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Protein makes developing cells to stick together
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Sendai [Japan], December 25 (ANI): Tohoku University scientists have, for the first time, provided experimental evidence that cell stickiness helps them stay sorted within correct compartments during development. How tightly cells clump together, known as cell adhesion, appears to be enabled
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Study suggests chest pain risk assessment may reduce treatment disparities
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): The use of a standardised tool for assessing the risk of serious outcomes in patients with chest pain was associated with women at high risk receiving comparable care to men, according to new research.
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Climate crisis is causing lakes to shrink
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): While global sea levels are rising due to the climate crisis and threatening near-coastal infrastructures, higher temperatures in other areas are having exactly the opposite effect. The water levels are falling and also causing massive problems.
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New drug combination could improve glucose, weight control in diabetes
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Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): Scientists have shown that adding an experimental cancer drug to a widely used diabetes treatment improves blood glucose control and weight loss in mice, according to a study.
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Scientists discover mutations associated with early onset of dementia
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], December 22 (ANI): Scientists at Trinity College Dublin today announced a significant advance in our understanding of an early-onset form of dementia that may also progress our understanding of conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.
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Study suggests exposure to metals can impact pregnancy
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): Exposure to metals such as nickel, arsenic, cobalt and lead may disrupt a woman's hormones during pregnancy, according to a Rutgers study.
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Here's why why some people may become seriously ill from meningococcal bac
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], December 20 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, a team of scientists have come one step closer toward understanding why some people become seriously ill or die from a common bacterium that leaves most people unharmed.
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Study reveals living environment affects microbiota, health of both dogs a
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], December 20 (ANI): In urban environments, allergic diseases are more common among dogs and their owners compared to those living in rural areas. Simultaneous allergic traits appear to be associated with the microbes found in the environment, but microbes relevant to healt
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Study sheds new light on how brain distinguishes speech from noise
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 20 (ANI): For the first time, researchers have provided physiological evidence that a pervasive neuromodulation system - a group of neurons that regulate the functioning of more specialized neurons - strongly influences sound processing in an important auditory regi
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Scientists discover eye exam that may lead to early Parkinson's disease di
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Illinois [United States], December 19 (ANI): A simple eye exam combined with powerful artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning technology that could provide early detection of Parkinson's disease, suggest the findings of a recent study.
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Study reveals reliable COVID-19 test could reduce virus spread
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): Results of a unique test developed by a world-renowned expert, which targets three viral genes to increase reliability and could cut COVID-19 detection time to 20 minutes, have been peer-reviewed in a new study.
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New approach can improve COVID-19 predictions worldwide
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], December 15 (ANI): Methods currently used for predicting the development of COVID-19 and other pandemics fail to report precisely on the best and worst-case scenarios. Newly developed prediction method for epidemics, published in Nature Physics, solve this problem.
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