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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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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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Study gives more insight into development of infection-fighting immune cel
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
With its complicated network of proteins, cells, and organs, the immune system guards the body against intruders like bacteria, viruses, or tumours. Cytotoxic T cells, specialised immune cells that destroy malignant or infected cells in our bodies, can transform into transient effector cells
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Treating COVID with Metformin reduces Long COVID rates
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Minneapolis [US], June 10: A new study published in The LancetInfectious Diseases supported by the Parsemus Foundation found a 41 per cent reduction in Long COVID rates among people who used metformin at the time of COVID infection. The trial also saw a 42 per cent reduction in emergency roo
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Study reveals how immune system trip wire that detects COVID-19
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Inflammasomes are part of a complex network of molecular sensors that our bodies utilise to detect infection. However, immunologists have been intrigued by the processes behind these sensors, which activate responses to dangers such as invading infections.
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CARD8 helps human immune system respond to viruses like Covid 19: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Molecular sensors that form the so-called inflammasome help activate inflammatory responses to pathogens. A new study suggested that CARD8 is a highly evolved sensor that can detect a variety of viruses and is critical to the human immune system's capacity to identify and respond to coronavi
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China braces for next wave of COVID infections: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to NTD, a top epidemiologist predicted that over 60 million will catch the infection per week when the wave hits and noted that the authorities are preparing vaccines.
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Shares of Chinese Pharma companies spike amid sharp increase in COVID infe
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Amid a spike in COVID-19 infections in China, the shares of the Chinese pharmaceutical countries have also seen a massive increase in their values on Wednesday, Hong Kong-based The Standard reported.
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Human T cells play key role in controlling respiratory syncytial virus inf
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In healthy adults, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) primarily causes the symptoms of a cold, but it can also lead to more serious lung infections in newborns, those with impaired immune systems, and the elderly. Surprisingly, the most frequent cause of hospitalisation for newborns and y
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