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Link between driver of ovarian cancer, metabolism opens up new therapeutic
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): Mutations that inactivate the ARID1A gene in ovarian cancer increase utilisation of the glutamine amino acid making cancer cells dependent on glutamine metabolism, according to a study by The Wistar Institute published online in Nature Cancer.
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Scientists find that brain cancer is linked to tissue healing
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): The healing process that follows a brain injury could spur tumour growth when new cells generated to replace those lost to the injury are derailed by mutations, Toronto scientists have found.
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Six UK returnees in Kerala test positive for new Covid strain
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 4 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Monday said that six persons, who returned from the UK, have been confirmed with multiple spike protein mutations - SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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New mutations in malaria parasite encourage resistance against key prevent
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 1 (ANI): In the ongoing arms race between humans and the parasite that causes malaria, researchers report that new mutations that enhance resistance to a drug used to prevent malaria in pregnant women and children are already common in countries fighting the disease.
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Non-judicious use of therapies for COVID-19 leads to virus mutations: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Non-judicious use of therapies that have not been established for COVID-19 treatment are responsible for putting "immune pressure on virus" and leads to virus mutations, ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
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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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Italy detects new mutated Covid-19 strain in UK returnee
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], December 21 (ANI): Italy on Sunday said it has detected a new coronavirus strain with mutations in a person who recently returned from the United Kingdom.
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Researchers create framework to help determine timing of cancer mutations
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], December 7 (ANI ): UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers studying cancer evolution have created a framework to help determine which tool combinations are best for pinpointing the exact timing of DNA mutations in cancer genomes.
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Italy announces temporary ban on mink farming
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], November 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza signed a decree on Monday banning mink farming until at least March, amid fears that coronavirus mutations may affect vaccine efficacy.
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Coronavirus mutation may have made it more contagious, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious.
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Coronavirus strain may have mutated, potentially evolving: Study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): Houston researchers have unveiled a study of over 5,000 genetic sequences of coronavirus which reveals the pathogen's virus's continuous accumulation of mutations.
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Russia's health watchdog says 22 stable mutated COVID-19 strains identifie
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 18 (ANI/Sputnik): There are about 22 stable mutations in the genetic makeup of the coronavirus detected worldwide, with two of them being the most resistant, Russia's consumer rights and human welfare watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, told Sputnik on Friday, adding that t
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