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Resistance to certain cancer therapies may be caused by loss of anti-tumou
Updated : 5 years, 2 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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Study reveals how our brains track where we and others go
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Washington [US], December 25 (ANI): As COVID cases rise, physically distancing yourself from other people has never been more important. Now a new University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) study reveals how your brain navigates places and monitors someone else in the same location.
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Protein makes developing cells to stick together
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Sendai [Japan], December 25 (ANI): Tohoku University scientists have, for the first time, provided experimental evidence that cell stickiness helps them stay sorted within correct compartments during development. How tightly cells clump together, known as cell adhesion, appears to be enabled
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Study suggests chest pain risk assessment may reduce treatment disparities
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Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): The use of a standardised tool for assessing the risk of serious outcomes in patients with chest pain was associated with women at high risk receiving comparable care to men, according to new research.
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Climate crisis is causing lakes to shrink
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Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): While global sea levels are rising due to the climate crisis and threatening near-coastal infrastructures, higher temperatures in other areas are having exactly the opposite effect. The water levels are falling and also causing massive problems.
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New drug combination could improve glucose, weight control in diabetes
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Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): Scientists have shown that adding an experimental cancer drug to a widely used diabetes treatment improves blood glucose control and weight loss in mice, according to a study.
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Study finds masks not enough to stop COVID-19's spread without distancing
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Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): Simply wearing a mask may not be enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19 without social distancing, suggest the findings of a new study.
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Scientists discover mutations associated with early onset of dementia
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Dublin [Ireland], December 22 (ANI): Scientists at Trinity College Dublin today announced a significant advance in our understanding of an early-onset form of dementia that may also progress our understanding of conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.
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Study suggests exposure to metals can impact pregnancy
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Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): Exposure to metals such as nickel, arsenic, cobalt and lead may disrupt a woman's hormones during pregnancy, according to a Rutgers study.
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Here's why why some people may become seriously ill from meningococcal bac
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Stockholm [Sweden], December 20 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, a team of scientists have come one step closer toward understanding why some people become seriously ill or die from a common bacterium that leaves most people unharmed.
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Study reveals living environment affects microbiota, health of both dogs a
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Helsinki [Finland], December 20 (ANI): In urban environments, allergic diseases are more common among dogs and their owners compared to those living in rural areas. Simultaneous allergic traits appear to be associated with the microbes found in the environment, but microbes relevant to healt
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Study sheds new light on how brain distinguishes speech from noise
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Washington [US], December 20 (ANI): For the first time, researchers have provided physiological evidence that a pervasive neuromodulation system - a group of neurons that regulate the functioning of more specialized neurons - strongly influences sound processing in an important auditory regi
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