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Study finds reason behind anxiety disorders
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sept 29 (ANI): If you have been wondering why panic attacks and anxiety disorders strike you, the answer lies in the mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell, claims a study.
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Researchers uncover reason behind anxiety disorders
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 27 (ANI): The answer to panic attacks and anxiety disorders lies in the powerhouse of the cell - mitochondria, researchers have found.
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Glucose not responsible for inflammation in type 2 diabetes: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 21 (ANI): To date, the underlying causes of inflammation in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been poorly understood, but a new research seems to have made a breakthrough by finding that that changes to mitochondria--the powerhouse of cells--drive ch
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Research reveals mitochondrial gene that protects against dementia
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 23(ANI): A previously unknown genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias has been uncovered, providing insights into how these conditions, and other diseases of aging, might one day be treated and prevented.
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T cell behavior has major implications for cancer immunotherapy
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 08 (ANI): Turns out, disease-fighting T cells, elicited from vaccines, do not require glucose for their rapid reproduction, which may help the development of immunotherapy for cancer patients, a new study has revealed.
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Four cups of coffee, key to healthy heart
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Jun 25 (ANI): Caffeine from that morning joe protects the heart, a new research has claimed.
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Excess fat around heart ups heart failure risk in diabetics
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 06 (ANI): A team of researchers has revealed that excess fat around the heart can increase the risk of heart failure in people with diabetes by two to five times.
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Family history of Alzheimer's, length of gene impacts risk for diseas
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 23 (ANI): A study finds that late middle-aged people, with a family history and longer version of mitochondrial gene, encountered twice as much memory loss up to 10 years later as someone with a family history and a short version of the gene.
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Mitochondria size matters in keeping blood sugar level stable
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 15, ANI: A study finds that changes in the size of mitochondria in a small subset of brain cells, may play a crucial role in safely maintaining blood sugar levels.
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