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Genetically engineered T cells could lead to therapies for autoimmune dise
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): A new study has found that a novel T cell genetically engineered by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers is able to target and attack pathogenic T cells that cause Type 1 diabetes, which could lead to new immunotherapy treatments.
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Combined exercise, mindfulness training may help reduce fatigue in cancer
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 3 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have found that a combination of exercise and mindfulness training can help reduce fatigue in breast cancer survivors.
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COVID-19 may deepen depression, anxiety, and PTSD among pregnant, postpart
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Boston [US], December 2 (ANI): In a new study published in Psychiatry Review, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital surveyed pregnant women and those who had recently given birth, finding concerning rates of depression, generalised anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) sy
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Alcohol-free hand sanitiser just as effective against COVID as alcohol-bas
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Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): A new study from researchers at Brigham Young University finds that alcohol-free hand sanitiser is just as effective at disinfecting surfaces from the COVID-19 virus as alcohol-based products.
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CSIR chief slams 'faulty' Chinese report on Covid-19 origin
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Slamming a recent Chinese research report which claimed that Covid-19 had origins in India or Bangladesh, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Director-General Dr Shekhar C Mande on Tuesday said that the study was shoddily done and was rid
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AI predicts which drug combinations kill cancer cells
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Espoo [Finland], December 1 (ANI): A team of researchers have developed a machine learning model that accurately predicts how combinations of different cancer drugs kill various types of cancer cells. The new AI model was trained with a large set of data obtained from previous studies, which
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Researchers develop AI tool to measure cerebral ventricles on MRIs in kids
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): Researchers from multiple institutions in North America have developed a fully automated, deep-learning (DL), artificial-intelligence clinical tool that can measure the volume of cerebral ventricles on magnetic resonance images (MRIs) in children within abo
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Study reveals connection between gut bacteria, vitamin D levels
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): University of California San Diego researchers and collaborators recently demonstrated in older men that the makeup of a person's gut microbiome is linked to their levels of active vitamin D, which is important for bone health and immunity.
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Plant-based diet ramps up metabolism, according to new study
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): A plant-based diet boosts after-meal burn, leads to weight loss, and improves cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight individuals, according to a new randomised control trial published in JAMA Network Open by researchers with the Physicians Committee for
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COVID-19 studies should also focus on mucosal immunity, researchers argue
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Washington [US], November 30 (ANI): University at Buffalo researchers argue in a new paper, more COVID-19 studies should be devoted to how immunity emerges to SARS-CoV-2 in the mucous membranes of the nose and mouth.
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Medicaid expansion not enough for diabetes patients: Study
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Boston [US], November 29 (ANI): A study led by researchers from the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) claims that Medicaid expansion is not enough to improve the health care for patients with diabetes.
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Popular weight-loss surgery may lead to weaker bone health in teenagers, s
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], November 29 (ANI): While many adolescents consider going for weight loss surgeries, researchers have found one of the surgery's common side effects noticed on them. They found that common weight loss surgery for adolescents with obesity called sleeve gastrectomy
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