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Here's why some dogs are friendlier than others
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 24 (ANI): A recent study has linked dogs' social skills to genetic variations in sensitivity for the hormone oxytocin.
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Blocking sweet taste receptors can help body fight sinus
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 09 (ANI): A study has recently found that by blocking sweet taste receptors, one can help the body fight off sinus infections.
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A 'bitter' way to stop unwanted preterm labour contractions
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 11 (ANI): According to a recent study, the bitter taste receptors may hold the key to managing preterm labour.
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This protein can help ward off chronic heart failure
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 27 (ANI): Japanese researchers have identified a receptor protein on the surface of heart cells that promotes chronic heart failure, affecting more than 20 million people worldwide.
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Scientists associate autism to protein molecules crucial for feeling pain
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
WashingtonD.C [US], Dec. 2 (ANI): In a first of its kind, scientists from Duke University associated autism to one of the most well-studied pain molecules, TRPV1 (transient receptor potential ion channel subtype V1).
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Scientists discover new target receptor to fight obesity
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
WashingtonD.C [US], Nov. 25 (ANI):As per a recent research published in the journal Nature Reviews Endocrinology, scientists have tested a high-fat diet, containing a fermentable carbohydrate, and a control diet on mice and looked at the effect on food intake of those with and without the FF
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Obesity in mothers could lead to high blood pressure risk in offsprings
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [India], Oct. 13 (ANI): Exposure of babies to high levels of the satiety hormone, Leptin, in the womb irreversibly activates receptors in the brain that regulate blood pressure and this activation may lead to a lifelong increased risk of high blood pressure and kidney disease
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New study uses brain receptors to suppress cocaine addiction
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 13 (ANI): Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have used viruses to infect neurons with genes that allow them to switch on brain receptors involved in suppressing addiction relapse.
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Targeting estrogen receptor increases progression-free survival in advance
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Oct. 9 (ANI): Fulvestrant significantly increases progression-free survival in women with positive advanced breast cancer, particularly those with less aggressive lower-volume disease, reports a recent research.
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