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Study on harnessing next generation sequencing to detect SARS-CoV-2
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], May 25 (ANI): During the pandemic, it is extremely critical to detect the virus at the beginning stage, and in a move to achieve the same a team of researchers at the Vienna BioCenter designed a testing protocol for SARS-CoV-2 that can process tens of thousands of samples i
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Researchers develop tool to accurately evaluate CRISPR genome editing
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 24 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers from the IDC Herzliya and Bar-Ilan University developed a novel software tool to quantify potential CRISPR-induced errors. CRISPR is the technology that allows researchers to edit genomes by altering DNA sequences and by thus
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Cancer treatments might lead to accelerated cellular aging: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 24 (ANI): The findings of a new research suggests that certain anti-cancer therapies may hasten cellular aging, where changes in the DNA of patients may contribute to greater inflammation and fatigue.
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Enzymes protect skin by ignoring microbes, viruses
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 23 (ANI): The human body is constantly exposed to various environmental actors, from viruses to bacteria to fungi, but most of these microbial organisms provoke little or no response from our skin, which is charged with monitoring and protecting from external dangers.
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Here's how gum disease could lead to severe COVID-19 infection
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 23 (ANI): Maintaining good oral hygiene can help you overcome COVID-19, implying that there is a direct connection between oral hygiene and the deadly infection- suggest the findings of a new study.
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Study reveals parental consumption impacts how teens perceive, use cannabi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kelowna [Canada], May 23 (ANI): Children who grow up in homes where parents consume cannabis will more than likely use it themselves, suggest the findings of a new study.
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Alcohol may have immediate effect on atrial fibrillation risk: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 22 (ANI): New data presented by the researchers at the American College of Cardiology found that alcohol appears to have an immediate or near-immediate effect on heart rhythm, significantly increasing the chance that an episode of atrial fibrillation (AFib) will occur.
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Researchers find new, effective treatment for Vitamin D deficiency
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], May 22 (ANI): A new study demonstrates 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 is an effective treatment for vitamin D deficiency in some specific patients.
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Study highlights need to prevent spread of plant pandemics
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Montreal [Canada], May 22 (ANI): Plant diseases don't stop at national borders and miles of oceans don't prevent their spread, either.
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New COVID-19 rapid test kit receives scientific seal of approval
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Burnaby [Canada], May 22 (ANI): A team of researchers has validated a faster, cheaper COVID-19 test that could kickstart the expansion of more widespread rapid testing.
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Study: Novel immune checkpoints have applications for cancer, autoimmune d
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Connecticut [US], May 21 (ANI): A team of scientists discovered novel immune checkpoints that have applications for cancer, autoimmune disease treatment. The immune system is a complex balancing act; if it overreacts or underreacts to foreign molecules, there can be serious health consequenc
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Structural details of how SARS-CoV-2 variants escape immune response revea
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
California [US], May 21 (ANI): Fast-spreading variants of the COVID-19-causing coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, carry mutations that enable the virus to escape some of the immune response created naturally or by vaccination. A new study by a team of researchers has revealed key details of how these
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