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Study finds how COVID-19 vaccines effective against severe cases in child
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A review found that COVID-19 vaccinations are effective against severe cases of the disease in kids and teenagers. However, the added advantage of vaccination in healthy children is negligible because the majority of kids have already contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus and have developed natura
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Study investigates kidney illness using sophisticated imaging techniques
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Professors of biomedical engineering report that the potent imaging mass cytometry (IMC) has been used for the first time to examine the kidneys of patients with lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus), an autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organs and be fatal, and to detect lupus neph
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Researchers discover possible cause for genetic anomalies
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Researchers have discovered a possible cause for the genetic anomalies that cause rare disorders such as Huntington's disease (HD). The majority of spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) and other neurological illnesses are thought to be caused by an increase in CAG (cytosine-adenine-guanine) repea
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Japanese squirrels develop human hereditary diseases with ageing: Research
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A team led by Dr Tomoaki Murakami of the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology discovered that fibrinogen A-chain amyloidosis, a previously unknown disease in animals other than humans, is common in Japanese squirrels (Sciurus lis). They compared the pathology of Japanese squirrels
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Mouthwash can detect early cardiovascular disease: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Periodontitis, which is connected to cardiovascular risk, results from gum inflammation.
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Israel: Eilat’s Red Sea coral reefs deteriorating
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A combination of the warming of the Red Sea, underwater pollutants, extreme storms and disease outbreaks are contributing to the worsening of the ecosystem, the Israeli Environmental Protection Ministry report said.
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UK govt announces 210 million pounds to tackle Antimicrobial resistance
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The investment will aim to build State of the art laboratories, cutting-edge disease surveillance systems, and a bigger global workforce to tackle deadly antimicrobial resistance (AMR), said a statement by the government.
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WHO South-East Asia region member countries adopt Gandhinagar declaration
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Regional Director WHO South-East Asia, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh in her address to a ministerial meeting ‘Sustain, Accelerate, and Innovate to end TB in the South-East Asia Region’ on Thursday said: “Today, urgent action is needed more than ever to achieve our goal of a region free of tuberc
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Study finds new genetic mutation source for neurodegenerative diseases
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Researchers have identified a further possible origin for the genetic abnormalities that give rise to uncommon diseases like Huntington's disease (HD).
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Study uses powerful imaging technology to investigate renal disease
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The powerful imaging mass cytometry (IMC) has been used for the first time to examine the kidneys of patients with lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus), an autoimmune condition that can affect multiple organs and be fatal, and to identify lupus nephritis (LN) in those patients, according to
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Eilat’s Red Sea coral reefs deteriorating
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A combination of the warming of the Red Sea, underwater pollutants, extreme storms and disease outbreaks are contributing to the worsening of the ecosystem, the Israeli Environmental Protection Ministry report said.
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Researchers find how platelets can replicate benefits of exercise in brain
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Researchers at the University of Queensland revealed in pre-clinical studies that an injection of a certain blood factor can duplicate the positive effects of exercise on the brain
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