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New study suggests promising strategy to treat brain cancer patients
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 5 (ANI): In breakthrough discovery with respect to the most common brain tumours diagnosed in younger adults aged 18 to 45 years, a team of investigators have uncovered a potentially promising strategy to target brain tumours -- isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) gene
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Study suggests plasticity may make neurons vulnerable to Alzheimer's disea
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 4 (ANI): A new study has discovered that the neurons which regularly remodel are more prone to the dysfunctions linked to Alzheimer's disease. The novel discovery may aid future development for better diagnostic and treatment options.
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Drug discovery hackathon can yield COVID-19 solution
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The drug discovery hackathon, a joint initiative of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), can yield to some novel solution for COVID-19, said Shekhar Mande, Director-General, CSIR.
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Ground-based discovery of two strongly interacting exoplanets
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 2 (ANI): Several interacting exoplanets have already been spotted by satellites. But a new breakthrough has been achieved with, for the first time, the detection directly from the ground of an extrasolar system of this type.
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Union Health, HRD Minister inaugurate Drug Discovery Hackathon
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan along with Union Human Resource Development Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank launched 'Drug Discovery Hackathon' through video conferencing here on Thursday.
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Scientists explain about second-most distant quasar, black hole growth
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 27 (ANI): Often described as cosmic lighthouses, quasars are luminous beacons that can be observed at the outskirts of the universe, providing a rich topic of study for astronomers and cosmologists. Now scientists have announced the discovery of the second-most dis
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Researchers reveal breakthrough discovery that can transform prostate canc
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], June 27 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, researchers discovered that a novel formulation of the prostate cancer drug abiraterone acetate - currently marketed as Zytiga - can dramatically improve the quality of life for people suffering from prostate cancer.
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Western Space team theorises rare exomoon discovery
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ontario/London [Canada/ UK], June 24 (ANI): Western astronomers may have spotted six new moons orbiting planets in solar systems far from our own - an otherworldly discovery so rare it must wait on future technologies to confirm. Until then, however, the mere possibility of the find sparks e
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Breakthrough discovery can transform prostate cancer treatment
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], June 22 (ANI): A novel formulation of the prostate cancer drug abiraterone acetate - currently marketed as Zytiga - can dramatically improve the quality of life for people suffering from prostate cancer.
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X-rays from newborn star hint at sun's earliest days
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): Astronomers have reported the first detection of X-rays from the earliest phase of the evolution of a star like our Sun. This discovery, made using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, may help answer some questions about the Sun and the solar system as the
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Astronomers discover neutron star- a remarkable cosmic baby
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 18 (ANI): Astronomers discovered a remarkable neutron star known as Swift J1818.0-1607, which according to the new study is only about 240 years old -- a veritable newborn by cosmic standards.
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From lab to space: Discovery of new organic molecule in interstellar molec
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 17 (ANI): Laboratory experiments performed at the Centre for Astrochemical Studies (CAS) of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) in Munich, together with astronomical observations conducted by the Italian National Institute of Astrophysics (
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