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Do you know molecular switch controls lipid metabolism? Study finds
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Fat metabolism in our bodies is critical for energy generation. A team of researchers from the University of Basel in Switzerland uncovered a molecular switch that controls lipid metabolism in human cells. This switch regulates lipid storage or conversion into energy.
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Scientists identify vital mechanisms controlling skin regeneration
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The outer layer of skin, the epidermis, is constantly turning over to replace dead or damaged cells throughout our lifetime. Skin stem cells need to continuously make decisions: either make more copies of themselves (self-renewal) or switch their fate towards differentiation. The molecular m
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Study finds molecular switch for addiction behaviour
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Heidelberg [Germany], December 20 (ANI): A study has found that a molecular switch influences addiction behaviour and determines how strong the response to addictive drugs is.
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Stomach disease triggered by molecular switch!
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 11 (ANI): The helicobacter pylori (H Pylori) bacteria, which is found in the stomachs of nearly half of the world's population, is known to be a major cause for ulcers, MALT lymphoma and adenocarcinoma.
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Scientists reveal a molecular switch for stomach disease
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): Roughly half of the world's population carry in their stomach the bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H. Pylori), known to be the most significant risk factor for ulcers, MALT lymphoma and adenocarcinoma.
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Study finds why women get autoimmune diseases far more often than men
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 20 (ANI): A research conducted on mice discovered that having too much molecular switch called VGLL3, which regulates immune response genes in skin cells, lead to autoimmune diseases.
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What is the similarity between 'Yin and yang' switch, animal ste
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C., Aug .10 (ANI): A study says that a molecular switch that flips between different versions of genes could be crucial for maintaining stem cells across all animals from simple flatworms to humans.
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