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Researchers reveal how receptors treat chronic gut pain
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers have now discovered that a receptor involved in our sensation of touch and warmth is present in our colon, opening up a potential therapeutic target for the management of chronic pain brought on by gastrointestinal conditions like irritable bowel syndrome.
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Mediterranean diet linked to lower risk of preeclampsia: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai discovered that women who conceived while following the anti-inflammatory diet had a considerably lower risk of developing preeclampsia during pregnancy in a new study assessing the Mediterranean diet and unfavourable pregnancy outco
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Study reveals genetic risk for Dementia among people of African descent
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a research published in the journal 'Molecular Psychiatry', scientists discovered many instances where gene variations may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among people of African ancestry.
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Researchers reveal link between Huntington's disease mutation, developmen
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered a connection between metabolic abnormalities that affect the growth of the brain's oligodendrocyte cells and the mutation that results in Huntington's disease. They discovered that thiamine and biotin in large amounts can r
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Earth's oldest remaining groundwater aged at 1.2 billion years old: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study published in the journal 'Nature Communications', an international team of researchers discovered 1.2-billion-year-old groundwater deep in a gold- and uranium-producing mine in South Africa.
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Early forests did not significantly change atmospheric CO2: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists have discovered that the atmosphere contained far less CO2 than previously thought when forests emerged on our planet, the new study has important implications for understanding how land plants affect the climate.
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Alien planet found spiralling to its doom around ageing star
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
For the first time, astronomers have spotted an exoplanet whose orbit is decaying around an evolved, or older, host star.
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New treatment discovered for rare eye disease may prevent blindness
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Patients with thyroid eye disease who used the minimally invasive insulin-like growth factor I blocking antibody, teprotumumab, experienced improvement in their symptoms, appearance and quality of life, according to a study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Cancer researchers discover a population of 'cheating' cells
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers from UConn Health, Yale, and Johns Hopkins discovered that some cancer cells can "cheat" by evading the limits imposed by a lack of oxygen, allowing the cancer cells to grow.
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Study explains why women are at greater risk to suffer from Alzheimer's
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a study published in Science Advances, researchers discovered that the brains of women had significantly higher amounts of a modified immune protein which could signal the existence of Alzheimer's.
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Study finds specific bacteria in bladder that makes women more prone to
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scientists have discovered certain bacteria in the bladder that may identify which postmenopausal women are more prone to recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs), and they discovered that oestrogen may contribute to lowering that vulnerability.
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Study discovers secrets of a good night's sleep
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have discovered a signalling pathway within brain cells that controls the length and depth of sleep in a new study.
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