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New brain research offers hope for Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Arizona [US], May 13 (ANI): In a new study, researchers investigated tangles in the brain -- pathologies not only characteristic of Alzheimer's but other neurodegenerative conditions as well.
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Online CBT beneficial for young people with social anxiety disorder: Study
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): A team of researchers has found that internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an efficacious and cost-effective treatment option for young people with social anxiety disorder.
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Study finds intoxication brings strangers physically closer
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): Gulping down a few drinks with a stranger may make you get closer to them, as per the findings of a study with pandemic-related implications. Researchers report that strangers who consume alcohol together may keep their distance initially -- but draw physically
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Researchers find new approach to understanding our wellbeing
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London [UK], May 12 (ANI): The new research led by Swansea University highlights the importance of taking a wider approach to wellbeing and how it can be influenced by issues such as inequality and anthropogenic climate change. It shows taking time to appreciate nature can have a positive im
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Study uses eel-like protein to control brain
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Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers looking to help people suffering from addiction, depression, and pain studied how certain brain neurons operate to see if they can be controlled.
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New study links sense of smell with pneumonia
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): A team of Michigan State University researchers found that poor sense of smell may signify a higher risk of pneumonia in older adults. An acute loss of smell is one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19, but for two decades it has been linked to other maladie
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Researchers develop artificial intelligence that can detect sarcasm in soc
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Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): Properly understanding and responding to customer feedback on social media platforms is crucial for brands, and it may have just gotten a little easier thanks to new research by computer science researchers at the University of Central Florida who have develope
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Researchers find gene therapy as potential cure to children born without i
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California [US], May 11 (ANI): Researchers have developed a gene therapy that successfully treated 48 out of 50 children with a form of severe combined immunodeficiency that leaves them without an immune system.
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Controlling cholesterol in microglia alleviates chronic pain
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues elsewhere, have used a mouse model to demonstrate the pivotal role of cholesterol in CIPN, and proposed a novel therapeutic approach to reverse it.
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Researchers develop new material to treat wounds, can protect against resi
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Gothenburg [Sweden], May 11 (ANI): A team of researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has developed a new material that prevents infections in wounds - a specially designed hydrogel, that works against all types of bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant ones.
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Researchers develop stimulators that could aid spinal cord, heart therapie
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Houston (Texas) [US], May 11 (ANI): Engineers have developed a new version of their wireless implant that allows for multiple stimulators to be programmed and magnetically powered from a single transmitter outside the body. The implants could be used to treat spinal cord injuries or as pacem
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Scientists develop better way to block viruses causing respiratory infecti
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Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): Researchers have improved a method in rodent models intended to help keep children healthy by engineering a short chunk of protein, or peptide, that can prevent the attachment of human parainfluenza viruses to cells.
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