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Researchers discover new way Ebola virus uses to infect cells
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Understanding how viruses spread once they enter the human body is crucial for developing medications and therapies that can stop viruses in their tracks.
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Diabetes medicine may lower risk for colorectal cancer: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A revolutionary study by Case Western Reserve University researchers reveals that a class of medications used to treat type 2 diabetes may also lower the risk of colorectal cancer
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Study finds ways to direct medications to particular body parts
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A study conducted by academics at the University of Gothenburg revealed a method that can change the way medicines are delivered to specific parts of the body.
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Anti-rheumatic drugs may be able to prevent thyroid disease
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Anti-rheumatic medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may help decrease the development of autoimmune thyroid illness, according to a new observational study.
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Macrophage ageing is triggered by cancer stem cells: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A group of researchers looked into the ways in which cancer stem cells avoid the immune system in mouse models.
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Smaller hippocampus associated with cognitive decline: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
With the development of new medications that can target the amyloid-beta plaques in the brain that are an early symptom of Alzheimer's disease, new methods for determining whether memory loss and thinking issues are caused by Alzheimer's disease or another neurodegenerative disease are requi
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Study finds cancer stem cells trigger macrophage ageing
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Cancerous tumours consist of a mixture of cells, the most important of which are cancer stem cells. These cells are capable of establishing new cancerous tumours by evading the immune response.
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Scientists discover hundreds of hazardous compounds in recycled plastics
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"Plastic recycling has been touted as a solution to the plastics pollution crisis, but toxic chemicals in plastics complicate their reuse and disposal and hinder recycling," says Professor Bethanie Carney Almroth, of the University of Gothenburg. The results are published in a study led by s
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Antibiotics for common childhood infections not effective in large parts o
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A study discovered that due to increasing rates of antibiotic resistance, medications used to treat common diseases in infants and babies are no longer effective in large parts of the world.
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OPPI hosts OTC Health and Wellness Conference to promote responsible self-
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 4: The Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) organized the OTC Health and Wellness Conference 2023 at PHD House, New Delhi, with the objective of promoting responsible self-care among individuals. The conference aimed to empower consumers by pro
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26-week pregnancy termination: AIIMS informs SC no abnormality detected in
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"It is felt that with proper care and treatment under appropriate medical supervision, the mother and baby can be managed well during pregnancy and postpartum as has been previously evidenced by her response to medications. In case of worsening of symptoms she may be admitted and treated," A
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Drinking dark tea might regulate blood sugar, minimise risk of diabetes: R
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Drinking black tea every day can help reduce the risk and progression of type 2 diabetes in people by improving blood sugar control, according to new research.
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