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Study suggests disease-causing proteins that leads to chronic metabolic di
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Many new proteins have been found to potentially play a role in the development of prevalent, chronic metabolic illnesses like type 2 diabetes, opening up new therapeutic avenues.
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Study discovers new link between fatal muscle wasting disease gene, cancer
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Mutations in the gene that encodes for dystrophins have been linked to the devastating muscle-wasting illness DMD, which affects one out of every 5,000 boys born. Individuals with the illness usually live only into their 20s or 30s.
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Study finds new artificial model helps antibody-based treatments to reach
Updated : 3 years ago IST
An artificial blood-brain barrier model that has been constructed by researchers at Uppsala University is quick and accurate, and it may be used to assess how well antibody-based treatments can reach the brain. The new model may lessen the requirement for animal testing, which is now the mos
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ICICI Bank, ICICI Foundation donate advanced equipment to ICARE Eye Hospit
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): ICICI Bank Ltd. and ICICI Foundation have launched a Project for the Provision of Eye Medical Equipment for the Rural Underprivileged People suffering from Retinal Eye Disease, in association with Noida's ICARE Eye Hospital & Pos
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Researchers come up with new approach to track spread of infectious diseas
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From the dissemination of information to the spread of dangerous diseases, various phenomena are influenced by the organisational structure of society. Spread is encouraged to a greater extent when more connections are made between us through social and transportation networks. We may infer
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An insight into brain disorders and human cognition
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Computer modelling was used by National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers to find mutations in the human genome that are likely to have changed how human intelligence evolved. This groundbreaking human genomics study may advance our understanding of human health and pave the way for the
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Study suggests skipping breakfast might harm immune system
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a recent study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, fasting can make it more difficult to fight infections and increase your risk of getting heart disease.
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Study finds women over 50 with specific mutations are at higher risk of ca
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Women who have BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic abnormalities continue to have a significant chance of developing cancer after age 50, even if they have never been diagnosed with the disease. This is true even though these mutations are linked to a younger beginning of breast and ovarian cancer
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Current air pollution standards tied to higher heart risks: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Long-term exposure to air pollution is tied to an increased risk of having a heart attack or dying from heart disease -- with the greatest harms impacting under-resourced communities, new Kaiser Permanente research shows.
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India hospital network launched to initiate life-saving colon cancer trial
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI/PRNewswire): Cancer surgery experts today launched a network of hospitals across India to support a country-wide clinical trial exploring how giving colon cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery cuts their risk of the disease coming back. Led by expert
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Bhutan to implement "Health in all policies" strategy to ensure public wel
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention of Bhutan, the approach considers potential health outcomes when making policy decisions about transportation, education, housing and other areas that affect communities.
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U.S. mission in India provides support to train 'Disease Detectives' at FE
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
FETP is a globally recognized workforce development program by CDC focused on the practice of applied epidemiology in a mentored environment, with an emphasis on "learning by doing."
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