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Researchers develop gene therapy for rare ciliopathy
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): Researchers have developed a gene therapy that rescues cilia defects in retinal cells affected by a type of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a disease that causes blindness in early childhood.
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Researchers reveal how fasting affects neurons in brain
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Boston [US], September 9 (ANI): Calorie restriction has long been linked to fewer seizures in people with epilepsy. Novel research from Boston Children's Hospital helps to explain how fasting affects neurons in the brain and may pave the door for new treatments that do not require fasting or
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Researchers discover new way to reverse effects of neurological disease in
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Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): Scientists at Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), and other institutions have reversed the effects of several life-threatening inherited neurodegenerative diseases known as lysosomal st
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Researchers map rotating spiral waves in live human hearts
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 8 (ANI): Electrical signals tell the heart to contract, but when the signals form spiral waves, they can lead to dangerous cardiac events like tachycardia and fibrillation. Researchers are bringing a new understanding to these complicated conditions with the first
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Researchers find flu shot linked to lower risk of stroke
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Minneapolis [US], September 8 (ANI): According to a study, getting an annual flu shot may be linked to a lower risk of stroke.
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Researchers find DNA linked with physically active lifestyle
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Stockholm [Sweden], September 8 (ANI): Researchers from Uppsala University identified DNA regions connected with physical activity or leisure screen usage in a big worldwide investigation. The findings show the benefits of physical activity for health and imply that a more sedentary lifestyl
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Study: Agonistic antibody works as a potential therapy in mice with Alzhei
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Houston [US], September 8 (ANI): A recently created agonistic antibody reduced amyloid pathology in mice with Alzheimer's disease, indicating its potential as a therapy for the condition, according to the researchers.
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Researchers warn about rising cancer cases among adults under 50 years of
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Boston (Massachusetts) [US], September 7 (ANI): In recent decades, an increasing number of people under the age of 50 are developing cancer. According to a study undertaken by Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers, the incidence of early-onset malignancies (those detected before the age o
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Researchers reveal that seven hours of sleep is optimal in middle and old
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Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): Seven hours is the ideal amount of sleep for people in their middle age and upwards, with too little or too much little sleep associated with poorer cognitive performance and mental health, say researchers.
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Researchers uncover how diet, lifestyle modifications may lower risk of le
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Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): Researchers have shown for the first time that diet-associated molecules in the gut are associated with aggressive prostate cancer, suggesting dietary interventions may help reduce risk. While more research will be necessary, the study's lead author says f
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Christo Joseph launches his book 'Bring Fun To Online Teaching - A Handy G
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], September 6 (ANI/PRNewswire): Christo Joseph, Fellow of Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), Higher Education Researcher and Director- Garden City University, on the occasion of Teachers' day (September 5) presented his book - Bring Fun To Online Teaching - A Handy Gu
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Researchers develop new approach to find antigens that trigger specific im
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): The surface of a cell, which is covered with tens to hundreds of thousands of molecules that assist immune cells to distinguish friend from foe, can reveal a cell's secrets. Some of those projecting molecules are antigens that cause the immune system to a
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