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"Fortunate to watch three musketeers of Tennis": Vijay Amritraj on seeing
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Former Tennis player Vijay Amritraj on Friday expressed his feelings that he was really " fortunate" to watch the three legends of the game namely Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic in one single generation.
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Study sheds more light on early interventions for Huntington's disease
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Huntington's disease is the most prevalent neurodegenerative ailment caused by a single gene, with motor and cognitive abnormalities as well as behavioural symptoms. There are no medicines that can stop or reverse the condition at the moment, but new research from Boston Children's Hospital
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Disabling single gene in cnidarians causes stinging cell to lose sting
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a study, when scientists transformed a single regulatory gene in a sea anemone species, a stinging cell that normally shoots a venomous miniature harpoon for hunting and self-defence switched to shooting a sticky thread that entangles prey.
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Researchers find how pathogenic bacteria trigger Crohn's disease
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The findings of a recent study headed by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers, suggests that changes in a single gene allow dangerous gut bacteria to trigger the inflammation that underlies Crohn's disease.
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Find out what triggers Crohn's disease
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Changes in a single gene open the door for harmful gut bacteria to set off the inflammation that drives Crohn's disease, according to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators. These findings could one day help doctors better select targeted treatments
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New gene treatment can lower the risk of bleeding in people with hemophili
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): A study involving UCL researchers found that a single gene therapy injection can dramatically reduce the bleeding risk faced by people with haemophilia B.
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Bleeding risk among haemophilia patients can be reduced by novel gene ther
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 21 (ANI): A study involving UCL researchers found that a single gene therapy injection can dramatically reduce the bleeding risk faced by people with haemophilia B.
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Study identifies role of unique gene associated with epilepsy, autism, dev
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): According to a study, the gene that was earlier found to be the reason behind rare disorders associated with epilepsy, autism and developmental disability, now has been discovered as the key element in the formation of healthy neurons.
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Role identified for single gene linked to rare syndrome of epilepsy, autis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): A single gene that was previously found to be the driving force in a rare syndrome linked to epilepsy, autism and developmental disability has been identified as a linchpin in the formation of healthy neurons.
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Genetic variants may affect how long Parkinson's patients survive, a new s
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
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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Study reveals a single gene can control species diversity in ecosystem
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], April 5 (ANI): A team of researchers at the University of Zurich have found that a mutation in a single gene can also dramatically alter the structure and function of an ecosystem.
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Study finds having one personal doctor might lead to unnecessary health sc
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 27(ANI): Male patients who have a single general physician were more likely to receive a prostate cancer screening test during a period when the test was not recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force-- according to the findings of a new study by University o
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