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Weight loss decreases risk of growths related to colorectal cancer: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Oxford [England], February 5 (ANI): The findings of a recent study have shed some light on whether losing weight reduces the risk of cancer.
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New study finds if bacteria confound genetic switch
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New York [US], February 4 (ANI): For decades, a small group of medical researchers have been studying a biochemical, DNA tagging system, which switches genes on or off. Many have studied it in bacteria and now some have seen signs of it in, plants, flies, and even human brain tumours. Accord
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World Cancer Day 2022: How a fibre-rich diet can help prevent colon cancer
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): World Cancer Day is an occasion that is observed annually on February 4 to spread awareness among people about cancer and the prejudices associated with the condition. The day is marked to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.
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Scientists develop novel magnetic seeds to heat and kill cancer
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London [England], February 2 (ANI): Every day brings in new solutions and ways of treating deadly diseases. One of the deadliest diseases, undoubtedly is cancer. Now, scientists at UCL have developed a novel cancer therapy that uses an MRI scanner to guide a magnetic seed through the brain t
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Study finds exercise might increase impact of pre-surgical chemo in food p
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Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): A new study has found that prehab exercise may boost the impact of chemotherapy given to oesophagus cancer patients to shrink their tumours before surgery.
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Study finds pancreatic cancer cells feed off hyaluronic acid
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Michigan [US], January 31 (ANI): A new study has found that hyaluronic acid which is present in pancreatic tumours also acts as food to the cancer cells.
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New research sheds light on how lactic acid weakens anti-tumour defences
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ixelles [Belgium], January 31 (ANI): In cancer research, it has been a long-known fact that lactic acid, or lactate, is produced in large quantities by cancer cells and that this lactic acid disrupts our defence against tumours. Now, a recent study has shed light on exactly "how" this happen
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When is chemotherapy most effective? Research suggests, it varies with tim
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Morgantown (West Virginia) [US], January 27 (ANI): Brain tumours are among the trickiest to treat as the blood-brain barrier keeps foreign substances like germs and toxins from entering the brain. By shielding the brain from things that would harm it, the blood-brain barrier also blocks the
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First melanoma test offers reassurance of low risk of cancer spread: Resea
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Washington [US], January 23 (ANI): A team of researchers has developed a test that reliably predicts the spread or return of the most deadly form of skin cancer.
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Study finds brain needs to update like social media feeds
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California [US], January 22 (ANI): A new study has found that like our social media feeds, our brains are constantly uploading rich, visual stimuli. Instead of seeing the latest image in real-time, we actually see earlier versions because the refresh time of our brains is about 15 seconds.
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Study finds scale of prevalence of condition that causes type 2 diabetes,
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], January 5 (ANI): A research at the University of Birmingham has shown for the first time the scale of the impact of a condition associated with benign tumours that can lead to type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
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Researchers develop smart probe for early tumour diagnosis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI): As five-year relative survival rates differ greatly between cancer patients treated at early or later stages, hence early detection of tumours is of great importance to cancer therapy.
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