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Study reveals connection between diabetes, urinary tract infections
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): Diabetes is associated with lowered immunity and recurring infections. The immune system of people with diabetes has lower levels of the antimicrobial peptide psoriasin, which compromises the urinary bladder's cell barrier, increasing the risk of urinary
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Pakistan floods: Infectious diseases kill nine people in Sindh in 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): As infections continue to rise across flood-hit Pakistan, at least nine people have been reported dead of viral diseases in Sindh on Monday, ARY News reported citing the data of the Ministry of Health.
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Study suggests more attention on synanthropic flies, disease carriers
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Amherst [US], September 20 (ANI): According to a new study, "synanthropic" flies, or non-biting flies that live with us, need to be paid more attention as disease carriers. While epidemiologists have focused on biting flies, which can spread diseases by transferring infected blood from host
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Covid-19 reduces placenta's immune response: Study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): According to a study, if a woman catches COVID-19 during her pregnancy, the infection, no matter how slight, affects the placenta's immune response to further infections.
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Outbreak of infections in Pakistan's Sindh 'uncontrollable' as floods wrea
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], September 19 (ANI): Unprecedented floods across Pakistan have resulted in a widespread outbreak of infectious diseases in the country, posing a severe threat to the health of the citizens.
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Children with primary immunodeficiency may be at higher risk of serious Co
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): According to a new study, children with specific immunodeficiency illnesses have abnormalities in genes that regulate the body's immune system against viral infections and have a higher death risk owing to COVID-19.
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Maharashtra: 126 cattle dead, 25 districts affected by Lumpy virus
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 18 (ANI): As many as 126 cattle have died and 25 districts have been after being infected by the Lumpy virus in Maharashtra, informed the state's animal husbandry department on Saturday.
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Excess weight is linked to a higher risk of COVID-19 infection: Research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): According to a study, having a high body mass index (BMI) rather than having high blood sugar levels is associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 infection and prolonged COVID.
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Fungal intruder shrinks, develops to aid infection spread in brain: Study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): According to new research from the University of Utah Health, a fungus that is a major cause of fungal meningitis undergoes a remarkable change once it enters the body, allowing it to infect the brain.
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India logs 5,747 fresh cases of Covid-19 in past 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): India reported 5,747 fresh Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Saturday.
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Repeated infections associated with increased risk of some neurodegenerati
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): Infections treated with speciality hospital care in early and mid-life are associated with an increased subsequent risk of Alzheimer's (AD) and Parkinson's diseases (PD), but not amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a new study.
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The Conference in Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine (AMDP-2022)
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): The International Conference on Advances in Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine (AMDP) began on 15th September 2022 at Anna University, Chennai and will continue till 17th September. The conference revolves around various fa
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