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Protecting the brain from dementia by inducing abnormal protein aggregates
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are defined by the pathogenic accumulation of toxic proteins in the brain. Now, however, scientists have established that the p62 protein, which is involved in cellular protein degradation, can prevent
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Scientists find the factors influencing behaviour of whale shark
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Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): A new research led by scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life and the University of Panama revealed that the globe-trotter is the largest fish in the ocean that can be found basking in the coastal wa
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Scientists explain structure of human endogenous reverse transcriptase
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New Jersey [US], July 1 (ANI): According to a study co-authored by a Rutgers researcher, the crystal structure of a human endogenous reverse transcriptase is comparable to HIV reverse transcriptase, a well-known tractable pharmacological target that will aid in the development of medications
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Scientists identify a possible source for Charon's red cap
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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
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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
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
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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Research discovers benefits of exercise resulting in a new blood molecule
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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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Breast cancer spreads during sleep, suggests research
Updated : 3 years, 9 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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