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Researchers find novel method for treating neurological disorders in patie
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 11 (ANI): Researchers at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine, and other organisations have successfully reversed the effects of several lethal inherited neurodegenerative diseases known as lysosom
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Researchers discover new type of technology to detect ovarian cancer
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Rochester [New York], September 9 (ANI): According to a new study led by a Wilmot Cancer Institute physician/scientist, a new type of technology can collect stray ovarian cancer cells from a simple blood test and successfully forecast cancer in persons who have a lesion or cyst in the pelvic
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Researchers develop gene therapy for rare ciliopathy
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): Researchers have developed a gene therapy that rescues cilia defects in retinal cells affected by a type of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a disease that causes blindness in early childhood.
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Researchers discover new way to reverse effects of neurological disease in
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): Scientists at Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), and other institutions have reversed the effects of several life-threatening inherited neurodegenerative diseases known as lysosomal st
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New research may provide avenues for novel treatment of diseases like Alzh
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Washington [US], September 8 (ANI): A new study reveals how mechanical forces and tissue mechanics influence the morphology of the developing brain, and establishes a direct link in neural stem cells between Piezo1, a mechanically-activated ion channel, and intracellular cholesterol levels d
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Researchers develop new approach to find antigens that trigger specific im
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Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): The surface of a cell, which is covered with tens to hundreds of thousands of molecules that assist immune cells to distinguish friend from foe, can reveal a cell's secrets. Some of those projecting molecules are antigens that cause the immune system to a
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Researchers discover new method to create tailored odors and fragrances wi
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Tokyo [Japan], September 6 (ANI): One of the most basic senses of animal species is the sense of smell. It is essential for finding food, recognising attractiveness, and detecting danger. Humans detect odorants using olfactory receptors found in olfactory nerve cells. These odorant sensory
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Coating could be a game changer to kill Covid virus, germs in minutes: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): In our centuries-old struggle against germs, we may soon have a new weapon: the first long-lasting coating that can kill bacteria and viruses in minutes and continue to kill them for months at a time.
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Researchers find respiratory infections cause extreme stress to cells, org
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Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): Many respiratory infections, such as influenza or COVID-19, cause extreme stress to cells and organs, resulting in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which can finally lead to death in the elderly or fragile people.
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Study suggests shape-shifting mitochondria play important role in stem cel
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Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): Mitochondria are fascinating shape-shifting organelles that have long been recognized as the powerhouses of our cells. However, little is known about how the continuous fission and fusion of these small energy sources affect stem cell activity and tissue r
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Researchers report encouraging immunotherapy options for relapsed myeloma
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Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): Researchers have published results that show encouraging therapeutic options for patients with blood cancer and multiple myeloma after first-line treatment with bispecific antibodies fails. Bispecific antibodies are a type of antibody that can bind to two
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Stem cell biologists create new human cell types for research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): Scientists have managed to generate a new type of human cell in the lab using stem cells. The new cells closely resemble their natural counterparts in early human embryos. As a result, researchers can now better study what happens just after an embryo impl
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