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  • A new research has suggested that losing even one night of sleep can alter your genes, and increased risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Swedish researchers at Uppsala University and the Karolinska Institutet revealed that genes that control the biological clocks in cells throughout the body are altered even after one night of sleep loss. The study appeared in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

  • Researchers at the University of Tokyo have discovered a long-overlooked process important for converting a long, string-like DNA molecule into a chromosome. This finding gives us a better understanding of the mechanism of how cells store safely genetic material, DNA.

  • Malaria is caused by infection with the parasite Plasmodium falciparum (Pf).  According to the World Health Organization (WHO) malaria currently infects more than 200 million people worldwide and accounts for more than 500,000 deaths per year. Scientists have now developed a new drug that shows hope for stopping the deadly malaria. The study is published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

  • Schistosomiasis has been found to cause anemia, stunted growth, infertility, liver failure, bladder cancer and lasting cognitive impairment, according to a recent study. Schistosomiasis, a deadly parasitic disease, can be prevented by freshwater prawns. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

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