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High levels of ammonia in colon cancer restrict T cell development: Resear
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The researchers discovered, ammonia inhibits the growth and function of T cells, which are essential for anti-tumour immunity.
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Probiotic bacteria in fermented foods help rid bad breath
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a pooled data analysis of the available research, probiotic bacteria commonly found in fermented foods like yoghurt, sourdough bread, and miso soup may help lessen the embarrassment of persistent bad breath (halitosis).
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Diving birds more prone to extinction: Scientists
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Diving birds like penguins, puffins and cormorants may be more prone to extinction than non-diving birds, according to a new study by the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath. The authors suggest this is because they are highly specialised and therefore less able to adapt to
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Study: Drinking coffee daily linked to risk of cardiovascular disease
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers revealed two or more cups of coffee a day may double the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease in people with severe high blood pressure (defined as 160/100 mm Hg or higher), but not in those with high blood pressure that is not considered severe.
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Traumatic brain injury, PTSD associated with Alzheimer's: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers found that PTSD, TBI, and the e4 variant of the APOE gene exhibited high links with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in a study of Veterans conducted by Dr. Mark Logue, a statistician in the National Center for PTSD at the VA Boston Healthcare System (ADRD).
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Researchers reveal cell therapy may reduce kidney damage from type 2 diabe
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to researchers, positive results came from a unique cell treatment experiment for adults with diabetes. A novel cell therapy for the treatment of persons with type 2 diabetes who have progressive kidney impairment despite receiving the best medical care.
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Researchers find unique jumping phenomenon in insects
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A group of scientists from North Carolina State University uncovered a jumping habit for insect larvae, and there is evidence that it occurs in a variety of species that haven't done it yet.
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Some stomachs digest faster than others due to microbes: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to recent research from the University of Copenhagen, some Danes may have a different makeup of gut microorganisms than other Danes, which allows them to, on average, absorb more energy from meals.
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Kashmir Anz, first and only breed of domesticated geese in India
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
It has become the first and only breed of domestic geese in India since it was declared as "Kashmir Anz" by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in February this year.
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Proud moment for us as PM Modi recognised our research: AIIMS CIMR in-char
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi Centre for Integrated Medicine and Research in-charge Dr Gautam Sharma was filled with pride when Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann ki Baat address appreciated the institution's research and said this recognition will inspire t
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Scientists study 155 new genes to see how humans continue to evolve
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Nearly 7 million years ago, modern humans diverged from our chimpanzee ancestors, yet we have since continued to evolve. Within the human lineage, 155 novel genes that spontaneously developed from little fragments of our DNA have been discovered. A handful of these "microgenes" are projected
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Research throws light on secret language of photosynthesis
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scientists have been perplexed by the signals plants transmit to start photosynthesis, the process of converting sunlight into sugars, for decades. Academics from UC Riverside have finally cracked these earlier enigmatic communications.
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