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Researchers discover the cause behind skin inflammation
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
UV light is very high in energy. When it hits the skin, it can therefore damage important cellular molecules, sparking inflammation as a common consequence. The skin serves as a crucial barrier against viruses and environmental stimuli because it is the biggest organ in the human body. The r
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Research shows migraines caused by alterations in metabolite levels
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Migraines are a pain in the head and in the hip pocket, but newly discovered genetic causes by QUT researchers could lead the way to new preventative drugs and therapies.
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Scientists identify vital mechanisms controlling skin regeneration
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The outer layer of skin, the epidermis, is constantly turning over to replace dead or damaged cells throughout our lifetime. Skin stem cells need to continuously make decisions: either make more copies of themselves (self-renewal) or switch their fate towards differentiation. The molecular m
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Study shows dietary fibre in the gut may help in treatment of skin allergi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A Monash University study exploring the emerging gut-skin axis has found that microbial fermentation of dietary fibre in the gut can protect against allergic skin disease. The research could potentially lead to novel treatments to prevent or treat allergies.
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Amount of water people consume over their lifespan explored in new study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A research of thousands of people has found a significant difference in the amount of water people consume around the world and throughout their lives, clearly refuting the oft-repeated concept that eight, 8-ounce glasses of water cover the human body's daily needs.
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Study gives more insight into vagus nerve's link to brain
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have shown a direct link between vagus nerve stimulation and its connection to the learning centres of the brain. The discovery may lead to treatments that will improve cognitive retention in both healthy and injured nervous s
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Cellular secrets of aging unlocked by researchers
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New research has uncovered how genetic changes that accumulate slowly in blood stem cells throughout life are likely to be responsible for the dramatic change in blood production after the age of 70.
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Study reveals wide range in the amount of water people consume around the
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A new study of thousands of people reveals a wide range in the amount of water people consume around the globe and over their lifespans, definitively spilling the oft-repeated idea that eight, 8-ounce glasses meet the human body's daily needs.
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Scientists create new map of developing cerebral cortex
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have mapped the surface of the cortex of the young human brain with unprecedented resolution, revealing the development of key functional regions from two months before birth to two years after.
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Study examines amount of water people consume over their lifespan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Recent research of thousands of people finds a significant difference in the amount of water people consume around the world and throughout their lives.
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Treating acne with systemic antibiotics can have consequences on maturing
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Adolescence is a time of significant skeletal development. One of the most universal, and sometimes distressing, experiences during adolescence is the development of acne a skin condition that results from the plugging of hair follicles with oil and dead skin cells. For some individuals whos
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Study: CAR T cell therapy reaches beyond cancer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Engineered immune cells, known as CAR T cells, have shown the world what personalized immunotherapies can do to fight blood cancers. Now, investigators have reported highly promising early results for CAR T therapy in a small set of patients with the autoimmune disease lupus. Penn Medicine C
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