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Study finds how COVID-19 alters immune system
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], October 28 (ANI): COVID-19 reduces the numbers and functional competence of certain types of immune cells in the blood, say Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich researchers. This could affect responses to secondary infections.
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Study finds how glycogen is linked to heat generation in fat cells
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Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): Discovery of a new metabolic pathway for stored sugars helps explain how cellular energy is produced and expended in obesity, advancing therapeutic potential.
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Tumour reasons why cancers thrive in chromosomal chaos
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Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health describe how a pair of fundamental genetic and cellular processes are exploited by cancer cells to promote tumour survival and growth.
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Possible treatment strategy for Meningitis without antibiotics found by re
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Copenhagen [Denmark], October 25 (ANI): In a new study performed on rats, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Lund University were able to utilise the body's own immune cells to kill the bacterial meningitis infection.
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Fat cells found to play central role in cognitive decline, neurodegenerati
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Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): According to a study that involves the oxidant amplification loop led by Marshall University, scientists reveal new insights into the role of fat cells in cognitive decline and neurodegeneration.
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Research breakthrough could mean better treatment for patients with deadly
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London [UK], October 21 (ANI): Scientists studying the most common and aggressive type of brain tumour in adults have discovered a new way of analysing diseased and healthy cells from the same patient.
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LG Energy Solution, Stellantis to form joint venture for 40GWh electric ve
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Seoul [South Korea], October 19 (ANI/Global Economic): LG Energy Solution will establish a joint venture with Stellantis, the world's fourth-largest automobile maker, to produce battery cells for EV (Electric Vehicle) and accelerate to target the North American EV market.
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Study examines neurons, hormones associated with overeating
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Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): Stuber Lab researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2019 had discovered that certain cells light up in obese mice and prevent signals that indicate satiety, or feeling full. Now a new study has taken a deeper dive into what role the
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Family of black woman suing biotech firm for taking cancer cells without c
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Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): The family of an African-American woman, Henrietta Lacks whose cervical cancer cells were taken without consent for research in 1951 is suing a biotech firm for compensation.
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WHO bestows posthumous award on the late Henrietta Lacks
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Geneva [Switzerland], October 14 (ANI): Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus honoured the late Henrietta Lacks with a WHO Director-General's award, recognizing the world-changing legacy of this Black American woman who died of cervical cancer, 70 years ago, on 4 October, 1951.
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Research points to strategy for overcoming colorectal cancers' immunothera
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Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): Immune checkpoint inhibitors, which unleash the immune response against tumor cells, have revolutionized cancer treatment; however, the medications aren't effective in a large number of patients, including those with colorectal cancer.
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Scientists discover new brain cells responsible for controlling movement
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Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): A slew of new studies showed that the area of the brain responsible for initiating this action -- the primary motor cortex, which controls movement -- has as many as 116 different types of cells that work together to make this happen.
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