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Study finds skipping breakfast can compromise immune system
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a new study by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai fasting may be detrimental to fighting off infection and could lead to an increased risk of heart disease.
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Researchers reveal COVID-19 infection increases diabetes risk
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The findings, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, also suggest that the risk of Type 2 diabetes appears lower in individuals who were already vaccinated against COVID-19 by the time they were infected.
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Oral bacteria may increase heart disease risk: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Infection with a bacterium that causes gum disease and bad breath may increase the risk of heart disease, shows a study published in eLife.
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Detecting rapidly mutating bacteria and viruses with AutoPLP
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As we have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the microorganisms that cause various diseases can rapidly change into versions that avoid detection and treatment. However, researchers presenting in ACS Infectious Diseases have discovered a process that could aid in detecting these elusive in
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COVID-19 infection raises diabetes risk: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers at Cedars-Smidt Sinai's Heart Institute have confirmed that persons who have had COVID-19 have a higher risk of developing new-onset diabetes, which is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease.
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Do you know antibiotic helps to fight against superbugs? Study reveals
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Named Priscilicidin, the antibiotic's amino acid building blocks are small, so it can be tailored to tackle different types of antimicrobial resistance.
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Single dose of azithromycin lowers maternal sepsis or mortality: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Infections that develop just before, during, or after delivery cause 10% of maternal fatalities. Maternal infections and sepsis, a serious infection consequence, are two of the top five causes of maternal mortality globally. Maternal infection significantly raises the risk of neonatal sepsis
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Researchers reveals how antibiotic helps to fight against superbugs
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers from RMIT University have developed a novel antibiotic that can be quickly modified to avoid becoming resistant to harmful superbugs.
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Molecular machines might treat fungal infections: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Thanks to nanoscale drills activated by visible light, the stubborn athlete's foot infection that an estimated 70% of people experience at some point in their lives may become much easier to treat.
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Tuberculosis vaccine does not protect elderly against COVID-19: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The tuberculosis vaccine (also known as the BCG vaccine) does not protect the elderly with co-morbidities against illness symptoms induced by a coronavirus infection
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China's hospitals flooded with sick, elderly during Lunar New Year holiday
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to Chinese health officials, there was no infection "rebound" during last week's travel surge in the country.
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Researchers discover two separate reservoirs of latent HIV in patients
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
When HIV patients get antiviral medication (ART), their viral levels are reduced to the point that a conventional blood test cannot detect the virus. However, once ART is discontinued, detectable HIV resurfaces, infecting new cells. The cells that release the virus to re-ignite the infection
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