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Biodegradable microcapsules provide nerve growth factor helpful in guiding
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Moscow (Russia), February 17 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study demonstrated that the development of hippocampal neurons in a vitro experiment can be guided by nanoengineered biodegradable microcapsules. The microcapsules deliver nerve growth factor, a peptide necessary for neuron grow
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Researchers use light to detect quantum information stored in nuclear quan
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Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study have found a way to use light and a single electron to communicate with a cloud of quantum bits and sense their behaviour. This discovery will help in making it possible to detect a single quantum bit in a dense cloud.
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Marijuana legalization for adult recreational use might have led to its in
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Jersey [US], February 16 (ANI): The findings of a recent study suggest that since California's legalization of adult recreational marijuana in 2016, adolescents living there might be more likely to use it.
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Clues to Capuchin monkey's long life, large brain revealed in its genome
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Washington [US], February 15 (ANI): An international team of scientists during recent research have sequenced the genome of a capuchin monkey for the first time. This could lead to uncovering new genetic clues about the evolution of their long lifespan and large brains.
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Scientists achieve atomic scale manipulation of magnets
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Lancaster (UK), February 14 (ANI): An international team of scientists during recent research has been successful in manipulating magnets at the atomic level. This new discovery will be helpful in attaining fast and energy-efficient future data processing technologies.
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Researchers find potential new treatment for fatal childhood brain cancer
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Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): Every year around 20 Australian children die from the incurable brain tumour, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). The average age of diagnosis for DIPG is just seven years. There are no effective treatments, and almost all children die from the diseas
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Higher risk of heart disease for Type 2 diabetes' patients with blood suga
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Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): Patients, who suffer from type 2 diabetes and experience extreme swings in their blood sugar levels, are at an increased risk of heart disease-- suggest the findings of a new study.
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Here's how zinc could help with fertility during pandemic
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Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): During the coronavirus pandemic, men and women who are attempting to conceive can get assistance in reproduction by zinc supplements, suggest the findings of a novel study. Zinc may help prevent mitochondrial damage in young egg, and sperm cells.
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Study highlights importance of routinely imaging brain tumour patients
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London [UK], February 13 (ANI): A team of researchers during a recent study explored the best way to monitor brain tumour. The team consisted of experts from the UK and stakeholders who met to discuss the value of routinely imaging brain tumour patients to assess their tumour treatment respo
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Results in blood cancer improved by ensuring gut integrity: Study
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Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): A solitary strain of Bacteroides fragilis altogether diminished graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) by ensuring gut integrity, suggested the findings of a new study led by cancer researchers of Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).
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Study sheds light on potential drug target for HIV
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Texas [US], February 13 (ANI): A team of researchers discovered that a human protein named SAMHD1 recognises a unique molecular pattern in nucleic acids. This pattern, called 'phosphorothioate', may act as a signal for action to the human body defense system and henceforth could be a step f
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Researchers propose that humidity from masks may lessen severity of COVID-
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Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): Did you know that the humidity created inside masks may help in combating respiratory diseases such as COVID-19? According to a team of researchers, this is yet another benefit of wearing masks regularly.
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