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Series of DNA variants linked to dyslexia identified during gene study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): For the first time scientists have pinpointed a large number of genes that are reliably associated with dyslexia. Around a third of the 42 genetic variants identified have been previously linked to general cognitive ability and educational attainment.
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Research suggests livers can stay functional for over 100 years
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 17 (ANI): According to researchers from the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, and TransMedics, Andover, Massachusetts, there is a small, but growing, subset of livers that have been transplanted and have a cumulative age of more than 100 y
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Research finds bumblebees' memories are poor but useful
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): According to researchers at Queen Mary University of London, along with an international team of scientists, bumblebees don't seem to keep memories of how sweet a flower was, but instead only remember if it was sweeter than another flower.
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Researchers observes DNA methylation in Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): DNA methylation, a process which regulates the activity of genes, in Alzheimer's disease has recently been observed during a large study.
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Key aspects of cognition in ageing adults can be improved by video game in
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
California [San Francisco], October 9 (ANI): A set of video game interventions have been developed by scientists that improve key aspects of cognition in ageing adults after more than a decade of research.
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Scientists monitor vitals by embedding sensors into t-shirts
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): New low-cost sensors in t-shirts and face masks that track breathing, heart rate, and ammonia have been embedded by imperial researchers.
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Study finds cancer-causing gene regulates genetic variation in prostate ca
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Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): A group of researchers discovered a novel role for a cancer-causing gene in controlling an important genetic process that underpins genetic variation in prostate cancer.
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Cancer-causing gene regulates genetic variation in prostate cancer: Resear
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Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): A novel role for a cancer-causing gene in controlling an important genetic process that underpins genetic variation in prostate cancer has been identified by researchers from Barts Cancer Institute (BCI) at Queen Mary University of London, the Italian Ins
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Old ideas of how hearing works questioned in new research
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Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): Researchers at Linkoping University, Sweden, and the Oregon Health and Science University, USA have concluded that the way in which we experience music and speech differs from what has until now been believed.
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Immunotherapy treatments are avoided by tumours by forming temporary struc
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Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): The findings of a recent study provide a novel theory as to how tumour cells avoid destruction by the immune system.
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Genetic link associated with ability to move to music beats, says research
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Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): Sixty-nine genetic variants associated with beat synchronization, the ability to move in synchrony with the beat of the music, have recently been identified during the first large-scale genomic study of musicality.
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Research finds new clues to how circadian clock helps brain in recovering
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): According to new research from Children's National Hospital, a type of brain cell that can renew itself is regulated by circadian rhythms, providing significant insights into how the body's internal clock may promote healing after traumatic brain injuries
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