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HRT could ward off Alzheimer's among at-risk women: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) could help prevent Alzheimer's Dementia among women at risk of developing the disease, according to University of East Anglia research.
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Scientists developing early Alzheimer's disease detection sensor
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers with the SFU Nanodevice Fabrication Group are developing a new biosensor that can be used to screen for Alzheimer's disease and other diseases. An overview of their work has been recently published in the journal Nature Communications.
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Research: Killing pancreatic cancer with T cells that supercharge themselv
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists at UC San Francisco (UCSF) have engineered T cells to produce a potent anti-cancer cytokine, but only when they encounter tumour cells.
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Researchers discover new biomarker for severe Covid 19
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Patients with acute COVID-19 infection have higher amounts of the cytokine IL-26 in their blood, according to researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet. Furthermore, high IL-26 levels are associated with an increased inflammatory response, which indicates severe cases of the disease. The
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Study reveals why brain cells are needed for fever
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The body's response to infection or inflammation is fever, which also serves as a defence mechanism against things like viruses and bacteria. The body releases molecules called cytokines into the bloodstream when it is infected or inflammatory. The blood-brain barrier, a system of microscopi
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Study discovers receptor that may reduce necessity for chemo and radiation
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], June 19 (ANI): According to UCLA scientists working with Stanford and University of Pennsylvania experts, a synthetic IL-9 receptor permits cancer-fighting T cells to accomplish their job without the usage of chemo or radiation.
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Study identifies receptor may reduce the need for chemo and radiation pre-
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], June 17 (ANI): According to a team led by UCLA in collaboration with scientists from Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania, has demonstrated that a synthetic IL-9 receptor allows cancer-fighting T cells to do their job without the use of chemo or radiation.
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Scientists aim to make cancer immunotherapy safer and more effective
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Louisiana [US], May 9 (ANI): According to new research, scientists are working to improve immune checkpoint inhibitors to better target tumours and reduce their impact on healthy tissues.
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Study: Exercise increases body's own 'cannabis' which reduces chronic infl
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 22 (ANI): In a new study, experts from the University of Nottingham found that exercise intervention in people with arthritis did not just reduce their pain, but also lowered the levels of inflammatory substances (called cytokines).
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Study seeks to find ways for predicting COVID-19 severity risk among child
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): An ongoing research has been looking at the relationship between cytokines in saliva and COVID-19 infection to help predict the severity of infection.
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Study finds why people with diabetes develop severe COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): A recent study by a team of international clinical researchers reveals the mechanism behind cytokine storm during coronavirus infection.
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Goa includes Baricitinib medicine to COVID-19 treatment protocol: Health m
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], May 16 (ANI): The Goa Health Department is working on additional treatment protocols with the introduction of Baricitinib medicine for COVID-19 patients, informed Goa health minister Vishwajit P Rane on Saturday.
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