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Opening the door for the development of new treatment of the lethal disease sepsis, scientists have identified a gene that triggers the inflammatory condition.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted the need for organ donation in the country and encouraged people for it.

The number of opiate receptors in the brain, critical in the modulation of pain behaviour, increase to combat severe pain in arthritis sufferers, according to a study.

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Young adults with genetically-increased Alzheimer's risk have altered activation patterns in a brain region that is crucial for spatial navigation, a study has found.

Danish researchers have discovered a previously unknown function in histones -- responsible for packaging the DNA into structural units -- that will help improve understanding of how cells protect and repair DNA damage.

Nearly three-quarters of parents begin deciding which vaccines they want to give to their child before pregnancy, US-based research has found.

Fans of the vampire "Twilight" film series have been warned that they could be putting their sight at risk by sharing cosmetic contact lenses bought online, the media reported on Saturday.

A new study says that delivering the hormone leptin directly to the brain through gene therapy aids weight loss without much side effect of bone loss. The findings were published in the Journal of Endocrinology.

A new study has suggested that the chemical produced by decaying tissue of dead bodies can produce a fight-or-flight response in humans. This is the first study to show that a scent emanating from a specific chemical compound called putrescine can be processed as a threat signal. The study was published in Frontiers in Psychology.

Never before in the history of polio have so few children contracted the virus, but the international community cannot rest until the number of cases is zero, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on the eve of World Polio Day.