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Resistance to certain cancer therapies may be caused by loss of anti-tumou
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): According to Penn State College of Medicine researchers, the absence of a protein that works to prevent tumour formation may explain why some patients are resistant to common cancer therapy.
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Researchers use video game to identify attention deficit disorder in child
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): A team of researchers has developed a platform that allows the identification and evaluation of the degree of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents.
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Study reveals disposable surgical masks have best acoustic effect on speec
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): A new study has evaluated the acoustic effects that face masks have on speech. The team of researchers tested disposable surgical masks, masks with a clear plastic window around the mouth, medical masks, along with homemade and store-bought cloth masks whi
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AI-designed serotonin sensor may help scientists study sleep, mental healt
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Washington [US], December 25 (ANI): In an article in Cell, National Institutes of Health-funded researchers described how they used advanced genetic engineering techniques to transform a bacterial protein into a new research tool that may help monitor serotonin transmission with greater fide
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Multi-population risk scores could improve risk prediction for inflammator
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Washington [US], December 25 (ANI): Using genetic data from nearly 30,000 people, Mount Sinai researchers have built risk scores from a combination of datasets representing distinct ancestral populations that improve prediction of risk for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) including Crohn's
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Why People With Obesity Are More Prone To COVID 19 Like Infections: Treat
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Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 24 (ANI/Mediawire): People with obesity who contract COVID-19 are 48% more likely to die, 74% more likely to be needing an ICU, and 113% more likely to be admitted to a hospital than the people with normal weight. These startling statistics were
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Study reveals how ecDNA forms, drives cancer drug resistance
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Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): Researchers led by Ludwig San Diego Member Don Cleveland and Peter Campbell of the Sanger Center have solved the mystery of how free-floating circular DNA fragments, which are almost exclusively found in cancer cells, drive gene amplification to generate d
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Increased meat consumption associated with symptoms of childhood asthma
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Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): Substances present in cooked meats are associated with increased wheezing in children, Mount Sinai researchers report.
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Loss of anti-tumour protein may cause resistance to certain cancer therapi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): The absence of a protein that works to prevent tumour formation may explain why some patients are resistant to common cancer therapy, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
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Researchers use video game to identify attention deficit disorder in child
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): Adapting a traditional endless runner video game and using a raccoon as its protagonist, a team of researchers has developed a platform that allows the identification and evaluation of the degree of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in childr
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Researchers evaluate how masks disrupt facial perception
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beer-Sheva [Israel], December 21 (ANI): The identification of people wearing masks has often presented a unique challenge during the pandemic. A new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and York University in Canada reveals the impact of this predicame
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Research reveals how brain distinguishes speech from noise
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Washington (US), December 21 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers provided the first physiological evidence that a foundational center of the brain influences how sound is processed by identifying a previously unknown neural circuit.
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