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Study finds soft gingiva results in inflammation, hinders the development
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The many gingival fibres that connect the tooth to the gingiva, the tissue region that surrounds our teeth, allow healthy teeth to firmly rest in the gums. Fibroblasts, which are cells that help connective tissue form, are found in the gingiva. Researchers from Tohoku University have shown t
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Survival rates for deadliest types of pancreatic cancer vary: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
San Diego [US], October 6 (ANI): The most prevalent and fatal kind of pancreatic cancer is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). PDAC patients have a 5-year survival rate of only 7.1 per cent.
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Long term exposure to air pollution linked to heightened autoimmune diseas
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): According to a new research, long term exposure to air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of autoimmune disease, particularly rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue and inflammatory bowel diseases.
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Study discovers expected restorative targets can repress colorectal cancer
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Nagoya [Japan], January 31 (ANI): Scientists from Nagoya University have found that colorectal cancer tissues contain two kinds of fibroblasts (a sort of cells found in connective tissue), namely those that promote and restrain cancer that the harmony between them is generally engaged with t
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Study identifies links between atopic dermatitis and autoimmune diseases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): A recent study revealed that individuals with atopic dermatitis or eczema, were more likely to also have various autoimmune diseases, especially those involving the skin, the gastrointestinal tract or the connective tissue.
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All you need to know about fascia ailments
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 10 (ANI): Fascia, a band or sheet of connective tissue, is rarely considered in isolation as the cause of chronic pain disorders. Experts have long suspected that fascia ailment, which is a painful and relatively common condition, is responsible for maintaining the
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