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Discovery of blood stem cells that could change medicine of the future: St
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): Biomedical engineers and medical researchers at UNSW Sydney have independently made discoveries about embryonic blood stem cell creation that could one day eliminate the need for blood stem cell donors.
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Researchers discover new approach to detect early signs of breast cancer
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center developed a two-pronged strategy of assessing breast density in mice that resulted in greater identification of changes in breast tissue, including early indicators of cancer. The researchers
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Researchers develop drug that marks cancer cells for destruction by immune
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): Tumour cells are infamous for their ability to evade the human immune system; they construct physical barriers, disguise themselves, and handcuff the immune system with molecular tricks.
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Researchers find wearable devices predict outcomes for depression treatmen
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): Managing one's mental health has been a higher priority in recent years, with an increased emphasis on self-care. Every year, more than 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression. Recognizing this, there is a lot of interest in using popular wear
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Risk of behavioral, emotional issues in kids increases due to mild traumat
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience have found that kids who experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI), even a mild one, have more emotional and behavioural problems than kids who do not.
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New study shows how memory of personal interactions declines with age
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 13 (ANI): One of the most upsetting aspects of age-related memory decline is not being able to remember the face that accompanies the name of a person you just talked with hours earlier. While researchers don't understand why this dysfunction occurs, a new study ha
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Researchers reveal how visual information travels from retina to midbrain
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 13 (ANI): Neuroscientists have revealed the precise connections between sensory neurons inside the retina and the superior colliculus, a structure in the midbrain. Neuropixels probes are a relatively recent development, representing the next generation of electrode
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Researchers find opioid use after lung cancer surgery have association wit
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 13 (ANI): Long-term opioid use to relieve pain following lung cancer surgery is associated with a 40 per cent increased risk of death from any cause within the next two years.
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Walking 10,000 steps per day reduces risk of dementia, cancer: Research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], September 12 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Sydney in Australia and the University of Southern Denmark discovered that walking 10,000 steps per day reduces the risk of dementia, heart disease, cancer, and mortality. A faster walking pace, such as a power walk,
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New insights on the importance of skull channels for brain health
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): Researchers who previously discovered channels in the skull have found that cerebrospinal fluid can exit the brain through these channels to reach the skull's bone marrow, which can detect and respond to infection or injury. Tapping into this process may
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Researchers find that anti-diarrheal drug might treat core ASD symptoms
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): Currently, there are no medication treatments for the basic symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), may an existing drug provide a new treatment, even if it previously had no association with ASD? A new study posed this question. The researchers devel
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Soil microbiota can boost growth of invasive plant species, provide defenc
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): Soil microbes can have a great impact on the spread of harmful invasive species as they can either hinder or facilitate the plant's growth. Researchers studied the role of soil microbiota in the success of garden lupine, which is an invasive species in Fi
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