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A new treatment could soon be in the offing for Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS). Currently, management of the disorder is limited to symptomatic treatment of psychiatric and behavioural problems. Patients with the…
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A team of Indian scientists has developed a new technology platform that promises to help detect viruses and other pathogens. Its potential has been demonstrated for the detection of the Coronavirus. Viruses are a major global threat to…
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The west coast of India harbours a rich diversity of various ethno-linguistic human population groups. The Roman Catholic is one such distinct group, whose origin is much debated. Some historians and anthropologists relate them to the…
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In a study that could help design better drugs for breast cancer, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)-Bhopal have identified the mechanism by which breast cancer cells proliferate and spread. The…
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A study by a team of researchers at the Government of India’s Department of Biotechnology’s Manesar-based National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) has helped gain new insights into molecular mechanisms involved in the proliferation of cancer…
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A new therapy for tongue cancer could be in the offing, with a team of scientists at the Department of Biotechnology’s Hyderabad-based Centre for DNA Finger printing and Diagnostics coming out with a new insight into the mechanism by…
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A team of researchers headed by Dr. Partha Majumder of Department of Biotechnology’s National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani, West Bengal has identified five biomarkers that could help develop new molecular diagnostic…
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