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Scientists identify a possible source for Charon's red cap
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): Scientists combined data from NASA's New Horizons mission with novel laboratory experiments and exospheric modelling to reveal the likely composition of the red cap on Pluto's moon Charon and how it may have formed. This first-ever description of Charon's dyna
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Norovirus and other 'stomach viruses' can spread through saliva
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): A class of viruses known to cause severe diarrheal diseases including the one famous for widespread outbreaks on cruise ships can grow in the salivary glands of mice and spread through their saliva, scientists have discovered. The findings show that a new rout
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New clues on unsolved genetic diseases in children
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Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new way to interpret unsolved Mendelian diseases which are inherited from either parent due to gene mutations in the developing egg or sperm through studying the inheritance of a protein known as SMCHD1 which is coded by the SMCHD1
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Research reveals tadpoles develop into frogs, experience remarkable amount
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Toronto [Canada], June 29 (ANI): Tadpoles have a good underwater vision, but what happens when they develop into frogs and spend most of their time on land? In quest of the solution, scientists from York University and a number of other institutions discovered that tadpoles' eyes go through
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Research explains dynamic cells associated to development and recurrence o
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Ann Arbor [Michigan], June 29 (ANI): Numerous cell types, including both malignant and benign cells, make up tumours. One distinctive feature of the condition that makes therapy exceedingly challenging is the particular intricacy of the cells found inside brain tumours. Despite the fact that
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Researchers suggests focus on beta cells instead of immune system could be
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Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): A recent research by a group of scientists discovered that the causes of type 1 diabetes focus more on the autoimmune response, where the immune system destroys pancreatic islet beta cells which help to produce insulin in the body.
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INCOR Group buys stake in Renovis Pharma to form a new JV INCOR Renovis
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Hyderabad based conglomerate INCOR Group and Renovis Labs, promoted by Prof. Javed Iqbal - country's esteemed scientist, have entered into a new JV 'INCOR Renovis'.
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Research discovers benefits of exercise resulting in a new blood molecule
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Houston [Texas], June 27 (ANI): Scientists from Baylor College of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, and affiliated institutions report that they have discovered a blood molecule that is created during exercise and can significantly lower food intake and obesity in mice.
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Genetic variants may affect how long Parkinson's patients survive, a new s
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Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Scientists from four institutes in Paris, including the renowned Paris Brain Institute at the Sorbonne Universite, have examined the records of 2,037 Parkinson's patients from their first hospital visit and believe that genetic variants may shed light on how q
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Retired IPS officer Sreekumar arrested for 'fabricating stories', he did
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Expressing satisfaction over the arrest of former IPS officer RB Sreekumar by Gujarat Police on Saturday, former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan said action had been taken against the retired police official for "fabricating stories and trying to sensation
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Breast cancer spreads during sleep, suggests research
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI): According to a recent study by scientists at ETH Zurich, the University Hospital Basel, and the University of Basel, circulating cancer cells that later form metastases primarily emerge during the sleep phase of the affected individuals.
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Scientists show elevated leptin levels in preeclampsia trigger a cardiovas
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Augusta [Georgia], June 25 (ANI): In preeclampsia, which puts both mother and baby at risk, researchers have found that a mid-pregnancy surge in the hormone leptin, which most of us associate with appetite suppression, causes appetite disturbances in the blood vessels and limits the baby's g
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