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Researchers reveal gene that increases muscular strength during exercise
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], July 25 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a gene that enhances muscular strength when activated by physical activity, opening the door to the creation of therapeutic therapies that mirror some of the advantages of exercise.
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Researchers claim women have higher rates of depression than men
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): Although there are therapies for depression, many people occasionally find these treatments unhelpful. In addition, women are more prone than men to experience depression, albeit there is no established reason for this difference. This occasionally makes treat
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Engineers create new tools enabling more individualised cell therapies
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 21 (ANI): A team has developed a new tool to predict and customize the rate of DNA editing, paving the way for more personalized, efficient genetic and cell therapies for diseases such as diabetes and cancer.
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Genetic architecture underlying alcohol and tobacco dependence revealed by
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
North Carolina [US], July 20 (ANI): Have you ever questioned why some people can smoke cigarettes for a year before quitting simply, but others develop a lifelong addiction? Why are some people unable to stop consuming alcohol while others can do without it? A person's hereditary propensity
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Virologists identify better model to examine brain-attacking viruses
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): A new mouse model that might revolutionize the development of therapies targeting brain inflammation caused by Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV), has been identified by virologists from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Study finds cancer trigger that could spur targeted drug therapies
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): The function of a particular domain of proteins crucial to the biology of plants and microbes has now been conclusively connected to a human cancer trigger, the knowledge that had escaped scientists for decades, according to researchers from the US Department
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Scientists discover cancer triggers that could spur targeted drug therapie
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): Researchers definitively linked the function of a specific domain of proteins important in plant-microbe biology to a cancer trigger in humans, the knowledge that had eluded scientists for decades.
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Asthmatics may soon be able to breathe easier thanks to recent breakthroug
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Joondalup [Australia], July 9 (ANI): In contrast to mild-to-moderate asthmatics and healthy people, severe asthmatics have a distinct biochemical (metabolite) profile that can be detected in their urine, according to research led by Drs. Stacey Reinke (ECU) and Craig Wheelock (Karolinska Ins
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Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly: Study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): According to a new study, the gene defect underlying Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly, independent of its effects on other cell types. The discovery represents a new mechanism of action for the mutant gene, presenting a more accurate pictu
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Research shows cancer trigger that can spur targeted drug therapies
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have definitively linked the role of a particular domain of proteins important in the biology of plant microbes to a cancer trigger in humans, the knowledge that had eluded scientists for d
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Scientists develop thermogel that helps to prevent retinal scarring
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): According to a new study, a group of scientists from Singapore have discovered that a bio-functional thermogel, a type of synthetic polymer helps to prevent retinal scarring caused by failed retinal detachment repair surgery.
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Recent breakthrough may soon make breathing easier for asthmatics
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Joondalup [Australia], July 4 (ANI): The 262 million people who suffer from asthma worldwide may soon receive more effective treatments, according to a new study conducted by Edith Cowan University.
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