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Increased serotonin prevents cocaine addiction, researchers find
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 10 (ANI): Elevated levels of serotonin can prevent the development of compulsive cocaine-seeking and addiction in mice, according to a recent report by a team of international researchers.
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Researchers develop artificial cells which can mimic living cells' abiliti
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): During a new study, researchers have recreated an essential function of living cells by developing artificial cell-like structures using inorganic matter that autonomously ingests, processes, and pushes out material.
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Researchers find gut bacteria influence brain development
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], September 9 (ANI): Researchers have found that bacteria in the gut of premature infants may play a key role in the risk for brain damage.
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Diet may affect risk and severity of COVID-19: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): In a recent study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and published in Gut, people whose diets were based on healthy plant-based foods had lower risks on both counts. The beneficial effects of diet on COVID-19 risk seemed especially
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Study identifies potential target for treating systemic inflammation in ob
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 8 (ANI): A study led by researchers at the University of Chicago and Indiana University has determined that a protein called elF5A is necessary for driving inflammation in macrophage cells in obesity. Blocking DHPS, the enzyme that modifies and activates elF5A, led
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Researchers develop engineered 'mini' CRISPR genome editing system
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
California [US], September 7 (ANI): CRISPR gene editing's common analogy is that it works like molecular scissors, cutting out select sections of DNA. Now, assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford University, Stanley Qi, though likes that analogy, thinks it's time to reimagine CRISP
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Metabolic changes in plasma, immune cells associated with COVID-19 severit
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 7 (ANI): COVID-19 patients have different immune responses that lead to disease outcomes ranging from asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection to death. After examining the blood samples from nearly 200 COVID-19 patients, researchers have uncovered underlying metabolic ch
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Researchers develop new rheumatoid arthritis therapy with implanted cells
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): Clinical researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently developed a new method to treat rheumatoid arthritis by genetically engineered cells that, when implanted in mice, will deliver a biologic drug in response to inflam
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Abdominal fat, weak muscles develop mobility issues in older people: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], September 5 (ANI): Older people with abdominal fat, weak muscles have a risk of developing mobility problems, according to a recent study led by a team of international researchers.
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As JNU reopens in phases from Monday, research scholars demand library be
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): As Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) gears up phased reopening from Monday, many research students have demanded that the administration resume library facilities.
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Breast milk proven to enhance heart performance in premature babies
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], September 5 (ANI): The beneficial effects of breast milk consumption on cardiovascular health and early cardiovascular development in premature infants has been demonstrated by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences researchers, during a recent study.
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Study finds people often avoid feeling compassion for others
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): Researchers during a series of studies found that given the option, people often chose to avoid feeling compassion for others. They also reported that doing so was mentally effortful and which were linked to their choices.
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