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Study shows older knee replacements as good as newer models
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to new research from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the University of East Anglia, older knee replacement designs are just as effective as newer models
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Study: Revealing roles of dementia proteins in normal memory
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New research has revealed how the tau protein, a critical element in the formation of Alzheimer's disease, is also involved in normal learning processes in the healthy brain, potentially providing a focal point for future drug therapies.
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High BP drug holds promise for treating PTSD: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
There is new evidence that a 50-year-old blood pressure drug could find a new purpose as a treatment to mitigate the often life-altering effects of increasingly prevalent PTSD, scientists say.
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Researchers identify blood panel to predict placenta accreta
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Of the nearly 4 million births each year in the United States, roughly 50,000 are marked by life-threatening complications, and up to 900 result in maternal death during delivery. One major, often life-threatening complication is placenta accreta spectrum (PAS), which poses a threat to both
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Genetic effect on the response to treatment for obesity: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Collaborative research between University of Galway and Brunel University London has found that patients with severe and complicated obesity respond differently to a dietary weight loss programme based on their genes.
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Newly discovered anatomy shields and monitors brain
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
From the complexity of neural networks to basic biological functions and structures, the human brain only reluctantly reveals its secrets. Advances in neuro-imaging and molecular biology have only recently enabled scientists to study the living brain at a level of detail not previously achie
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Study shows how liver cancer hijacks circadian clock machinery inside cell
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is already the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally--and cases are on the rise, both in the U.S. and worldwide. While chemotherapy, surgery and liver transplants can help some patients, targeted treatments
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Scientists make breakthrough by sequencing endangered sharks' genomes
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
It's a startling image that describes a milestone in conservation science for sharks. Professor Shivji, Professor Michael Stanhope and their collaborators have glanced back in history by sequencing to chromosome level the genomes (entire genetic blueprint) of great hammerhead and shortfin ma
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Up to 35 new fish species found in Bolivian National Park
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The number of fish species recorded in Madidi National Park and Natural Integrated Management Area (PNANMI), Bolivia has doubled to a staggering 333 species - with as many as 35 species new to science - according of a study conducted as part of the Identidad Madidi expedition led by the Wild
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Gut bacteria may play a role in diabetes: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
One type of bacteria found in the gut may contribute to the development of Type 2 diabetes, while another may protect from the disease, according to early results from an ongoing, prospective study led by investigators at Cedars-Sinai.
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'Jumping genes' help fungus kill salamanders: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A fungus that infects salamanders contains multiple copies of the same "jumping genes", scientists have discovered. Jumping genes, called transposons, can "copy and paste" themselves and impact the organism.
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Nasal swab can provide early warning of emerging viruses: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As the Covid-19 pandemic showed, potentially dangerous new viruses can begin to spread in the population well before the global public health surveillance system can detect them.
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