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Half of tuberculosis cases in prisons worldwide go unnoticed: Study
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Researchers found consistently high TB case rates and low case detection in prisons, suggesting the need for health organizations to increase efforts to reduce the spread of TB among this high-risk population.
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IIT Roorkee researchers help in understanding humming of our universe obse
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
An International team of astronomers from India, Japan and Europe has recently published the results from monitoring nature's best clocks, pulsars using six of the World's most sensitive radio telescopes, including India's largest telescope, uGMRT. These results provide scintillating evidenc
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Study suggests new concept to understand T cell traits, functions
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
T cells encounter various mechanical cues in various tissues. In order to demonstrate that more elastic tissues encourage T cells to develop into effector-like T cells with potent tumor-killing potential, while more viscous tissues encourage them to develop into memory-like T cells, research
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Researchers find neurons linked to chronic stress
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A set of nerve cells in the mouse brain have been shown to play a role in the development of unpleasant emotional states and long-term stress, according to researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet. The neurons, which have been mapped using a variety of cutting-edge methods, also include
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Study finds how hormone therapy can cause heartburn, chest pain
Updated : 3 years ago IST
For years, researchers have questioned whether hormone treatment (HT) is associated with an increased risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). A recent systematic study and meta-analysis seek to settle the debate, indicating a strong link between ever or present HT usage and GERD.
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Drug delivery method reverse senescence of stem cells: Study
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Researchers discovered methods for removing older cells from cultures when the capture rate is low. Rather than removing old cells, it is preferable to prevent them from entering senescence in the first place.
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Research identifies subtype of depression
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Researchers at Stanford Medicine have described a novel subtype of depression known as the cognitive biotype, which affects 27 per cent of people with depression but is unresponsive to treatment with antidepressants that are frequently administered.
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Diet of nematodes affects capacity to learn: Study
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Researchers discovered that when nematodes, tiny worms measuring about a millimetre or less in length, eat the bacteria Lactobacillus reuteri, the ageing-related decline in associative learning ability does not occur.
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Study finds insights into transplant rejection, drug development targets
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Researchers discovered new drug development targets as well as potential urine tests. The findings were published in the journal, 'Journal of Clinical Investigation.'
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That necessary morning coffee may be a placebo
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Many people don't consider the day to begin until their coffee mug is empty. Coffee is commonly assumed to increase alertness, thus individuals drink it to wake themselves up and improve their productivity. Portuguese researchers analysed coffee consumers to determine whether the wakefulness
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Performing arts may help in lowering anxiety and depression: Study
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The effect of group-based performing arts-based therapy on symptom severity, well-being, quality of life, functional communication, and social participation was studied by researchers at the University of Exeter. In a study published in BMJ Open, the researchers analysed 171 studies and incl
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Study finds risk factors for early-onset colorectal cancer in males
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The study identifies seven risk factors for early-onset colorectal cancer in males. The risk evaluation model the researchers developed may help 45- to 49-year-olds accept and adhere to new national screening recommendations and may also identify younger men for whom earlier screening should
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