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Study suggests skipping breakfast might harm immune system
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a recent study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, fasting can make it more difficult to fight infections and increase your risk of getting heart disease.
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Detecting rapidly mutating bacteria and viruses with AutoPLP
Updated : 3 years 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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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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Life-threatening fungal infections target of novel vaccine: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A new vaccine from the University of Georgia could be the first clinically approved immunization to protect against invasive fungal infections, a growing concern as antifungal drug resistance increases.
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Study suggests way to re-energise tired T cells when treating cancer
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center -- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC -- James) suggests a way to re-energize critical killer immune cells that have become exhausted when fighting cancer or chro
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"China portraying protestors as tools of foreign powers"
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Since China abandoned its zero-COVID policy, its domestic challenges have increased, youth unemployment is high, the economy is slowing down, and COVID infections and deaths have accelerated.
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China compelling doctors to hide COVID-related mortalities: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Authorities in China have also stopped adding to the official count, COVID deaths that have occurred outside hospitals.
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US must put strict measures on Chinese Tourists to protect from Covid infe
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
China's Ministry of Transport estimates over 2 billion passenger trips will take place during the 40-day Lunar New Year season as people across the country will be travelling domestically and abroad for the first time without travel restrictions since the start of the pandemic over three yea
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Scientists uncover mysteries around parasite immunity, development
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The study, which was published on January 13 in the journal Science, identifies a potential target for anti-tick vaccines or therapeutics to prevent the spread of infections like Lyme disease.
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