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Researchers find macrophages may be scavenger cells of the immune system
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): Alveoli are microscopic air sacs in our lungs that exchange gases between the air we breathe and our blood. To keep this process running properly, the alveolar epithelial cells create a material called "surfactant," which coats the alveoli like a film. Th
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Researchers discover 380 million year old heart, shedding light on evoluti
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Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a 380-million-year-old heart, the oldest ever found, alongside a separate fossilized stomach, intestine and liver in an ancient jawed fish, shedding new light on the evolution of our own bodies.
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Study: Students with disabilities perform better in inclusive academic set
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Indiana [US], September 16 (ANI): According to a new study by Indiana University researchers, Indiana high school students with disabilities who spent 80 per cent of their educational time in general education classrooms performed better on state reading and math evaluations and were better
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Discovery of extinct prehistoric reptile that lived among dinosaurs: Resea
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Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a new extinct species of lizard-like reptile that belongs to the same ancient lineage as New Zealand's living tuatara. A team of scientists describe the new species Opisthiamimus gregori, which once inhabited Jurassic North Ame
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Study suggests daily supplements may improve cognition in older adults
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Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): New research shows that taking a daily supplement may improve cognition in older adults. In the study, researchers estimated that three years of multivitamin supplementation roughly translated to a 60-per cent slowing of cognitive decline (about 1.8 years
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Researchers suggest how cancer treatment rewires engine of prostate tumor
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): For more than a decade, drugs like enzalutamide, which prevent male hormones from activating the androgen receptor, have been used to treat metastatic prostate cancer. While these treatments are generally effective, they can eventually stop working, but t
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Researchers find if hyaluronan can cure dry eye disease
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Houston [US], September 15 (ANI): Are your eyes burning, itching, worn out, dry, or red while you read this? Well, all these are symptoms of dry eye disease.
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Researchers discover pyramidal neurons that gauge speed, location
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): A group of researchers has made an important contribution to scientists' understanding of the brain's navigation system by identifying a subtype of these neurons that can gauge speed with great precision, more than a decade after the role of pyramidal neu
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Research identifies new prognostic biomarker for heart failure
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): According to a study co-led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, bloodstream levels of a protein fragment called endotrophin can be used to predict outcomes in patients with a common form of heart failure.
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Discovery of blood stem cells that could change medicine of the future: St
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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, 9 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
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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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