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Study: High aerobic fitness does not protect children from metabolic syndr
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): A study has found that high aerobic fitness does not protect children from metabolic syndrome. The study also found that the amount of fat tissue in the body has distorted the results obtained in several previous studies on the protective effect of aerobic
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Chimpanzees sync their footsteps like humans: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): According to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of St Andrews and the Central European University in Vienna, chimps share a human tendency to unconsciously synchronise their footsteps when walking beside one another.
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Researchers working on reducing lung cancer medication resistance
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Missouri [US], October 20 (ANI): After 14 months, there is a 70-80 per cent risk that non-small cell lung cancer, one of the two primary types of lung cancer, would become resistant to the pharmacological therapy that was initially used to treat it. There aren't many existing therapy alterna
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Researchers find new way to make telescope mirrors
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): A new way to use femtosecond laser pulses to fabricate the high-precision ultrathin mirrors required for high-performance x-ray telescopes has recently been developed by researchers.
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Developing telescope mirrors in new way could sharpen our view of universe
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Researchers have created a new method for fabricating the high-precision, ultrathin mirrors needed for high-performance x-ray telescopes using femtosecond laser pulses. The method might assist advance the capabilities of space-based x-ray telescopes that ar
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Researchers discover amygdale in brain is reason behind overeating
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 20 (ANI): Fear is controlled by the amygdala, a part of the brain. Researchers have shown that the amygdala is also responsible for overeating. Professor Bo Li of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) uncovered a set of neurons in the amygdala that causes mice to devour
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Research reveals a method to slow down ageing
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Singapore, October 20 (ANI): Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (NTU Singapore) have discovered that 'turning on' the stress response in cells at a post-reproductive age may be the secret to delaying ageing and extending life.
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Study finds drug resistance to fight lung cancer
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Columbia [US], October 20 (ANI): When a person is diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, one of the two primary types of lung cancer, there is a 70-80 per cent risk that cancer will acquire resistance to the initial medication therapy used to treat it after 14 months. If this occurs, the
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Molecular structure of important receptors in immune system unravelled: Re
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Researchers publish the three-dimensional structure of the B cell antigen receptor, shedding new light on its composition.
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Research takes a significant step in pursuit of HIV cure
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Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): While the standard treatment for HIV can hold the disease in check, a new study shows how experimental medicines can boost the body's own ability to suppress the virus. An important step towards a cure, say researchers behind the research.
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Researchers reveal environmental chemicals that influence gastrointestinal
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], October 19 (ANI): In industrialised countries, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition characterised by chronic gastrointestinal inflammation, is becoming more common. While researchers have identified approximately 200 genetic tags linked to the disease, t
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Study reveals how stress response in cells can slow down ageing, promote l
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Singapore, October 19 (ANI): Researchers discovered that turning on stress response in cells at a post-reproductive age could be the key to slowing ageing and promoting longevity.
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