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Another monkey virus may be on verge of infecting humans: Researchers
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colorado [US], September 30 (ANI): According to new University of Colorado Boulder research published online Sept. 30 in the journal Cell, an unknown family of viruses that is currently prevalent in wild African primates and known to cause lethal Ebola-like symptoms in certain monkeys is "po
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Study finds artificial intelligence improves patient outcomes, reduces hos
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): Researchers have used artificial intelligence to predict hospitalisation outcomes of geriatric patients with dementia on the first or second day of admission. Early outcome assessment means more timely interventions, better care coordination, more prudent
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Obesity, overweight may cost 10 trillion to China
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 29 (ANI): China has the world's largest number of people with overweight or obesity and they are expected to cost 10 trillion US dollars a year to the country.
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Study reveals that ticks weaken skin's immune response
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Hitherto, scientists have not fully understood why ticks are such dangerous disease vectors. A research team now shows that tick saliva inhibits the skin's defense function, thereby increasing the risk of diseases such as tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) or
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Saurabh Bahuguna: Minister on a Save Gaumata Mission as Uttarakhand Does R
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttrakhand) [India], September 29 (ANI/ATK): The Uttarakhand Government and Animal Husbandry Department are in action together to save the cows and other animals from lumpy skin disease in Devbhoomi. But the highlight is that Uttarakhand has set an example for all other states as t
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WHO calls to unite efforts to reduce premature mortality from cardiovascul
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): The World Health Organization on Thursday called for united efforts to reduce premature mortality from cardiovascular, as 3.6 million people died every year in the South-East Asia Region because of this disease.
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Lumpy skin disease: HC notice to Delhi Govt, MCD on PIL seeking remedial s
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Government of NCT Delhi and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction from concerned authorities to take immediate remedial steps to eliminate contagious vi
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Cerebral palsy might be treatable: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Auckland [New Zealand], September 29 (ANI): New research from the University of Auckland has found severe brain injury that develops slowly after preterm births, causing the likes of cerebral palsy, may be treatable.
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Why walnuts may be the top nut for a healthy heart?
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): In 2016, according to the WHO, India reported 63 percent of total deaths due to non-communicable diseases, and 27 percent were attributed to cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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Being lonely, unhappy increases aging more than smoking: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): The accumulation of molecular damage contributes to the development of ageing-related frailty and serious diseases. These molecular processes are more intense in some people than in others, a condition known as accelerated ageing.
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Study: New technologies can be key to producing effective therapies for fa
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Portsmouth [England], September 27 (ANI): A genetic mutation causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), which affects one in every 5,000 boys born. Because the affected gene is located on the X chromosome, girls are carriers of the mutant gene but only very rarely develop the disease (one
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Children succumb to water-borne diseases after floods wreak havoc in Pakis
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], September 27 (ANI): Amid the ongoing devastation caused by floods across Pakistan, children are dying from cholera, an acute diarrheal illness contracted by drinking water contaminated with bacteria.
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