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Coral select algae partnerships to ease environmental stress
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Corals live symbiotically with a variety of microscopic algae that provide most of the energy corals require, and some algae can make coral more resilient to heat stress. In assessing one of the main reef builders in Hawai'i, Montipora capitata or rice coral, researchers found that the symbi
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Study reveals why brain cells are needed for fever
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The body's response to infection or inflammation is fever, which also serves as a defence mechanism against things like viruses and bacteria. The body releases molecules called cytokines into the bloodstream when it is infected or inflammatory. The blood-brain barrier, a system of microscopi
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Researchers find macrophages may be scavenger cells of the immune system
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): Alveoli are microscopic air sacs in our lungs that exchange gases between the air we breathe and our blood. To keep this process running properly, the alveolar epithelial cells create a material called "surfactant," which coats the alveoli like a film. Th
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Study finds key regulators of urinary concentration in the kidney
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): The kidney carries out important functions via microscopic functional units called nephrons. Researchers are investigating which factors control the formation and function of specific segments of the nephron, called the distal nephron. Their findings could h
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COVID-19 infection can be detected in breath tests: Study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Gothenburg [Sweden], February 23 (ANI): According to a new study, traces of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can be detected in microscopically small fluid droplets exhaled during a very short time span.
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Study links lower back pain, soft tissue destruction
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): According to a team of researchers, they have the ability to see microscopic soft tissue destruction in animal spines by targeting denatured collagen with fluorescent molecules.
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Research finds COVID-19 testing kits also measure oral microbiome in saliv
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], November 30 (ANI): A new research by Rutgers University has found that the COVID-19 saliva testing kits that include a novel preservative can also be used to measure microscopic organisms in the mouth. This has enabled the study of the relationship between mouth and lung mic
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New research on reading the mind of worms
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
San Diego [US], November 22 (ANI): Now, scientists can have a look at the brain activity of a microscopic worm and tell you about which chemical it smelled a few seconds ago.
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Researchers discover new microscopy method that reaches deeper into living
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): Researchers have developed a new technique that allows microscopic fluorescence imaging at four times the depth limit imposed by light diffusion.
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Breakthrough study finds microbial gene discovery could mean greater gut h
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): As the owner of a human body, you are carrying trillions of microbes with you everywhere you go. These microscopic organisms are not just hitching a ride; many of them perform essential chemical reactions that regulate everything from our digestion to our immun
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Study suggests lipid droplets protect kidney cells from being damaged
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 22 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers from the Francis Crick Institute discovered how microscopic structures called lipid droplets may help to prevent a high-fat diet causing damage to the kidneys.
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Lipid droplets help protect kidney cells from damage: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 18 (ANI): Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found out how microscopic structures called lipid droplets may help to prevent a high-fat diet causing kidney damage. The work in fruit flies, published in PLoS Biology opens up a new research avenue for developing be
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