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Microbes help orchestrate how gut uses its genes
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The microbes that help break down food actually tell the gut how to do its job better, according to a new study in mice. The researchers said it appears that the microbes are able to influence which of the gut's genes are being called into action, and in turn, that interaction might lead to
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Statin use affects prostate cancer screening results
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Prostate cancer screening results differ in men taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs compared with non-users, a study finds. In statin users, screening did not increase the incidence of prostate cancer as it did in other men.
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Study links prenatal phthalate exposure to reduced childhood lung function
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Two studies have linked prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals with different health outcomes later in life. The first study links prenatal phthalate exposure to reduced childhood lung function between the ages of 4 and 11. The second study found an association between prenatal
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Study finds level of copper in tumour cells
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Cancer cells require proteins that bind copper ions in order to develop and spread throughout the human body. Recent studies on the interactions between proteins and how they bind to metals in cancer-related proteins have revealed possible new therapeutic targets.
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Researchers pinpoint potential treatment for lethal childhood cancer
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that by blocking the production of an enzyme called DHODH, they were able to halt the growth of MYC gene-amplified medulloblastoma in mouse models, the most aggressive subtype of this cancer.
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Study hints at why older people are more susceptible to the flu
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Though the COVID-19 pandemic provided a brief respite, influenza virus is back in circulation and, as usual, poses a special danger to people over the age of 65. But why are older people more susceptible to the flu? New research from the U-M Medical School, published in Nature Communications
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Scientists discover why brain's 'time-stamp' sounds to process the words w
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Our brains "time-stamp" the order of incoming sounds, allowing us to correctly process the words that we hear, shows a new study by a team of psychology and linguistics researchers. Its findings, which appear in the journal Nature Communications, offer new insights into the intricacies of ne
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Researchers induced bone regeneration with special hydrogel that mimics bo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
An innovative technology developed at Tel Aviv University will enable bone regeneration to correct large bone defects by means of a special hydrogel. Following successful tests in an animal model, the researchers now plan to move forward to clinical trials.
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New theory explains recovery delays in COVID-19 and cardiac patients
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
COVID-19 patients placed on ventilators can take a long time to regain consciousness. New research from Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian, MIT, and Massachusetts General Hospital is now illustrating that these delays may serve a purpose: protecting the brain from oxygen deprivatio
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Sugar molecules as a target in cancer therapy: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Cancer cells use sugar molecules on their surface to disable attacks by the body's immune system. Researchers at the University of Basel now report on how this mechanism can be neutralized.
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Researchers reveal how skin cells form first line of defence against cance
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A study published in Cell Reports reveals important insights into the molecular mechanisms that underpin the body's natural defences against the development of skin cancer.
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Study explains why adults' hearts don't regenerate
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As heart cells mature in mice, the number of communication pathways called nuclear pores dramatically decreases, according to new research from University of Pittsburgh and UPMC scientists. While this might protect the organ from damaging signals, it could also prevent adult heart cells from
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