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Study reveals how DNA test broaden access to cervical cancer screening
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In low- and middle-income nations where the disease kills more than 3,00,000 women annually, Rice University bioengineers have demonstrated a low-cost, point-of-care DNA test for HPV infections that may make cervical cancer screening more accessible.
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Cancer medication helps to fight against malaria: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A group of UCF researchers are looking to use cancer pharmaceuticals to hasten the development of fresh, life-saving malaria treatments because the disease is getting more and more resistant to existing medications.
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Researchers discover critical factors that determine survival of airborne
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Bristol have made significant discoveries about the reasons why airborne viruses lose their ability to spread disease.
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Adele opens about her 'crude' fungal infection
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Singer Adele recently got candid about developing "jock itch".
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Researchers find how HIV can lie dormant in brain
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) inserts a copy of its DNA into human immune cells as a component of its life cycle. HIV latency is the term used to describe the long-lasting inert, latent condition that some of these newly infected immune cells might enter.
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Study reveals disorient malaria parasite to prevent it from causing harm
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Malaria continues to be a serious public health issue, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, with almost 250 million cases each year and 621,000 fatalities. The parasitic disease malaria is spread by mosquitoes and is brought on by a species of bacteria called Plasmodium. Plasmodium must adjust
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Ukraine conflict: Following dam collapse, Odesa's coastline turns into 'ga
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Infected waters from a breached dam poured downstream, closing beaches in the Odesa area of southern Ukraine and creating a "genuine threat" to locals, reported CNN.
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Study finds molecular sensor that allows malaria parasite to cause harm
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers have discovered a novel type of molecular sensor that allows the malaria parasite to infect human cells or mosquitos at precisely the right time. The study was published in Journal,' Science Advances.'
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Study finds insights on bacteria that causes food poisoning
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers found the properties of a type of food poisoning bacteria, paving the way for the development of preventive methods The study was published in Journal, Infection and Immunity.'
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Exposure to dioxins may worsen thyroid function: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to a study presented at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, Ill., dioxin exposure may negatively impact thyroid function.
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Clinical use of antibodies cause life-threatening fungal infections: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers found some monoclonal antibodies used in clinical trials have been linked to life-threatening systemic fungal infections. The study was published in Journal, 'Cell.'
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Precise therapeutic target is provided by charting evolution of primary vi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
This new study focused on a subpopulation of E. coli with a specific capsule - the extracellular barrier that surrounds a bacterium - known as K1. E. coli with this form of capsule has been linked to invasive illnesses such as bloodstream or kidney infections, as well as neonatal meningitis.
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