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In medieval Britain, cancer cases around ten times higher than previously
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Cambridge [England], May 2 (ANI): Between 9-14 per cent of adults in medieval Britain had cancer at the time of their death, suggests the first study to use x-rays and CT scans to detect evidence of the disease among the skeletal remains of a pre-industrial population.
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Study: Cancer cases in medieval Britain around ten times higher than previ
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cambridge [England], April 30 (ANI): The first study to use x-rays and CT scans to detect evidence of cancer among the skeletal remains of a pre-industrial population suggests that between 9-14 per cent of adults in medieval Britain had the disease at the time of their death.
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Breakthrough study discovers possible treatment of skeletal defects after
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], April 24 (ANI): Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that some skeletal defects associated with a lack of movement in the womb during early development may still be ameliorated after such periods of immobility if movement resumes.
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Low glucose levels might assist muscle repair, finds study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 4 (ANI): A new study has revealed a new benefit of keeping sugar at bay. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that skeletal muscle satellite cells, key players in muscle repair, proliferate better in low glucose environments.
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Researchers find signals from muscle protect from dementia
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 27 (ANI): Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital study how do different parts of the body communicate and how signals sent from skeletal muscle affect the brain.
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Researchers find silkworm silk may help better treatment of muscle atrophy
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 14 (ANI): In a step to discover the method to improve on traditional methods of cell culture, the researchers at the Utah State University recently used the silk from silkworm to grow skeletal muscle cells. The results of the study may hopefully lead to better treatmen
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Researchers use silkworm silk hoping for better treatment of muscle atroph
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): Researchers at the Utah State University recently used the silk from silkworm to grow skeletal muscle cells, improving on traditional methods of cell culture and hopefully leading to better treatments for muscle atrophy.
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Study finds potential mechanism underlying loss of muscle mass during meno
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], February 21 (ANI): Estrogen deficiency alters the microRNA signalling in skeletal muscle, which may activate signalling cascades leading to loss of muscle mass, suggest the findings of a study conducted in collaboration between the universities of Minnesota (USA) and Jyva
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Study reveals potential mechanism underlying loss of muscle mass during me
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], February 18 (ANI): A new study conducted in collaboration between the universities of Minnesota (USA) and Jyvaskyla (Finland) revealed that estrogen deficiency alters the microRNA signalling in skeletal muscle, which may activate signalling cascades leading to loss of mus
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Improper DNA division leads to human developmental disorder: Study
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], December 15 (ANI): A recent study by University of Alabama at Birmingham describes a rare genetic development disorder that causes dwarfism, small ears, a small brain, missing patella and other skeletal abnormalities in humans.
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Damaged muscles don't just die, they regenerate themselves
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): While building a muscle damage model in a cultured system, a research collaboration between Kumamoto University and Nagasaki University in Japan has found that components leaking from broken muscle fibers activate "satellite" muscle stem cells.
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Vitamin C is the key to better muscles in later life: Study
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Norwich [UK], Aug 27 (ANI): Older people who eat plenty of vitamin C - commonly found in citrus fruits, berries, and vegetables - have the best skeletal muscle mass, according to new research.
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