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Scientists eavesdrop on communication between fat and brain
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): Newly discovered sensory neurons send messages from fat tissue to the brain and could eventually be co-opted to treat obesity or metabolic disease.
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Study: Shape of coronavirus affects its transmission
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Okinawa [Japan], August 31 (ANI): Images of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, have been imprinted in our brains since the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the way we commonly visualise the virus, as a spherical with spikes, is not entirely true. Microscope images of infected tissue
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Researchers describe the dynamics of cavitation in brain bubbles
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): A tiny bubble popping within a liquid seems more fanciful than traumatic. But millions of popping vapour bubbles can cause significant damage to rigid structures like boat propellers or bridge supports. Can you imagine the damage such bubbles could do to sof
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Study finds how human tissue models can be used to improve treatment, diag
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 30 (ANI): A heart attack, also known as a myocardial infarction, is one of the main causes of death globally, accounting for 18 million death each year. These figures are projected to rise in the coming years as a result of COVID-19, according to a study.
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55-yr-old Delhi woman dies, but saves several lives
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): A 55-year-old Delhi woman, Krishna, went out for a walk, but she was found lying unconscious by the people on the road. The pedestrians informed her family and rushed her to Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center AIIMS where she was admitted with severe in
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Study: Breast MRI shows developing risk of second breast cancer
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Illinois [United States], August 30 (ANI): According to research, breast tissue characteristics visible on MRI are associated with a higher risk of developing second breast cancer in women who have a personal history of breast cancer.
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Research finds reason for return of brain cancer
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI): According to researchers working to develop a cure for brain cancer, the deadliest type of the disease returns because tumours adapt to therapy by recruiting help from nearby healthy tissue.
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Research: Pheasant meat contains many tiny shards of toxic lead
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Cambridge [UK], August 23 (ANI): Even if the flesh is carefully handled to remove the shotgun pellets and the most injured tissue, eating pheasants shot with lead shot is likely to expose consumers to higher levels of lead in their diet.
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New study explores why brain cancer returns
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): Researchers who are trying to find a cure for brain cancer say that the deadliest form of the disease returns because tumours adapt to treatment by recruiting help from nearby healthy tissue.
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Intestinal immune cells use sugar as energy source, finds research
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], August 20 (ANI): A recent study found that white blood cells that reside in the intestines, known as tissue-resident lymphocytes, use sugar as an energy source and have a faster metabolism than lymphocytes that circulate in the blood.
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Study finds intestinal immune cells have sweet tooth
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], August 16 (ANI): White blood cells that reside in the intestines, a particular class of immune cells known as tissue-resident lymphocytes, use sugar as an energy source and have a faster metabolism than lymphocytes that circulate in the blood, according to a recent study.
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Researchers discover use of sound, bubbles to make bandages stickier, long
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Montreal [Canada], August 14 (ANI): Researchers found out that utilising ultrasonic waves and bubbles, they can adjust the stickiness of adhesive bandages. This innovation could pave the way for further breakthroughs in medical adhesives, particularly in situations where adhesives are diffic
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