Strawberry extract protects skin against UV rays
August 5th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Aug 5 (IANS) A strawberry extract developed by Italian and Spanish researchers seems to protect the skin against harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation and reduce damage to DNA."We have verified ... Read more...
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Scientists find enzyme family that plays crucial role in regulating cell motility
March 19th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 19 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that members of an enzyme family found in humans and throughout the plant and animal kingdoms play a crucial role in regulating cell motility.The ... Read more...
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Haryana to set up industrial safety cells
December 26th, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 26 (IANS) The Haryana government will set up two major cells at Panipat and Gurgaon to ensure safety standards in factories, a labour department spokesman said here Sunday. "The accident ... Read more...
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‘Sleep control’ receptors help blind mice see
July 24th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 24 (ANI): When blind mice are made to run, they can identify objects using receptors in the eye, also called 'sleep control' cells, that were previously thought to have no ... Read more...
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Unique ’smell print’ in patients’ breath may help improve lung cancer diagnosis
August 3rd, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 3 (ANI): An expert at the University of Colorado Cancer Center says that analysis of specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs)-gasses emitted from certain solids or liquids such as paint-may provide ... Read more...
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Gene that protects tumour suppressor in breast cancer identified
April 7th, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 7 (ANI): In a novel study, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Centre have identified a gene that protects PTEN, a major tumour-suppressor in breast cancer.They ... Read more...
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Blood platelets may one day be made in lab for transfusion
December 26th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 26 (ANI): Blood banks may soon be able to grow human blood platelets for transfusion in their labs, say researchers at The Ohio State University Medical Center.
Publishing their study ... Read more...
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Key contributor to Alzheimer’’s disease process identified
November 15th, 2008 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): Researchers from Louisiana State University, New Orleans claim to have identified a key contributor in the development of Alzheimer''s disease.They revealed that a fragment of ribonucleic ... Read more...
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Age derails appetite control cells, spurs excess hunger
August 26th, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 26 (IANS) Scientists have discovered key appetite control cells in the brain that degenerate over time, spurring increased hunger and potentially weight gain. Zane Andrews, a neuroendocrinologist with Monash University ... Read more...
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Damage to appetite control cells over time behind overeating as we age
August 22nd, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 22 (ANI): A scientist at Monash University has found that appetite control cells in the human brain degenerate over time, which leads to increased hunger and potentially weight-gain as ... Read more...
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National highways in Kerala to be widened
July 25th, 2008 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, July 25 (IANS) The Kerala government said Friday that 837 km of national highways in the state will be widened to four-lane roads. "The project report on this is being prepared ... Read more...
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Heres how fat is stored in cells
December 18th, 2007 - 3:12 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified how fat is stored in cells.In discovering the genes responsible for storing fat, researchers have ... Read more...
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