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Researchers find genetic locations for increased hidradenitis suppurativa
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Under the skin, painful lumps develop as a result of the chronic inflammatory follicular illness known as hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). The armpits, groin, and regions beneath the breasts are common places where the lumps develop as a result of skin rubbing against the skin. The severity of
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Researchers discover cause of heart damage from cancer drugs
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A recent study led by UCL (University College London) experts has discovered the likely cause of several cancer therapies causing heart damage.
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Study reveals link between cartilage development and human height
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Our growth plates, the cartilage located close to the ends of our bones that hardens as a child develops, are what determine our destiny in terms of height
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New AI blood test technology to detect liver cancer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A new artificial intelligence blood testing technology developed and used by researchers of Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center to successfully detect lung cancer in a 2021 study has now detected more than 80% of liver cancers in a new study of 724 people.
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Researchers discover new approach into lithium's effectiveness for bipolar
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], October 18 (ANI): Bipolar disorder, a neuropsychiatric illness characterised by manic and depressed episodes, affects around 1 per cent of the population and is heavily impacted by heredity.
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Genomic study reveals role for hypothalamus in inflammatory bowel disease
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): Using sophisticated 3D genomic mapping and integrating with public data resulting from genome-wide association studies (GWAS), researchers have found significant genetic correlations between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and stress and depression.
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Personality traits, psychiatric disorders come from certain genes, study s
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Dec. 9 (ANI): A recent study conducted by Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS), has identified six loci or regions of the human genome that are significantly linked to personality traits.
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