues and could be used as a vaccination strategy for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
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