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China asked people to provide info on those not getting tested
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 8 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases in various Chinese cities have been surging, reports have surfaced that the local administration in the country is encouraging people to report on those who fail to undergo nucleic acid testing.
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Chinese city Yiwu put under partial lockdown due to rising COVID cases
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Zhejiang [China], August 7 (ANI): In view of the rising COVID-19 cases, officials in China's Central Zhejiang Province are imposing tighter COVID-19 curbs in Yiwu city, carrying out mass testings and are imposing movement restrictions, media reports said.
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Advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease may benefit from the use of B v
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): Scientists have found that elevated blood levels of an amino acid called homocysteine correlate strongly with the severity of an advanced form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. They also found vitamin B12 and folic acid could be used to prevent and/or del
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FSSAI launches 2-week long drive to check adulteration in edible oils
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched a nationwide campaign to check adulteration in edible oils, the presence of trans-fatty acids in hydrogenated oils and to crack down on the sale of loose edible oil across the country.
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How to find 'good oil' at Sea: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 25 (ANI): To save the world's fish stocks and oceans, scientists are racing to find better and sustainable ways to make healthy nutritional products such as Omega-3 fatty acids, biodiesel, aquaculture and livestock food from fast-growing microalgae. New research has dis
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Do you know how stressed-out plants produce their own aspirin? Study revea
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 24 (ANI): Plants produce salicylic acid, popularly known as aspirin, to protect themselves against environmental dangers like insects, thirst, and heat. A better understanding of this procedure could aid plants in surviving the increased stress brought on by climate ch
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Scientists reveal vitamin B6 supplements may reduce anxiety and depression
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England [UK], July 19 (ANI): According to a recent study, using high-dose vitamin B6 pills will lessen anxiety and depressive symptoms.
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Study: Burrowing animals to recover after largest mass extinction
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Bristol [UK], July 19 (ANI): Burrowing animals were among the first to recover after the end-Permian mass extinction, according to researchers investigating ancient sea bed traces and burrows.
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Assam: Woman dies after in-laws allegedly force her to consume acid
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Karimganj (Assam) [India], July 14 (ANI): In a shocking incident, a woman died after being allegedly forced to drink acid by her in-laws in Assam's Karimganj district, police said on Thursday.
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Scientists discover cancer triggers that could spur targeted drug therapie
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): Researchers definitively linked the function of a specific domain of proteins important in plant-microbe biology to a cancer trigger in humans, the knowledge that had eluded scientists for decades.
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Ganesh Benzoplast Limited allotted additional land for 25 years at JNPT
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI/GPRC): Ganesh Benzoplast Limited (GBL) informs that it has signed the lease deed in respect of the allotment of a plot of land on lease for 25 years, at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). The land, admeasuring 4.5 hectares (45,090 square meters), has been leas
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IIT Guwahati researchers develop technique to mitigate acid mine drainage
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati researchers have carried out a study of coal mines on the 'bioremediation' of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in Constructed Wetlands. This is the first study to demonstrate the bioremediation of AMD from the Northeaste
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