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Cancer treatment outcomes can be accessed by studying DNA tags
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center believe that studying tags, or modifications to cell-free DNA (cfDNA), might lead to a better understanding of how to assess, and possibly modulate, treatment approaches for cancer and other diseas
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3D printed hip implant, pegged as largest in India, conducted on Tanzanian
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Doctors at a Gurugram hospital have successfully implanted a custom-made 3D printed hip implant, said to be the largest in India, on a 60-year-old Tanzanian patient who had a damaged pelvic bone.
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Scientists develop new tracking system for monitoring danger to rainforest
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Delaware [US], July 26 (ANI): During a recent study, scientists developed a new indicator for monitoring danger to the world's rainforests, which have been losing the capacity to cycle carbon and water.
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Less popular antihypertensive drugs found to be safer option
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], July 26 (ANI): During a new multinational observational study, two types of drugs that are recommended as the first treatment for high blood pressure patients were found equally effective in improving cardiovascular outcomes. But the study pointed out that the more popular typ
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Risk of breast cancer increases by chemicals found in consumer products
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): Common chemicals including ingredients in consumer products, pesticides, food additives, and drinking water contaminants cause cells in breast tissue to produce more of the hormones estrogen or progesterone, leading to an increased risk of breast cancer.
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Research links vaccine immune response to age
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Oregon [US], July 24 (ANI): Older people appear to have fewer antibodies against the novel coronavirus, suggests a new laboratory study from Oregon Health and Science University.
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Antibiotics might help in treatment of melanoma
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): Some antibiotics appear to be effective against a form of skin cancer known as melanoma, according to the findings of a new study.
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Tiny toxic particles of coal ash in soil can be detected by new test
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
North Carolina [US], July 23 (ANI): A suite of four new tests that can be used to detect coal ash contamination in soil with unprecedented sensitivity was recently developed by Scientists at Duke University.
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NASA Perseverance Mars rover to acquire first sample of Martian rock
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 22 (ANI): NASA is making final preparations for its Perseverance Mars rover to collect its first-ever sample of Martian rock, which future planned missions will transport to Earth. The six-wheeled geologist is searching for a scientifically interesting target in a part
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Researchers demonstrate why different types of cancer are caused by identi
Updated : 4 years, 8 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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Climate crisis has led to worrying future for key habitat-building corals
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], July 19 (ANI): The results of a new study show that the loss of stony coral species could have devastating consequences for the marine ecosystems they inhabit. This finding highlights an urgent need for coral reef management in the Atlantic.
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Across globe forests play major role in depositing toxic mercury
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): In a Massachusetts forest mercury measurements indicate that the toxic element is deposited in forests across the globe in much greater quantities than previously understood.
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