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Depression in pregnancy can be predicted by blood markers: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Michigan [US], January 27 (ANI): While giving birth to a new life gives utmost happiness to any woman, it also brings in something not very pleasant with it -- depression. Now, a study has revealed that signs of inflammation in the blood can reliably predict and identify severe depression in
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Changes in heart structure may affect thinking and memory skills: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
San Francisco (California) [US], January 27 (ANI): A new study has suggested that subtle changes in the structure and the diastolic function of a person's heart between early adulthood and middle age may be associated with a decline in thinking and memory skills.
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Omicron generated antibodies effective against all variants of concern in
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): The latest study conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) shows that antibodies generated by Omicron, a COVID-19 strain, are not only effective against it but also other variants of concern (VOCs) including Delta.
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Nano bubbles could treat, prevent current and future strains of SARS-CoV-2
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Evanston (Illinois) [US], January 24 (ANI): With the COVID-19 virus mutating and bringing in more and deadlier waves with it, medical discoveries are all that humanity is depending on to survive and defeat this dark phase of life.
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Study finds Calcium is vital not just for bones but also heart
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Suita [Japan], January 23 (ANI): The human heart, the size of a fist, located just behind and slightly left of the breastbone, tirelessly beats an average of 100,000 times a day. However, conditions that stop the heart from pumping blood efficiently can cause serious problems and ultimately
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Deaths have been considerably reduced due to COVID-19 vaccination: ICMR
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) head Dr Balram Bhargava, in a health briefing, on Thursday asserted that deaths have been considerably reduced due to COVID-19 vaccinations in this third surge of the coronavirus infection.
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COVID-19: Omicron gradually replacing Delta variant in many states, says t
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) Head of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases Dr Samiran Panda on Tuesday said that the Omicron variant of coronavirus is gradually replacing the Delta variant in many states across the country.
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Delhi govt conducting three times more COVID-19 tests than required by ICM
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said that the government is conducting three times more COVID-19 testing than required by the Indian Council of Medical Research guidelines and informed that the city is likely to report nearly 17,000 new
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Delta variant major cause for COVID in children during second wave: ICMR s
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): The Delta variant was the major cause of coronavirus infection in children's COVID-19 cases during the second wave in India, according to an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study.
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Molnupiravir does not come under National Treatment Task Force for COVID-1
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Antiviral drug Molnupiravir is not included in the National treatment task force for COVID-19, said Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Balram Bhargava on Wednesday.
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Revised ICMR guidelines welcome step, no need of unnecessary testing asymp
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): There is no need for unnecessary testing of asymptomatic individuals in community setting and the revised ICMR guidelines for COVID-19 testing are a welcome step, Dr Puneet Misra, Professor of Community Medicine at AIIMS Delhi has said.
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COVID-19: Contact testing not required unless high risk people involved, s
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Any person, who has come in contact with a COVID-infected patient, does not need to be tested unless the person is identified in the 'high-risk' category based on age or comorbidities, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said in its latest gu
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