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Study reveals people with inadequate access to food more likely to die pre
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 20 (ANI): According to a recent study, adults with food insecurity and inadequate access to food because of financial constraints are 10 to 37 per cent more likely to die from any cause other than cancer compared to food-secure people.
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Researchers find traces of Vitamin C deficiency disease Scurvy in Canada
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have found traces of a disease known as Scurvy in Canada. The debilitating condition is remembered as a disease of pirates.
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Human foetal lungs harbour a microbiome signature, find researchers
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): In a first time finding, researchers discover that the lungs and placentas of foetuses in the womb as young as 11 weeks after conception already show a bacterial microbiome signature, which suggests that bacteria may colonise the lungs well before birth.
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Researchers discover new tumour-driving mutations in under-explored region
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Jan 18 (ANI): Researchers have discovered new regions of non-coding DNA that when altered may lead to cancer growth and progression, according to a pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes. The analysis reveals novel mechanisms of disease progression that could lead to new
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Beauty sleep could be real, say body clock biologists
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 16 (ANI): While taking a good night sleep, makes one feel energetic and refreshed for the day, Biologists have explained for the first time why having a good night's sleep really could prepare us for the rigorous activities of the day ahead.
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Study reveals women's blood vessels age faster than men's
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 16 (ANI): According to new research women's blood vessels age faster than men's and puts them at risk of heart disease.
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Researchers find evidence for reduced brain connections in schizophrenia
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have been able to show, for the first time, lower levels of protein found in the brains of people with schizophrenia due to advances in scanning.
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Bioengineers opening up DNA to delete disease: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): To access previously inaccessible genes to delete disease, protein editorial assistants are clearing the way for DNA editors like bacterial defence system CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats).
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Machine keeps alive human livers for a week outside the body
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): Until now, livers could be stored outside the body for only a few hours. In a major breakthrough, researchers have developed a machine that repairs injured human livers and keeps them alive outside the body for one week.
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Scientists develop artificial muscle sheets to transform stem cells into b
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): Scientists have come up with artificial muscle sheets that can transform stem cells into bones. Stem cells are known for their ability to turn into many different types of cells, be they muscle cells, cartilage, or bone cells.
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Study reveals 5 risk factors to avoid for leading longer, healthier life
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): How good would it be if you were able to add some healthy and disease-free years to your lifespan? According to a recent study, there are five risk factors to eliminate which include smoking, not exercising, being overweight, drinking too much alcohol and
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Study focuses on key structure of C. difficle bacteria that could lead to
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): Researchers have identified the structure of the most lethal toxin produced by certain strains of Clostridium difficile bacteria, a potentially deadly infection associated with the use of antibiotics.
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