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Research shows how a viral toxin may exacerbate severe COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A new study in the journal Nature Communications reveals how a viral toxin produced by the SARS-CoV-2 virus may contribute to severe COVID-19 infections. The study shows how a portion of the SARS-CoV-2 "spike" protein can damage cell barriers that line the inside of blood vessels within orga
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Assam Rifles recovers huge amount of foreign currency, warlike stores from
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The troops of Assam Rifles recovered a huge amount of foreign currency and apprehended two persons in Mizoram's Siaha district.
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Hospitalization during COVID-19 damages lungs: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
COVID-19 often leads to a number of health issues as side-effects even after one recovers from it. According to a study by American Thoracic Society, a number of COVID-19 patients suffer from lung disease after being discharged from hospitals.
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Assam Rifles flag off National Integration Tour in Mizoram
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Lunglei Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles flagged off National Integration Tour for the students of Mizoram to the Hornbill Festival, Nagaland on November 30.
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Research: Existing drug could reduce side effects of popular cancer treatm
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A Michigan State University researcher is part of an international team that found an existing drug may help decrease the side effects of cisplatin, a widely used cancer treatment that was discovered at MSU in 1965.
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Excess oxygen during surgery linked to higher risk of organ damage: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A large US study has found that giving patients excess levels of oxygen during surgery is associated with a higher risk of subsequent kidney, heart, and lung injury.
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Carbon ultrafine particles accelerate lung cancer progression
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
While it may seem common knowledge that smoking is bad for your lungs, if and how ultrafine particles present in cigarette smoke impact the development and progression of lung cancer remains unclear. Working with animal models, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine sought to find how air
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Simultaneous radiation, immunotherapy beneficial for subset of lung cancer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In many cancer types, cancer cells try to survive by escaping attack from the immune system. These cancer cells hijack mechanisms called immune checkpoints to trick the immune system into thinking they are healthy cells. Recent advances in cancer treatment have focused on developing immune c
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Children who had bronchitis linked to adult lung problem: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Bronchitis in early childhood has been found to increase the risk of lung diseases in middle age according to research from the Allergy and Lung Health Unit at the University of Melbourne.
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Poor diet damages blood vessels: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Metabolic disease affects blood vessels in different organs of our body in a unique way, suggests the findings of recent study
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Alarming rise in lung cancer amongst non-smokers, women and youngsters - S
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The study conducted by a team led by Dr Arvind Kumar from Medanta hospital observed that an increasing number of patients presenting in the outpatient clinic were non-smokers of a relatively younger age group.
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Lung cancer screening helps to increase survival rate of cancer patients
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers found lung cancer screenings useful to increase survival rate of cancer patients. Early-stage lung cancer is detected by low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening.
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