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Study reveals how natural killer immune cells can change tissue inflammati
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers have discovered a previously unidentified function of "natural killer" (NK) immune cells, which has increased our understanding of how the immune system is controlled to prevent disease.
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Researchers reveal therapeutic strategy to kill cancer cell
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Gene mutations are the cause of cancer. Tumor suppressors and oncogenes are the two main groups of these altered genes in cancer. Mutations in oncogenes can drive cell proliferation, pushing the gas pedal all the way to the floor, whereas mutations in tumour suppressor genes can cause tumour
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Chat may convert peer to a pro-sustainability stance: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New research reveals that sharing a pro-sustainability point of view during a conversation can change the opinion of someone who is dismissive of efforts to safeguard the planet.
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Patients receive too little rehab therapy after stroke: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a new UCLA-led study that monitored over 500 patients across 28 acute care hospitals in their first year after a stroke, many patients do not receive much rehabilitation therapy following a stroke, despite clear evidence that higher levels can reduce long-term disability.
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Research reveals thermal instability of solar cells
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A new type of solar technology has seemed promising in recent years. Halide perovskite solar cells are both high-performing and low-cost for producing electrical energy - two necessary ingredients for any successful solar technology of the future. But new solar cell materials should also mat
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AI detects breast cancer chemotherapy effectiveness: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Engineers at the University of Waterloo created artificial intelligence (AI) technology to predict whether chemotherapy before surgery would be beneficial for women with breast cancer.
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How deep ocean microbes survive without sunlight? Research finds
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New research indicates that chemosynthesis (growth utilising inorganic substances) supports bacteria in the deepest areas of the water without sunshine.
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Playing video game causes no harm to cognitive abilities: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New research findings call into question parents' long-held beliefs that children who spend hours upon hours playing video games or chose games of certain genres, will have negative effects on their cognitive abilities.
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Study reveals Phthalate exposure may increase risk of diabetes in women
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in plastics may raise the risk of diabetes in women, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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India committed to strengthen traditional medicine practice by bolstering
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reiterated how India has taken the lead in the field of Traditional Medicine in the world and emphasized on the need for bolstering evidence-based scientific research in the Ayush sector.
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Over 180 school students from Tamil Nadu to visit ISRO spaceport
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
More than 180 students from government schools will be taken by a private school in Madurai on an educational tour to the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
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Study suggests antibody therapy can be used to treat liver disease
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
There is currently no medication available to treat non-alcoholic liver disease, which affects many type 2 diabetes patients and can develop into more serious liver ailments. A therapeutic option for the treatment of fatty liver has been identified in a study led by Karolinska Institute rese
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