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Study: Colleges can prevent 96 pc of COVID-19 infections with common measu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): The combined effectiveness of three COVID-prevention strategies on college campuses--mask-wearing, social distancing, and routine testing--are as effective in preventing coronavirus infections as the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines approved by the U.S. Food and
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Face masks and Covid-19 prevention
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Washington (US), January 12 (ANI): Researchers reviewing evidence for the effectiveness of mask usage in preventing Covid-19 transmission, have found that in conjunction with hygiene, distancing, and contact tracing, mask-wearing, particularly by infectious individuals, can substantially red
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Gene therapy strategy found effective in mouse model of hereditary disease
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Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): A team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has now shown that gene therapy can effectively treat mice that express one of the mutated genes that cause the tuberous sclerosis complex disease.
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China hits back at foreign sanctions, prohibits firms from complying with
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Beijing [China], January 10 (ANI): China on Saturday issued a new order prohibiting firms from complying with foreign laws that ban transactions with Chinese companies and individuals, effective immediately.
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Representing people in legislatures can't be part-time activity: Vice Pres
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Panaji (Goa) [India], January 10 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has said that legitimacy of legislators and lawmaking bodies is critical for the effective functioning of parliamentary democracy backed by much-needed trust and confidence of people.
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Scientists highlight potency of mini antibodies against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): The study led by researchers from National Institutes of Health have highlighted the effectiveness of 'nanobodies' produced by a llama named Cormac in preventing infections and detecting virus particles by grabbing hold of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins.
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Study discovers protein critical for metabolic activity
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Texas [US], January 9 (ANI): A preclinical research, published in Nature Immunology claimed that scientists from The University of Texas have found a protein that is critical to T-cell metabolism and effective in regulating the anti-tumour immune response.
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Scientists develop tool for treating diverse tumour cells found in metasta
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Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): After defining extensive cellular heterogeneity, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center developed a tool that might be useful in stratifying patients with gastric cancer and directing them for more effective treatment strategies.
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Pfizer-funded research claims vaccine might be effective against new coron
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Washington [US], January 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The efficacy of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine (official name BNT162b2) might sustain against the newly-detected mutant strains from the United Kingdom and South Africa, a group of US scientists said in a research paper.
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Preserving workers' hearing health by improving earplug efficiency: Study
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Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): Researchers from the Ecole de technologie superieure (ETS University) and the Institut de recherche en sante et securite du travail (IRSST) analysed the varying structure of ear canals to find a correlation between their shapes and the effectiveness of three
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Study reveals sexual dysfunction hits some women harder than others as the
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Cleveland [Ohio], January 6 (ANI): A new study identified the determinants that affect a woman's risk of sexual dysfunction and sought to determine the effectiveness of hormone therapy in decreasing that risk and modifying sexual behaviour.
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AI algorithms detect diabetic eye disease inconsistently
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Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): A new study looks at the effectiveness of seven artificial intelligence-based screening algorithms to diagnose diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye disease leading to vision loss.
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