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Different strains of tuberculosis can attack lungs, finds study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Brunswick (New Jersey) [US], April 17 (ANI): According to a new study, two strains of bacteria causing tuberculosis have only minor genetic differences but attack the lungs in a completely different way.
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Study: Patients with muscle degeneration can imporve mobility by cycling r
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hamilton (Ontario) [Canada], April 16 (ANI): Regular cycling can greatly improve mobility in patients with myotonic dystrophy (MD), which is a genetic disease that causes muscle degeneration.
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Regular cycling can improve mobility in patients with muscle degeneration:
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hamilton (Ontario) [Canada], April 12 (ANI): A new study led by McMaster University has found that regular cycling can greatly improve mobility in patients with myotonic dystrophy (MD), which is a genetic disease that causes muscle degeneration.
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Researchers identify how multiple genes impact vision development, result
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 6 (ANI): An international team of health researchers have described how genetic defects influence the spectrum of vision development and cause problems in developing babies' eyes.
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Changes in airway cells cause genetic risk for asthma: Study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 3 (ANI): During a recent study scientists have found that through altered gene expression within the airway epithelium, a significant amount of genetic risk for asthma is likely mediated.
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New COVID mutant 'XE': No need to push panic button, but keep close watch,
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): With several reports citing the emergence of a new mutant of the novel Coronavirus known as XE which is more transmissible than the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron, the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society has urged citizens of the country not to panic and
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Study finds genetic risk for asthma is from changes in airway cells
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 29 (ANI): Researchers have found that a significant amount of genetic risk for asthma is likely mediated through altered gene expression within the airway epithelium.
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Scientists discover new targets for Parkinson's treatments, diagnostics
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
La Jolla (California) [US], March 21 (ANI): A team of scientists from the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that people with Parkinson's disease have a clear genetic signature of the disease in their memory T cells.
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Heart surgery survival chances more in children with high blood pressure g
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 16 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that children with a genetic makeup that predicts high blood pressure as adults are more likely to survive congenital heart defect repair surgery.
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Endometriosis, ovarian cancer are genetically tied, reveals study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Queensland [Australia], March 16 (ANI): A new research, led by the University of Queensland researchers, has demonstrated a link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer subtypes, enabling them to identify potential drug targets for therapy and increasing the understanding of both diseases.
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Children with lymphatic disorder have higher risk of stillbirth, chronic d
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Canberra [Australia], March 13 (ANI): South Australian researchers have identified a genetic mutation responsible for a lymphatic disorder that may be responsible for causing stillbirth or severe, chronic disease in affected children.
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Research finds childhood trauma, genetics associated with increased risk o
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): New research from the Healthy Nevada Project found an association between genetics, obesity, and childhood trauma, linking social health determinants, genetics, and disease.
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