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Study: Risk of bleeding decreases when people stop taking aspirin while on
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): New research suggested that if you're already taking one blood thinner, then you don't need to take another. In fact, researchers discovered that when patients on a commonly prescribed blood thinner stop taking aspirin, their risk of bleeding complication
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Researchers discover new mechanism that helps cells protect themselves fro
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Heidelberg [Germany], September 19 (ANI): When free radicals become uncontrollable and destroy the protective cell membrane in a chain reaction, a cell dies of ferroptosis. When healthy cells are subjected to oxidative stress, they are occasionally damaged. Cancer cells, in particular, are v
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Researchers find causes of brain disorders in people with Huntington's dis
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): Huntington's disease is a genetic brain disorder caused by a mutation in the huntingtin gene. HD is a neurological disease that has no cure and produces personality changes, dementia symptoms, and uncontrollable convulsive movements, eventually leading to
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New drug helps relieve eczema's terrible itch
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Illinois [US], September 19 (ANI): Researchers involved in a new multi-site international phase III study led by Northwestern Medicine found that a new drug was highly effective in reducing the signs and symptoms of moderate-to-severe eczema. This is the first study to treat moderate-to-seve
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Research suggests improved mineralized material can restore tooth enamel
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Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): Researchers have recently perfected hydroxyapatite, a material for mineralizing bones and teeth. They did so by adding a complex of amino acids to hydroxyapatite and were able to form a dental coating that replicates the composition and microstructure of
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Pyramidal neurons that gauge speed, location identified during research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): More than a decade after the role of pyramidal neurons in mental representations of space and location was discovered, a group of researchers have identified a subtype of neurons that can gauge speed with great precision.
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Researchers suggests better prognostic biomarkers for heart failure patien
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Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): Bloodstream levels of a protein fragment known as endotrophin can be used to predict outcomes in individuals suffering from a prevalent kind of heart failure, suggested the researchers.
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Study finds new mechanism linked to memories, social interactions decline
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): One of the most painful elements of age-related memory loss is being unable to recall the face that goes with the name of someone you just spoke with hours before. While researchers do not know why this malfunction develops, a new study has revealed so
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Study finds new techniques to detect early signs of breast cancer
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Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): A group of researchers devised a two-pronged technique for measuring breast density in mice, resulting in improved detection of changes in breast tissue, including early symptoms of cancer. The researchers anticipate that this approach from mice will be u
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Researchers find coffee consumption is associated with lower risk of deat
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Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): Adults who drank moderate amounts (1.5 to 3.5 cups per day) of unsweetened coffee or coffee with sugar were less likely to die during a 7-year follow-up period, according to a recent study.
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Study reveals antibiotics might worsen melanoma by depleting the gut micro
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Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): According to a new study by researchers at Emory University in Atlanta, the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in mice with malignant melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, accelerated their metastatic bone growth. This likely happened because the dr
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Transplanted gut bacteria cause cardiovascular changes in mice: Research
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Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): Researchers have discovered how obstructive sleep apnea affects the gut microbiome in mice and how transplanting gut bacteria from sleep apnea-affected mice can cause cardiovascular changes in the recipient mice.
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