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Study finds new insights about tau protein in ALS patients
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Boston [US], November 30 (ANI): A team of researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital have found that people suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS who carry a mutation in the C9orf72 gene, exhibit elevated levels of tau and phosphorylated tau protein in their motor cortex
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Indian Bio-Jet Fuel technology receives formal military certification
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Ministry of Science & Technology on Monday informed that CSIR-IIP Dehradun's home-grown technology to produce bio-jet fuel has been formally approved for use on military aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
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Scientists set to investigate new treatment strategy for lymphoma
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], November 29 (ANI): An international collaboration involving researchers from Queen Mary University of London, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), New York and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston has secured a Euro 1M research grant from Dutch blood cancer charity, Lym
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Study finds how brain perceives indistinct familiar objects
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 29 (ANI): Researchers from the National Institute for Physiological Sciences in Japan have found how our brain can perceive familiar objects even when they become indistinct.
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Punjab's Sofat Infertility & Women Care Centre achieves 2000 plus succ
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], November 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): Reproductive science history goes back to the year 1978 when the first healthy 'test tube baby' named Louise Brown was born. Since then, the field of Assisted Reproductive Technology has gotten a lot better and improved. No doubt every y
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Study finds cone snail's venom might be able to treat diabetics
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Hampshire [US], November 29 (ANI): We often collect seashells at the beach, however, according to new research; the smooth mottled shells are also home to the cone snail which is capable of spewing potent insulin-like venom that can paralyze its prey.
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Study finds natural killer cells might fight malaria
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], November 29 (ANI): Every year, about half a million kids die due to malaria in Africa. It is a deadly disease that has spread globally and is caused by malaria-infected mosquitoes.
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Science, creative innovation bring ease of living for common man: Dr Jiten
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said here on Sunday that science blended with creative innovation brings "ease of living" for the common man, said a press release from Ministry of Science and Techno
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Common drug linked to hampering lung cancer treatment: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): A common medicine that treats reflux, heartburn as well as ulcers that can hinder the effectiveness of lung cancer immunotherapy medicines, suggests new research by the Flinders University.
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Study finds why moles become melanomas
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): Melanocytes are cells that give colour to the skin to protect it from the sun's rays. Specific changes to the DNA sequence of melanocytes, called BRAF gene mutations, are found in over 75 per cent of moles. The same change is also found in 50 per cent of m
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Kids, teens think girls aren't interested in computer science: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): The findings of a recent study shows that children as young as age six develop ideas that girls are less interested than boys in computer science and engineering.
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Insulin in brain influences dopamine levels: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): Insulin lowers the dopamine level in a specific region of the brain (striatum) that regulates reward processes and cognitive functions, among other things. This interaction can be an important driver of the brain's regulation of glucose metabolism and eati
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