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Norovirus and other 'stomach viruses' can spread through saliva
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): A class of viruses known to cause severe diarrheal diseases including the one famous for widespread outbreaks on cruise ships can grow in the salivary glands of mice and spread through their saliva, scientists have discovered. The findings show that a new rout
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New clues on unsolved genetic diseases in children
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new way to interpret unsolved Mendelian diseases which are inherited from either parent due to gene mutations in the developing egg or sperm through studying the inheritance of a protein known as SMCHD1 which is coded by the SMCHD1
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S.Korea reports 9,595 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 9,595 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,359,341, the health authorities said Thursday.
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New research on airborne stability and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 could hel
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
California [US], June 29 (ANI): Researchers have measured the stability and infectivity of four variants of SARS-CoV-2 in 5-10 um-wide aerosolized droplets over a period of 5 seconds to 20 minutes and found a reduction in infectivity by around 90% after 20 minutes; loss of infectivity was as
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Study: New way in which T cells learn to tell friend from foe
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): Researchers identify new mechanism that teaches immune cells-in-training to spare the body's own tissues while attacking pathogens. As part of this early education, specialized thymus cells 'pose' as different tissues, teaching the immune system how to recogni
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Over 5 million Chinese students, adolescents suffer from spinal deformitie
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 28 (ANI): Over 5 million primary and high school students in China suffer from Spinal deformities, with an annual increase in cases of about 300,000, a report said citing experts who suggested that Scoliosis has become the third most harmful disease for Chinese child
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Light exposure during sleep in older adults linked to high blood pressure,
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): A new study has found that people who were exposed to any amount of light while sleeping at night were significantly more likely to be obese, have high blood pressure and diabetes compared to adults who were not exposed to any light during the night.
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Health expert advises to follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour, avoid pilg
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise in the country, a health expert has advised the people of the country to abide by the COVID-19 protocols laid down by the Central Government and especially avoid yatras or public outings to curb down the spread of th
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No new variant but severity, hospitalisation being monitored: NCDC on surg
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Even though COVID-19 cases are surging in the country but the severity and hospitalisation is being monitored as no new variant has been reported, the Director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Dr Sujeet Singh said on Monday.
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South Korea reports 3,429 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 27 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 3,429 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,329,448, the health authorities said Monday.
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Study reveals undiagnosed major risk factors found in two thirds of ischae
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], June 27 (ANI): According to a recent study at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2022, the majority of people who get ischemic strokes and have no known risk factors have underlying diseases.
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Specific environmental exposures might help predict death risk from cardio
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai quantifies the cardiovascular risk posed by exposure to specific environmental factors, showing, for example, that air pollution heightens the risk of heart disease mortality by 17 per cent.
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