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Study suggests 'good cholesterol' might protect liver
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): A new study by researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that one type of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) has a previously unknown role in protecting the liver from injury.
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Researchers develop new cell-analysis technique to fight tuberculosis
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], July 23 (ANI): During a new study, researchers paved the way for new vaccine strategies against tuberculosis, and provided insights into fighting other infectious diseases around the world by analyzing how individual immune cells react to the bacterium that causes this deadly
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New study confirms relationship between toxic pollution, climate risks to
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 22 (ANI): In a new study that combines assessments of the risks of toxic emissions, nontoxic emissions, and people's vulnerability to them, researchers found a strong and statistically significant relationship between the spatial distribution of global climate risk and
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Research suggests enzyme-based plastic recycling is better for environment
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): During a new study, researchers found that using enzymes as a more sustainable approach for recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a common plastic in single-use beverage bottles, clothing, and food packaging that are becoming increasingly relevant in add
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Ocean microbes team up brilliantly to gather food when its scarce, researc
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): What's a hungry marine microbe to do when the pickings are slim? It must capture nutrients- nitrogen, phosphorus, or iron - to survive, yet in vast expanses of the ocean, nutrients are extremely scarce.
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COVID-19 antibodies persist at least nine months after infection: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], July 20 (ANI): A new study led by researchers at Imperial College London and University of Padua shows antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic.
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Researchers demonstrate why different types of cancer are caused by identi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Heidelberg [Germany], July 19 (ANI): During a new study, researchers demonstrated that cells originating from different organs are differentially susceptible to activating mutations in cancer drivers. The same mutation in precursor cells of the pancreas or the bile duct leads to fundamentall
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How arrival of land plants affected Earth's climate control system
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], July 18 (ANI): Researchers at UCL and Yale suggest that the arrival of plants on the land about 400 million years ago might have changed the way the Earth naturally regulates its own climate.
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Whole grains consumption associated with smaller increases in waist size,
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): Researchers through their recent study found that adults who ate at least three servings of whole grains daily had smaller increases in waist size, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels over time compared to those who ate less than a one-half of serving per d
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New approach to fight metastatic melanoma discovered by researchers
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], July 18 (ANI): Scientists, during a recent study discovered combining BRAF oncogene inhibitors and chemotherapy, is a very effective strategy for fighting metastatic melanoma, which is the leading cause of death from skin cancer around the globe.
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Cognitive, behavioural problems in children born extremely preterm linked
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers found that among six and seven-year-olds who were born before the 28th week of pregnancy and those who had more than two hours of screen time a day were more likely to have deficits in overall IQ, executive functioning, impul
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Researchers develop new drug for organ injury treatment
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Georgia [US], July 18 (ANI): During a new study, an oral prodrug has been developed by researchers that deliver carbon monoxide to protect against acute kidney injury.
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