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Research sheds light on how brain metastasis occurs
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): A recent study from USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, suggests that the region cancer spreads to in the brain may not be random, but rather, is dependent on where cancer originated in the body.
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Kolkata police register suo moto case after ruckus over BJP leader's body
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 24 (ANI): Kolkata Police filed suo moto case against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal president Sukanta Majumder at Kalighat Police station on Friday after the party took out a procession with the body of a BJP leader and clashed with police w
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Research shows different types of cancers likely to spread to specific bra
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Los Angeles (California) [US], September 23 (ANI): New research has shown that brain metastasis occurs when cancer in one part of the body spreads to the brain. The lifetime incidence of such metastatic brain tumours in cancer patients is between 20-45 per cent.
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Study suggests BMI, health behaviours in males affected by involuntary job
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Canterbury [UK], September 23 (ANI): The findings of a new study by the University of Kent suggest that involuntary job loss affects the Body Mass Index (BMI) of men and behaviours differentially across the life cycle.
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MIND diet linked to better cognitive performance: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 22 (ANI): Aging takes a toll on the body and on the mind. For example, the tissue of ageing human brains sometimes develops abnormal clumps of proteins that are the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. How can you protect your brain from these effects?
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Study shows antibiotic levels measurable in breath samples
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], September 22 (ANI): A team of engineers and biotechnologists at the University of Freiburg has for the first time shown in mammals that the levels of antibiotics in the body can be determined using breath samples.
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Tony-nominated Matthew Lopez to write Whitney Houston's 'The Bodyguard' re
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): Warner Bros has obtained rights to produce the remake of late actor-singer Whitney Houston's film 'The Bodyguard', whose script would be written by the Tony-nominated playwright Matthew Lopez.
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Biologists identify new targets for cancer vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): Over the past decade, scientists have been exploring vaccination as a way to help fight cancer. These experimental cancer vaccines are designed to stimulate the body's own immune system to destroy a tumour, by injecting fragments of cancer proteins found
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Loss of natural HIV control preceded by impaired T cell function
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): HIV is a master of evading the immune system, using a variety of methods to prevent the body from being able to find and kill it. Researchers recently conducted a study on a small subset of HIV-positive people whose bodies naturally control the virus then
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Study finds why asthma worsens at night
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 11 (ANI): For hundreds of years, people have observed that asthma severity often worsens in the nighttime. One longstanding question has been to what degree the body's internal circadian clock -- as opposed to behaviours, such as sleep and physical activities -- co
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Consuming a high-fat diet disturbs body clock: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 11 (ANI): According to a new study, when rats are fed a high-fat diet, this disturbs the body clock in their brain that normally controls satiety, leading to over-eating and obesity.
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European Leagues 'unanimously oppose' FIFA plan for World Cup every 2 year
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 9 (ANI): European Leagues, the body representing professional football tournaments in Europe, on Thursday "unanimously opposed" FIFA's proposals to stage World Cup every two years.
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