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Study: Lymphoma cell metabolism might provide new cancer target
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Aggressive and relatively common lymphomas called diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCLs) have a critical metabolic vulnerability that can be exploited to trick these cancers into starving themselves, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell's Ithaca campus
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Study: Cholesterol increases risk of Alzheimer's and heart disease
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers at the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome and the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that a single mechanism may underlie the damaging effect of cholesterol on the brain and on blood vessels.
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Study reveals potential of photosynthesis regulation found under altered l
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
According to a study published in the journal, 'New Phytologist', researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology in Potsdam-Golm (Germany) and the College of Natural Science at Michigan State University (USA) demonstrate the significance of two key proteins for the d
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Study identifies why human lymph node function decline with age
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers revealed in a study that offers significant insights into the causes of human lymph node function decline with ageing and the effects on immune system performance.
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Researchers suggest transitions of chronic blood cancer to aggressive dise
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
For several years, a particular type of chronic leukaemia might develop. Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are a kind of blood cancer that may require treatment for some people, while long years of watchful waiting may be necessary for other patients. However, in a tiny number of people, th
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Researchers find how women burn fat even after menopause
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
It is believed that women's capacity to utilise fat as a fuel is compromised by the oestrogen deficit that results from menopause. According to a study done at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyvaskyla, neither menopausal status nor blood oestrogen levels reliab
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Researchers identify two distinct types of obesity
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A team led by Van Andel Institute scientists identified two distinct types of obesity, each with physiological and molecular differences that might have long-term implications for health, disease, and medication response.
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People sleep least in their early 30s to early 50s: Research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers from UCL, the University of East Anglia, and the University of Lyon discovered that people sleep less in mid-adulthood than they do in early and late adulthood in a new study.
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IIT Madras researchers devise method to detect petroleum
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers have developed a statistical approach that can characterize subsurface rock structure and detect petroleum and hydrocarbon reserves.
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Research shows the role empathy may play in music
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Can people who understand the emotions of others better interpret emotions conveyed through music? A new study by an international team of researchers suggests that abilities are linked.
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Researchers look to licorice for promising cancer treatments
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A research review into molecular insights of a licorice-derived substance called glycyrrhizin for preventing or treating cancer suggests further research could lead to specific agents for clinical use.
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Researchers find ketamine can increase brain noise
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
An international team of researchers has found that ketamine, being an NMDA receptor inhibitor, increases the brain's background noise, causing higher entropy of incoming sensory signals and disrupting their transmission between the thalamus and the cortex.
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