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Researchers reveal how parasite injects protein into nucleus of immune cel
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The diverse functions of immune cells in the body are extremely rigorously controlled in order to combat infections. How Toxoplasma infects so many people and animal species and spreads so quickly has long been a mystery to scientists.
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Researchers find new drug to fight UTIs
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new drug combination has been found to be more effective, especially against persistent, drug-resistant infections, according to an international study led by a Rutgers scientist comparing new and older treatments for complicated urinary tract infections.
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New medicine discovered to be beneficial for treating complicated urinary
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A combination of the drugs cefepime and enmetazobactam was more effective in treating both complicated urinary tract infections and acute pyelonephritis (AP), a bacterial infection causing kidney inflammation than a standard treatment combining piperacillin and tazobactam.
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Research: Monkeypox risk higher in children 8 or younger
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Children aged 8 years or younger should be considered a group at high risk for more severe monkeypox disease, reports The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, the official journal of The European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases.
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Research: Presence of ancient viral DNA in human genome protects against i
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Viral DNA in human genomes, embedded there from ancient infections, serve as antivirals that protect human cells against certain present-day viruses, according to new research.
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Scientists find new treatment methods for the new Lassa virus fever
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new study from scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology gives researchers a guide to neutralizing Lassa virus using a trio of rare antibodies isolated from survivors of Lassa virus infection.
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Study reveals why brain cells are needed for fever
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The body's response to infection or inflammation is fever, which also serves as a defence mechanism against things like viruses and bacteria. The body releases molecules called cytokines into the bloodstream when it is infected or inflammatory. The blood-brain barrier, a system of microscopi
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New drug found effective for treating complicated urinary tract infections
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A combination of the drugs cefepime and enmetazobactam was more effective in treating both complicated urinary tract infections and acute pyelonephritis (AP), a bacterial infection causing kidney inflammation, than a standard treatment combining piperacillin and tazobactam.
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New drug to fight complicated UTIs found effective
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
An international study led by a Rutgers scientist comparing new and older treatments against complicated urinary tract infections has found a new drug combination to be more effective, especially against stubborn, drug-resistant infections.
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Harmless group of bacteria linked to higher death rates in kidney patients
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New study indicates a harmless group of bacteria associated with higher death rates in kidney patients.
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India logs 862 new Covid-19 infections in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
India reports 862 fresh cases and 1,503 recoveries in the last 24 hours. Active cases at 22,549
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Lifesaving intervention is not without risk in pediatric patients
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Recently published research found that blood transfusion is associated with adverse outcomes - including infection and higher rates of tumor recurrence - in pediatric solid tumor oncology patients following surgical removal of the tumor.
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