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Clinical study identifies genetic changes in head-neck cancer, association
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): A multi-institutional team of researchers has identified both the genetic abnormalities that drive pre-cancer cells into becoming an invasive type of head and neck cancer and patients who are least likely to respond to immunotherapy.
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Breakthrough study uncovers potential treatment of breast cancer through t
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): A recent study led by researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center found strong evidence that prolactin, a hormone responsible for breast growth and production of milk during pregnancy acts as a major contributor to breast ca
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Wound healing, infection can be determined by genetics
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Texas [US], April 25 (ANI): Researchers from Texas Tech's Department of Biological Sciences and Natural Science Research Laboratory recently determined that some genes have an association with the pathogens that infect chronic wounds and hinder the healing process.
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Breakthrough study discovers possible treatment of skeletal defects after
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], April 24 (ANI): Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that some skeletal defects associated with a lack of movement in the womb during early development may still be ameliorated after such periods of immobility if movement resumes.
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Videoconferences more exhausting when participants don't feel group belong
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): Videoconferences may be less exhausting if participants feel some sense of group belonging, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
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Genetics may determine wound infection, healing
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Texas [US], April 19 (ANI): A recent study led by Texas Tech's Department of Biological Sciences and Natural Science Research Laboratory determined that certain genes are associated with the pathogens that infect chronic wounds and hinder the healing process.
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Double masking can be potent to protect people from COVID-19: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 17 (ANI): A new study by the University of North Carolina Health Care shows that wearing two face coverings can nearly double the effectiveness of filtering out SARS-CoV-2-sized particles, preventing them from reaching the wearer's nose and mouth and causing COVID-19.
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Researchers find financial stress can lead to physical pain in later years
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 16 (ANI): Family financial stress in midlife is associated with a depleted sense of control, which is related to increased physical pain in later years, according to new research by University of Georgia scientists.
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Imbalance in gum bacteria linked to Alzheimer's disease biomarker, claims
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 12 (ANI): Older adults with more harmful than healthy bacteria in their gums are more likely to have evidence for amyloid-beta, a key biomarker for Alzheimer's disease in their cerebrospinal fluid, according to new research by the New York University. However, this imb
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Researchers discover new way to starve brain tumours
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 12 (ANI): Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have found a new way to starve cancerous brain tumour cells of energy in order to prevent further growth.
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Human alterations to aquatic ecosystems increase methane emissions
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): Atmospheric methane has tripled since pre-industrial times. It traps heat far more effectively than carbon dioxide and accounts for 25 per cent of atmospheric warming to date, and much of that methane is coming from aquatic ecosystems, with human activities c
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Chronic sinus inflammation appears to alter brain activity, claims study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 10 (ANI): New research by the University Of Washington School Of Medicine links sinus inflammation with alterations in brain activity, specifically with the neural networks that modulate cognition, introspection and response to external stimuli.
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