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Researchers show promising approach to treating Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Goettingen [Germany], July 17 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Gottingen and the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology Leipzig-Halle have described a promising approach to treating Alzheimer's disease.
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Study stresses importance of physical activity among older people
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Sao Paula [Brazil], July 17 (ANI): Older adults who do not engage in regular exercise may become prone to chronic diseases, weakened muscles and frailty, according to a recent study.
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1,690 new COVID-19 cases in West Bengal
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal), July 16 (ANI): West Bengal on Thursday recorded 1,690 new COVID-19 cases and 23 deaths due to the disease.
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Delhi HC asks Centre to file fresh affidavit on sero-surveillance study by
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to file a fresh affidavit on the report regarding the preliminary results relating to the sero-surveillance study in the national capital by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
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Obesity and metabolic syndrome are risk factors for severe influenza, COVI
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 16 (ANI): Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of severe disease from a viral infection, according to a review of the literature performed by a team of researchers from St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the University of Tennessee Health Science
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WHO, UNICEF alert of drop in vaccinations during coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The world has seen a dramatic decline in the number of children vaccinated during the novel coronavirus pandemic and can experience a surge in preventable diseases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF
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Coronavirus has potential to be as serious as 1918 Spanish Flu: Fauci
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): US top infectious disease specialist, Anthony Fauci, on Tuesday said that coronavirus a pandemic of "historic proportions" has the potential to be as serious as the 1918 Spanish Flu in which over 50 million people globally died.
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UK reports 148 coronavirus related deaths, toll rises to 44,798
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], July 13 (Sputnik/ANI): The UK has reported 148 new coronavirus disease-related deaths over the preceding 24 hours, three times more than the corresponding rise reported on the previous day, the country's Department of Health and Social Care said on Saturday.
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Women taking beta blockers for hypertension may have higher risk of heart
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 13 (ANI): Women taking beta-blockers for hypertension with no prior history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) have a nearly five per cent higher risk for heart failure than men when they visit hospitals with the acute coronary syndrome, according to new research.
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WHO experts arrive in China to find COVID-19 source
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Beijing [China], July 13 (ANI): Two experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) have arrived in China for research on the source of the new coronavirus, the country's foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying confirmed on Monday.
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Indian business activity set to fall over coming year: IHS Markit
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic led to a steep drop in confidence among companies in India in June with sentiment negative for the first time in nearly 11 years of IHS Markit data collection.
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Study reveals good gut bacteria helps reduce the risk for heart disease
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Ohio [USA], July 12 (ANI): One of the good bacteria found in the human gut which has a benefit that was unrecognized until now, has been discovered by scientists. The good bacteria has the potential to reduce the risk of heart disease.
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