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SPOP protein contributes to cancer: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
SPOP is the most mutated protein in prostate cancer and plays a role in endometrial, uterine and other cancers. Despite this importance, how SPOP mutations drive cancer has been incompletely understood. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital used cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-E
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Getting children outside can help mitigate negative effects of screen time
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
If you have young children, you're likely worried about how much time they spend staring at a screen, be it a tablet, phone, computer, or television. You probably also want to know how screen time affects your child's development and wonder whether there's anything you can do to balance out
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Study uses cancer cells as logic gates to find out what makes them move
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Cancer cells migrate through the body for a variety of reasons; some simply follow the flow of a fluid, while others actively follow chemical trails. So, how do you figure out which cells are shifting and why? Researchers at Purdue University reverse-engineered a cellular signal processing s
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Women show higher risk of developing cancer in both breast: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study led by the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, women who have cancer in one breast may be more likely to develop cancer in the opposite breast if they carry specific genetic changes that predispose them to develop breast cancer.
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New research identifies potential hepatoblastoma treatment target
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The research group used the mouse model to test how inhibiting HSF1 early in tumour development would impact cancer growth.
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Study reveals role of particular nutrients in formation of neurons
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Although it is well recognised that neuronal development, particularly the growth of dendrites and axons, is metabolically demanding, little is known about the effects of different foods on neuronal development.
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Researchers solve puzzles surrounding parasite immunity and development
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Research led by a University of Maryland team has identified the first inter-species, signalling pathway between an arthropod parasite and host, where molecules in the blood of a host animal trigger the immunity and development of a parasite.
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Amid development and climate change, forests can help manage water: Resear
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In areas near Raleigh projected to see heavier future development, keeping buffers of trees or other greenery around waterways could help slow rushing streams during wet conditions, and keep them flowing during dry ones. However, North Carolina State University researchers behind a recent st
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Identifying individuals with fear of COVID-19 for therapeutic intervention
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Fear of COVID-19 can be associated with severe psychological distress, and several tools for measuring fear and anxiety about the disease have been developed
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Study reveals key aspect of finely tuned regulation of gene expression
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Although enhancers and promoters appear to coordinate their actions, it is unclear how this happens
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Researchers using cancer cells as logic gates to determine what makes them
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Cancer cells migrate through the body for multiple reasons; some are simply following the flow of a fluid, while others are actively following specific chemical trails. So how do you determine which cells are moving and why? Purdue University researchers have reverse-engineered a cellular si
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Dollar stores are growing as food retailers in US: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Tufts University researchers have found that dollar stores are now the fastest-growing food retailers in the contiguous United States--and have doubled their share in rural areas. Households with more purchases at dollar stores also tend to be lower-income and headed by people of colour. The
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