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Study suggests protein plays a key role in immunotherapy
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The study found protein is crucial in helping malignancies avoid immune attacks. The "fragile X mental retardation protein" (FMRP) is a protein that controls a network of genes and cells in the tumor microenvironment that help the tumor "hidden" from immune cells.
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Study identifies neurons in brains that react when they hear 'singing'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Massachusetts [US], February 27 (ANI): Doesn't our mind feel at ease when we hear soothing songs, and at other times, feels like dancing when hearing a heart-pumping number? Does the brain react differently to different types of songs? In a first, MIT neuroscientists have identified a popula
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Study says loneliness has a different neural basis than social anxiety
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Connecticut [US], February 15 (ANI): Social anxiety disorder, sometimes referred to as social phobia, is a type of anxiety disorder that creates extreme fear in social settings. People with this disorder have trouble talking to people, meeting new people, and attending social gatherings and
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New mechanism involved in learning and memory discovered by scientists
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], February 10 (ANI): FMRP, a protein whose loss caused fragile X syndrome, intellectual disability, and some forms of autism, has been shown to play a key role in brain functions. It includes basic understanding about learning and memory. It helps to regulate synaptic connection
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Study finds dogs learn about word boundaries as human infants do
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): A new study combining EEG and fMRI by researchers from the Department of Ethology, Eotvos Lorand University (Hungary) has found that dogs extract words from continuous speech using similar computations and brain regions as humans do.
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Dogs learn about word boundaries as human infants do, finds study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 29 (ANI): Dogs extract words from continuous speech using similar computations and brain regions as humans do, a new study combining EEG and fMRI by researchers from the Department of Ethology, Eotvos Lorand University (Hungary) finds.
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Brain dead patient gives new life to 3 patients by organ donation
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): In a rare case, a 52-year-old man, who was declared brain dead after suffering a hemorrhage gave a new life to three ailing patients by organ donation after his demise.
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Scientists develop novel technique to measure empathy
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): A group of researchers have found that it is possible to assess a person's ability to feel empathy by studying their brain activity while they are resting rather than while they are engaged in specific tasks.
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Concealing information from brain imaging can be beaten with simple counte
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 5 (ANI): A study claims that there are people who are good in hiding information and can easily fool the brain imaging technique called fMRI. They can easily get away by using mental countermeasures which reduces the results of the test.
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Why too many choices overwhelm your brain!
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 2 (ANI): Do you always find it difficult to decide what to order for lunch? According to researchers, this is due to the phenomenon of choice overload, which occurs as a result of too many choices being available to your brain.
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Prosthetic limbs represented like real hands in brain
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Mar 09 (ANI): Prosthetic limbs are represented like real hands in brain, a new research has revealed.
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Fortis dengue matter: Haryana govt finds hospital guilty of criminal negli
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Dec 6 (ANI): A committee formed by the Haryana Government has found criminal negligence on the part of Gurugram's Fortis hospital, causing the death of a seven-year-old girl suffering from Dengue.
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