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'Of 82 ventilators received at Faridkot hospital under PM Cares Fund, 62 n
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Faridkot (Punjab) [India] May 12 (ANI): A day after AAP MLA Kultar Singh Sandhwan posted a picture stating that ventilators were lying unsued at Faridkot's Guru Gobind Singh Medical College (GGSMC) and Hospital, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Vice-Chancellor Raj Bahadur on Wednesda
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International study links brain thinning to psychosis
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): Subtle differences in the shape of the brain that are present in adolescence are associated with the development of psychosis, according to an international team led by neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Maastricht University
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Scientists create new tool to rapidly screen molecules for anti-COVID prop
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Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): Researchers at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center have created an open-source online suite of computational models that will help scientists rapidly screen small molecules for their potential COVID-fighting properties.
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Maharashtra University of Health Sciences postpones examinations of medica
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 15 (ANI): The Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) has postponed the examinations of medical students in wake of the increasing COVID-19 cases in the state.
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Study finds why some cancer drugs may be ineffective
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 1 (ANI): A possible explanation for why many cancer drugs that kill tumor cells in mouse models won't work in human trials has been found by researchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Biomedical Informatics and McGove
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Cholesterol might hold key to new therapies for diabetes, Alzheimer's dise
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Arizona [US], March 26 (ANI): A recent study by a University of Arizona Health Sciences researcher examined the role that cholesterol plays in both Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes for identifying a small molecule that may help in regulating cholesterol levels in the brain. This makes
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Study: Common drugs for type 2 diabetes and obesity do not increase breast
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Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): Commonly used medications for type 2 diabetes and obesity called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), are not associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, despite previous studies that suggested a possible link, according to a study p
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Study sheds light on rare genetic variants that increase risk for lung can
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Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. While the risk for this disease can be influenced by environmental and lifestyle factors like smoking, studies estimate that 18 per cent of lung cancer cases are due to inherited genetic variants. New research
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Researchers highlight outcomes of COVID-19 transmission from mother to fet
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Moscow [Russia], March 19 (ANI): Researchers from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology studied a case of vertical COVID-19 transmission from mother to her unborn child that resulted in major complications in the pregnancy, premature birth and death of the child. The consortium then u
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Membrane around tumors may prevent metastasis, claims study
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Washington [US], March 16 (ANI): Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have characterized the properties of the protective membrane around tumours and found that this lining may be a good target for therapies to prevent metastasis.
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5th Indian Health Professionals Awards under the Leadership of Dr Swapnil
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New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI/SRV Media): A total of 80 plus doctors, dentists and bureaucrats from various cities and states were felicitated and honoured in the fifth edition of the Indian Health Professionals Awards organized by Pune-based research organization "International Research
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Recombinant form of MVA vaccine can be used against SARS-CoV-2 infection,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 13 (ANI): Scientists have tracked down that modified vaccinia infection Ankara (MVA), a smallpox immunisation, can be additionally changed in a recombinant structure to communicate the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 infection and that injection of a couple of dosag
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