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41 inmates killed in riot in Honduran Women's Prison
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A riot broke out in central Honduras' only prison for women which left 41 inmates dead, one of the deadliest outbreaks of violence in the country's long-troubled prison system.
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100 killed in airstrike by military junta on Myanmar village
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
It was the junta's deadliest attack since seizing power in 2021. As resistance forces have become better armed, the military has doubled down on its strategy of carrying out air raids and targeting civilians.
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Researchers reveal why cancer patients do not react to immunotherapy
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Cancer treatment has transformed thanks to immunotherapy. The five-year survival rate for advanced melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer, has climbed from less than 10% to more than 50% since the development of immunotherapy in 2011. Sadly, immunotherapy only works on about half of mel
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Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll crosses 24,000
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The confirmed death toll from the deadliest quake in the region in two decades stood at more than 24,000 across southern Turkey and northwest Syria four days after it hit.
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Research shows how a viral toxin may exacerbate severe COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A new study in the journal Nature Communications reveals how a viral toxin produced by the SARS-CoV-2 virus may contribute to severe COVID-19 infections. The study shows how a portion of the SARS-CoV-2 "spike" protein can damage cell barriers that line the inside of blood vessels within orga
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Survival rates for deadliest types of pancreatic cancer vary: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
San Diego [US], October 6 (ANI): The most prevalent and fatal kind of pancreatic cancer is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). PDAC patients have a 5-year survival rate of only 7.1 per cent.
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19 killed in anti-govt protests in Iran
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): 19 people were killed in Iran on Friday in one of the deadliest clashes between the police and protestors since the anti-government demonstrations started in the country over the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman called Mahsa Amini, who died in police cus
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China has key role in US' drug problem: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], September 30 (ANI): Fentanyl, a nameless killer touted as the deadliest drug threat facing the United States, is waging an all-out assault on the most powerful country in the world.
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Research finds reason for return of brain cancer
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI): According to researchers working to develop a cure for brain cancer, the deadliest type of the disease returns because tumours adapt to therapy by recruiting help from nearby healthy tissue.
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New study explores why brain cancer returns
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): Researchers who are trying to find a cure for brain cancer say that the deadliest form of the disease returns because tumours adapt to treatment by recruiting help from nearby healthy tissue.
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Study suggests new biomarker speeds identification of lung disease
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): During a recent study, a new diagnostic method could help identify one of the deadliest types of interstitial lung disease (ILD) sooner, allowing for faster treatment and improved patient outcomes.
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World Snake Day: Here's 5 deadliest snakes to beware of
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Snakes carry an aura of fear around them as people are terrified of this reptile. Although these hissing creatures are dreaded all over the world for their poisonous bites and sudden attacks, these slithery reptiles have a day of their own, to their name.
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