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Study finds protein variant that renders chemotherapy ineffective in gastr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): A study by a multidisciplinary team at Weill Cornell Medicine has identified a new protein variant that underlies the ability of gastric cancers to resist an otherwise effective family of chemotherapy drugs.
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Scientists explain why neurons consume so much energy even when at rest
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have recently found why the brain consumes vastly more energy than other organs, and, puzzlingly, it remains a fuel-guzzler even when its neurons are not firing signals called neurotransmitters to each other.
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Red blood cell alterations contribute to lupus: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): The autoimmune disease lupus may be triggered by a defective process in the development of red blood cells (RBCs), according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. The discovery could lead to new methods for classifying and treating patient
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Breakthrough study finds clues to eliminate HIV infections in infants
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): Why the transmission of HIV infection from mother to baby in womb occurs in some cases but not others has long been a mystery, but now a team of researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and Duke University has found an important clue about the same which also giv
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Researchers detect new clues to eliminate infant HIV infections
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): Each year over 150,000 infants worldwide are infected with HIV in the womb, at birth, or through breastfeeding. Why transmission occurs in some cases but not others has long been a mystery, but now a team led by Weill Cornell Medicine and Duke University scie
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Treatment to curb female infertility from cancer treatments found
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 3 (ANI): According to a new study, a team of scientists have identified a drug that may protect women from life-altering infertility that commonly follows cancer treatments.
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