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Study focuses on identification of SARS-CoV-2 virus features causing COVID
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 15 (ANI): Features of the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19, which could be useful for developing vaccines and treatment strategies, were identified using a nonhuman primate model developed at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB).
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Enhance the joy of Diwali by taking precautions for health
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New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): On Diwali when people visit friends and exchange gifts, it is necessary to take a few precautions to stay safe from COVID-19 and enjoy good health. Doctors and other health professionals talk to ANI about some guidelines on the precautions that should be
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Ahead of World Diabetes Day, experts call for urgent action to address glo
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Washington [US], November 13 (ANI): Ahead of World Diabetes Day (November 14), a new report has called for action to close the gap in diabetes prevention and care. Worldwide, 463 million people have diabetes, with 80% from low-income and middle- income countries (LMICs). In 2019, 4.2 million
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'Rewiring' metabolism in insulin-producing cells may aid Type 2 diabetes t
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Washington [US], November 13 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a previously unknown way that pancreatic cells decide how much insulin to secrete. It could provide a promising new target to develop drugs for boosting insulin production in people with Type 2 diabetes.
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Researchers find correlation between household chemicals, gut microbiome i
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Washington [US], November 13 (ANI): There is a correlation between the levels of bacteria and fungi in the gastrointestinal tract of children and the amount of common chemicals found in their home environment, according to a team of researchers.
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New study points to a better way to ward off asthma triggers
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California [US], November 12 (ANI): While asthma has become a matter of concern for Americans as every day, ten Americans die from the attack, researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), in a breakthrough study, have discovered that blocking two immune molecules at the same time
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Routine testing for COVID-19 can make surgery safer: Study
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Birmingham [UK], November 12 (ANI): Routine testing patients for COVID-19 before major surgery could reduce the risk of respiratory complications and save lives, a new study revealed.
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Targeted therapies developed to reduce lung fibrosis
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Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): A new treatment option for lung fibrosis is being developed by Purdue University scientists. Lung fibrosis has been a concern for COVID-19 patients.
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New analysis finds lung cancer screening reduces rates of lung cancer-spec
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Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): Low-dose CT screening methods may prevent one death per 250 at-risk adults screened, according to a meta-analysis of eight randomised controlled clinical trials of lung cancer screening.
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Postpartum care fails to provide women with key recommended services, find
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Massachusetts [US], November 11 (ANI): Most women are receiving fewer than half the services recommended during their comprehensive postpartum medical checkup, according to a study by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers.
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Study suggests losing fat mass, but not lean mass, key for heart health in
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Dallas [US], November 10 (ANI): Reducing the level of body fat and waist size are linked to a lower risk of heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes, a study led by UT Southwestern researchers indicates.
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'Diseases of despair' have soared over past decade in US
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Washington [US], November 10 (ANI): 'Diseases of despair', such as substance abuse, alcohol dependency, and suicidal thoughts and behaviours, have soared in the US over the past decade, reveals an analysis of health insurance claims data published in the online journal BMJ Open.
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