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Nicotine addiction while pregnant alters genes: Study
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): The Akay Lab biomedical research team at the University of Houston has reported in the journal Nature Scientific Reports that a possible cure for addiction may be found by following the pathways of significantly altered dopamine neurons in newborns who wer
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Paradoxical sleep linked to brain cell death and survival: Study
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): Increased Rapid eye movement sleep (REM) is one of the most distinctive features of daily mild stress. According to the latest study, this can be associated with genes involved in cell death and survival.
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Antibiotic-Resistant Genes found in one of the most remote places on Earth
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 28 (ANI): A new study has found Antibiotic-Resistant Genes (ARGs) that were first detected in urban India around 8,000 miles away in one of the last 'pristine' places on earth.
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Sleep deprivation may lead to DNA damage: Study
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): Sleep deprivation does more harm to the human body than we think it does. According to a recent study, sleep deprivation can affect our genes and lead to DNA damage.
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Here's how influenza infection weakens one's body
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 06 (ANI): An individual with influenza infection faces severe weakness owing to an increase in the expression of muscle-degrading genes and a decrease in expression of muscle-building genes in skeletal muscles, a study has concluded.
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'Genetic tests do not result in unnecessary worries in breast cancer patie
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): Ambiguity in the results of genetic testing for breast cancer does not cause patients to worry more about their cancer risk, suggest researchers.
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Russian, Indian scientists worried about sharp rise in autism
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 07 (ANI/Sputnik): Today, the most objective estimate is that autistic people's account for one per cent of the world's population. If this assessment is correct, there are about 1.5 million autism cases in Russia and up to 13 million in India. Experiments with animals ha
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Hockey World Cup: French coach hopeful of creating upset wins
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI): The French hockey team, which arrived for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup on Thursday, are hopeful of creating some upset wins to keep their chances alive in the prestigious event, beginning November 28.
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Parents' feeding styles reflect on children's genes: Study
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Nov 21 (ANI): Parents tend to adopt feeding styles in response to their children's natural body weight, which is largely genetically influenced, a recent study suggests.
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Know how head injuries lead to serious brain diseases
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 17 (ANI): In a recent study, biologists discovered how head injuries adversely affect individual cells and genes that can lead to serious brain disorders.
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Genetic testing may help in discovering cancer-related gene
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 26 (ANI): According to a recent study, genetic testing can play a substantial role in medical management by uncovering changes in genes that are associated with an increased risk for hereditary cancers.
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Varicose veins linked to height of a person?
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 24 (ANI): According to a study, height may be a risk factor for varicose veins.
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