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Sugar causes swelling, which leads to common kidney disease: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A study published in the journal 'Nature Communications' throws light on the role sugar plays in the contraction of common kidney disease.
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Research sheds light on sugar's role in common kidney disease
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A study of kidney organoids in a novel lab environment might have downstream implications for the treatment of polycystic kidney disease (PKD), an incurable condition that affects more than 12 million people worldwide.
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Researchers use technology to show organoids respond to external sensory s
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A team of engineers and neuroscientists has demonstrated for the first time that human brain organoids implanted in mice have established functional connectivity to the animals' cortex and responded to external sensory stimuli. The implanted organoids reacted to visual stimuli in the same wa
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Researchers create adrenal gland organoids using stem cells
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A team coaxed stem cells to take on the characteristics and functions of a human adrenal gland, progress that could lead to new therapies for adrenal insufficiencies and a deeper understanding of the genetics of such disorders.
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Researchers reveal stem cells used to generate mini-brains of last male Su
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and cerebral organoids from the last male Malaysian Sumatran rhino, according to a study published in the journal iScience on October 20. As noted by the authors, the organoids could contribute to knowledge about the evolutionary p
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Researchers reveal how brain-like organoids develop, lead to autism in peo
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 6 (ANI): Researchers found that in any case, the seed-sized organoids, which are generated in the lab from human cells, give insights into the brain and reveal variations that may lead to autism in some people. They also advised not to call them "mini-brains in recen
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Scientists discover how to create consistent brain organoids for neurologi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 4 (ANI): Medical researchers have discovered how to create more accurate, consistent brain organoids to develop treatments for neurological disorders.
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Findings explain exceptional auditory abilities in Williams-Beuren Syndrom
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 26 (ANI): Scientists have identified the mechanism by which Williams-Beuren Syndrome enhances the ability to discriminate between sounds as interneuron hyperexcitability in the auditory cortex.
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Researchers develop gene therapy for rare ciliopathy
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): Researchers have developed a gene therapy that rescues cilia defects in retinal cells affected by a type of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a disease that causes blindness in early childhood.
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Study: Human lung, brain organoids respond differently to SARS-CoV-2
Updated : 5 years ago IST
California [US], February 24 (ANI): A clinical study led by researchers of the University of California claims to help explain the wide variety of COVID-19 symptoms and aid search for therapies for the deadly infection.
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Gene test can predict risk of medications causing liver injury: Study
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 8 (ANI): Scientists who were working on a way to determine the viability of batches of tiny liver organoids have discovered a testing method that may have far broader implications. They discovered a gene test that can possibly predict the risk of medications that cau
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Scientists can now listen to cancer cells after new study
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], Feb 18 (ANI): A new technique developed by scientists will now help in deciphering how millions of individual cells communicate with each other in tumours known as organoids.
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