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Global efforts to combat infectious diseases must extend beyond childhood:
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a new study, global efforts to lower infectious diseases must focus more on older children and adolescents as the disease burden shifts to this population.
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Gentle cleansers kill viruses just like harsh soaps: Research
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A recent study by scientists at the University of Sheffield revealed that gentle cleansers are just as effective as harsh soaps in removing viruses, including coronavirus.
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China witnesses over 40 pc surge in Covid-19 positive test rates in May
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
China witnessed a more than fivefold increase in the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 at hospitals across the country since April. The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data that shows, it has reached more than 40 per cent of those tested at the end of
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Gentle cleansers kill viruses as effectively as harsh soaps: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A recent study by the University of Sheffield specialists discovered that gentle cleansers are just as efficient as hard soaps in eliminating viruses, including coronavirus.
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Exercise can help reduce risk of type 2 diabetes: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Higher levels of overall physical activity, particularly moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity, was shown to have a robust connection with a decreased risk of acquiring type 2 diabetes in a study done by the University of Sydney
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Can exercise help to reduce genetic disease risk?
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to new research, being physically active can reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes even in persons who have a high hereditary risk of having the disease.
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Researchers suggest detection tool for beech leaf disease's nematode pest
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Beech leaf disease is a new threat to the ecosystems of North American woods. Since its discovery in northern Ohio in 2012, it has spread to twelve other US states and Canadian provinces. The damaged and dying trees were first identified only on the basis of their symptoms, which included bl
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Study discover new detection tool for beech leaf disease's nematode pest
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A new risk to the ecosystems of North American forests is beech leaf disease. Twelve more US states and Canadian provinces have already experienced its spread since it was initially identified in northern Ohio in 2012. The diseased and dying trees were initially diagnosed based only on their
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China witnesses fresh wave of Covid cases from XBB variants
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to official media sources, quoted by The Washington Post, leading Chinese epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan on Monday said that two new vaccinations for the XBB omicron subvariants (including XBB. 1.9.1, XBB. 1.5, and XBB. 1.16) have been given preliminary approval.
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Human T cells play key role in controlling respiratory syncytial virus inf
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In healthy adults, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) primarily causes the symptoms of a cold, but it can also lead to more serious lung infections in newborns, those with impaired immune systems, and the elderly. Surprisingly, the most frequent cause of hospitalisation for newborns and y
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Circumventing renal toxicity associated with cisplatin treatment: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Cisplatin is commonly used as a chemotherapeutic drug in the treatment of many solid tumours, including bladder, ovarian, and esophageal tumours. However, when it is metabolised by an enzyme called "cysteine conjugate beta-lyase 1 (CCBL1)," it is transformed to "thiol-cisplatin," a highly ac
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Research allows more insight into post-vaccine heart inflammation cases
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
When the new COVID-19 vaccinations were introduced two years ago, public health experts discovered an increase in incidences of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, particularly among young guys who had received mRNA immunisations. However, it remained unclear what exactly was p
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