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Study finds how hormone fluctuations increase survival probabilities
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Blood levels of stress hormones in free-living great tits vary greatly. As the great tits encountered various ambient temperatures, the researchers noted significant variations in how strongly the levels of the glucocorticoid hormone changed in various individuals.
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Researchers suggest new way of treating spinal cord injury
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The therapy of spinal cord injury has showed a great deal of promise thanks to a novel new substance created at the University of Limerick in Ireland.
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Study reveals use of cationic nanonmaterials to treat obesity
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
According to study, obesity is a serious illness that can result in cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, hypertension, and chronic inflammation. For this reason, researchers have long been attempting to find effective treatments.
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Researchers reveal new insights into novel HIV vaccine strategy
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
While scientists had previously struggled to create an effective vaccine against HIV, results from a first-in-human clinical trial indicate that a novel vaccine design technique being used by scientists offers new potential.
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Type 2 diabetes risk is associated with sleep problems: Study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
As the Christmas season starts to ramp up, University of South Australia researchers are reminding people to prioritize a good night's sleep as new research shows that troubled sleep may be associated with risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
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Artificial intelligence can be helpful in diabetes monitoring, prevention
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Artificial intelligence can be used to turn a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) into a potent tool for diabetes monitoring and prevention, suggests researchers at Klick Applied Sciences.
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Researchers find how pathogenic bacteria trigger Crohn's disease
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The findings of a recent study headed by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers, suggests that changes in a single gene allow dangerous gut bacteria to trigger the inflammation that underlies Crohn's disease.
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Study explores how common immune cells might prevent intestinal healing
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Karolinska Institutet researchers have demonstrated that B lymphocytes, on which the efficient operation of the immune system depends, can occasionally cause more harm than good since their numbers sharply increase following intestinal trauma, impeding the healing process.
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Researchers discover why type 1 diabetic children miss more school
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Children with type 1 diabetes miss nine more school days annually on average than children without the condition, according to a recent Cardiff University study.
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Researchers develop device that uses sound waves to separate blood-based n
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Engineers at Duke University have developed a device that uses sound waves to separate and sort the tiniest particles found in blood in a matter of minutes. The technology is based on a concept called "virtual pillars" and could be a boon to both scientific research and medical applications.
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Simulations show how bridges are damaged during earthquakes
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have carried out a detailed simulation showing how a common type of bridge fails during large-scale earthquakes. They modeled "I-shaped girder" bridges, looking at the step-by-step mechanism by which they yield and deform under lateral forces, s
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Study sheds light on origins of Omicron virus
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
First discovered a year ago in South Africa, the SARS-CoV-2 variant later dubbed "Omicron" spread across the globe at incredible speed. It is still unclear exactly how, when and where this virus originated. Now, a study published in the journal Science by researchers from Charite - Univers
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