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Study unveils novel testing platform designed for breast cancer cells
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Indiana [US], October 6 (ANI): Researchers have developed a novel testing platform to evaluate how breast cancer cells respond to the recurrent stretching that occurs in the lungs during breathing. The technology is designed to better understand the effects that the local tissue has on metas
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Spinach- good for Popeye as well as the planet!
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): Spinach, the hearty, green vegetable chock full of nutrients, doesn't just provide energy in humans but it also has potential to help power fuel cells, according to a new paper by researchers in AU's Department of Chemistry.
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Study reveals dozens of mammals could be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): Numerous animals may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a large study modelling how the virus might infect different animals' cells, led by UCL researchers.
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Study finds how brain helps us navigate social differences
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): Our brain responds differently if we talk to a person of a different socioeconomic background from our own compared to when we speak to someone whose background is similar, according to a new imaging study by UCL and Yale researchers.
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Study provides solid support for wearing face-covering in enclosed environ
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): The airborne transmission of COVID-19 has increased manifold in enclosed spaces, suggest the findings of a new study led by University of Georgia researchers.
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Study focuses on genetic variants influencing left and right handedness
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): Researchers have identified 48 genetic variants that influence if a person is left-handed, right-handed, or ambidextrous -- in the largest study of its kind.
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Study finds heart disease in young people may be linked to diabetes exposu
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have found that heart disease in young adults and teenagers may be related to exposure to diabetes in the womb.
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Personalised cancer therapy improves outcomes in advanced disease: Study
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
California [US], October 3 (ANI): Patients receiving care for advanced cancer at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health were more likely to survive or experience a longer period without their disease progressing if they received personalised cancer therapy, reported University of Califo
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Study finds antidepressant drug effective in treating 'lazy eye' in adults
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
California [US], October 1 (ANI): In a new study, researchers reveal how subanesthetic ketamine, which is used for pain management and as an antidepressant in humans, is effective in treating adult amblyopia, a brain disorder commonly known as "lazy eye."
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Researchers find drug to correct gene defect that causes immune-driven gut
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
California [US], September 30 (ANI): A team of researchers found that the drug tofacitinib, also called Xeljanz and approved by the FDA to treat rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis, can repair permeability defects in the intestine.
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Study focuses on discovery of cells that heal cardiac damage after infarct
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Pamplona [Spain], September 29 (ANI): Researchers have led an international study identifying the cardiac cells responsible for repairing the damage to the heart after infarction. These "restorative" cells are a subpopulation of cardiac fibroblasts that play a fundamental role in the creati
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Researchers get a better grip on left and right handedness
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers have identified 48 genetic variants that influence if a person is left-handed, right-handed, or ambidextrous.
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