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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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Testing for antibiotic resistance no longer constrained by time
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Ikoma [Japan], October 21 (ANI): The process of figuring out a bacterial infection's drug susceptibility profile takes a long time. Researchers from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology and their cooperating partners have just published reports on a technology that could potentially
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Scientists explain how virus that affects cat kidneys could also affect hu
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) [US], October 19 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research reverse-engineered an elusive virus linked to chronic kidney disease in cats and described its mode of infection, outlining its potential to infect humans, in a study t
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Study finds enzyme that effectively breaks down molecules used by bacteri
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): Bacteria create sticky biofilms to cover and defend themselves, making them more resistant to antimicrobial medications and chemical cleaning agents. Biofilms have health and industrial consequences because they can cause fouling, corrosion, and bacterial c
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Researchers develop novel antibiotic cement to treat bone infections
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): Each year, 700,000 people die due to antibiotic resistance. A growing global population, unfortunately, generates a growing resistance to established antibiotic treatments, a threat that has been met with insufficient funding and dwindling inspiration, as c
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'Date' of Chinese doctor's death who warned of COVID-19 remains mystery
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): The death mystery of a China-based ophthalmologist who had warned his colleagues about early COVID-19 infections in early 2020, went more tricky after the latest report showing a discrepancy in the timing of the doctor's death came to light by the US-based m
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Study reveals new strategy to create an effective HIV vaccine
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 4 (ANI): Researchers have come together to make critical advances in developing an effective vaccine against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Some people may be susceptible to uncommon bacterial illness because of im
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 4 (ANI): Everybody occasionally breathes in Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) bacteria, yet the majority of individuals don't become ill. These dangerous Mycobacterium tuberculosis cousins usually spend their brief, innocuous lives in food, soil, water, or dust.
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Researchers find how ticks weaken skin's defense function
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): Scientists have yet to fully comprehend why ticks are such hazardous disease vectors. A team of researchers has discovered that tick saliva suppresses the skin's protective function, increasing the risk of infections like tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) or Lym
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Lassa virus endemic area could significantly grow in coming decades
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
San Diego [US], September 27 (ANI): Researchers examined decades' worth of environmental data related to Lassa virus outbreaks for their study, which was published on September 27 in Nature Communications.
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Study finds how ancient viral genes helps brain to fight against new infec
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 27 (ANI): The impact of viruses on our daily lives, from the common cold to COVID-19, is enormous, but infections that took place millions of years ago have had a profound impact on the course of human evolution. This is due to the viral genes' incorporation into the
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Clove presents painless dental treatments with the help of laser technolog
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): While you may be familiar with laser treatments in medical and cosmetic surgery, laser treatments also have an undisputed role in dentistry. Lasers are one of the most advanced modalities in treating infections and minor dental surgeries. Clove
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