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New discovery gives hope to fight metastatic cancer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Cancer that splits and develops in new organs around the body becomes significantly more difficult to fight. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have shown that these metastatic cancers, that spread from the original, adapt their metabolism to the tissue in which t
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Altering of genes can lead to malformations of organs in babies: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A research lead by German scientists from University of Bonn claims that any mutilation in genes can go fatally wrong for the subsequent development of human organs at nascent stage.
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Study: Aerobic exercise lowers risk of metastatic cancer
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The amount of glucose (sugar) consumed by internal organs rises during intense aerobic exercise, according to the researchers, which decreases the amount of energy available to the tumour. The study discovered how probability of cancer metastatic spread can be reduced by aerobic exercise.
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18-month-old Mahira dies but donates her organs to save many lives
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Mahira fell from the balcony of her house in Mewat, Nooh in Haryana on November 6 and was brought to AIIMS Trauma Centre, Delhi in an unconscious state with severe brain damage. She was declared brain-dead on the morning of November 11.
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Study explains why adults' hearts don't regenerate
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As heart cells mature in mice, the number of communication pathways called nuclear pores dramatically decreases, according to new research from University of Pittsburgh and UPMC scientists. While this might protect the organ from damaging signals, it could also prevent adult heart cells from
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Scientists discover how cancer cells exposed to high viscosity move better
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The human body is made up of more than a billion cells that join to form the tissues and organs of our bodies. However, cells are dynamic structures that, using different techniques, move through the body to fulfil various functions, such as close wounds or carry nutrients to other tissues.
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SIMS Hospitals Vadapalani successfully performs a first-of-its-kind Aortic
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): In a first-of-its-kind surgery in India, Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgeons at SIMS Hospitals, Vadapalani, headed by Dr VV Bashi, Director and Senior Consultant - Institute of Cardiac & Advanced Aortic Diseases, SIMS, Hospitals, Vada
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Sexual problems after cancer therapy are generally neglected to discuss wi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
San Antonio [US], October 23 (ANI): According to a new study, sexual side effects of cancer therapy are discussed considerably less frequently in female patients than in male patients, even when the medication directly affects genital organs. In a high-volume cancer facility, 9 out of 10 mal
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Research: Two medications reverse critical pancreatic cancer step in lab
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Florida [US], October 20 (ANI): Oftentimes, pancreatic cancer is a silent illness. It can spread to other organs and advance unchecked if there are no symptoms.
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On World Lung Day, Alkem Laboratories pledge to spread awareness about lun
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI/PRNewswire): World Lung Day (WLD) - September 25 is a gentle reminder for everyone to take good care of their lungs. Though lungs do not have the celebrity status as the heart, they are one of the most important and delicate organs of the human body. Expo
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Scientists demonstrate how injuries are converted to regeneration signals
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): The phenomenon of regeneration was discovered over 200 years ago in the freshwater polyp Hydra. Until now, however, it was largely unclear how the orderly regeneration of lost tissues or organs is activated after injury. In its investigations of Hydra, an
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Researchers find respiratory infections cause extreme stress to cells, org
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): Many respiratory infections, such as influenza or COVID-19, cause extreme stress to cells and organs, resulting in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which can finally lead to death in the elderly or fragile people.
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