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Even animals benefit from social distance to prevent disease
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 11 (ANI): The microorganisms living inside and on our body play a crucial role in both the maintenance of our health and the development of the disease. A team of researchers have now uncovered evidence about the importance of maintaining physical distance to minim
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Breastfeeding may lead to fewer human viruses in infants
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 18 (ANI): Even small amounts of breastmilk strongly influences the accumulation of viral populations in the infant's gut and provides a protective effect against potentially pathogenic viruses, suggests recent research that examined hundreds of babies.
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Remembering CV Raman, Abdul Kalam and other heroes on National Science Day
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): From the cells in the human body to the omnipresent microorganisms, the world is surrounded by scientific compounds in all spheres.
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Scientists unearth soil-dwelling microorganisms that resemble 'Pac-man'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Panama City [Panama], Jan 25 (ANI): A group of scientists recently revealed in a study that the curious soil-dwelling microorganisms known as protists have an uncanny resemblance to the legendary 'Pac-man' arcade game character that gobbles up dots with its gaping mouth as it moves through a
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Researchers find ways to keep medical tools pathogen free
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 8 (ANI): A new study can spot and remove pathogens such as Candida albicans, a commonly found microbe that can turn deadly when it colonises on medical devices such as catheters implanted in the human body.
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Microbes likely to play role in triggering heart attack: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Sept 1 (ANI): According to a recent study presented at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology, certain microorganisms in the body may contribute to a heart attack.
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Gut bacteria might play role in reducing anxiety: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 22 (ANI): Anxiety levels in people are on a constant rise, but regulating it might be as easy as eating. A new study has found that controlling the microorganisms in the gut by probiotic and non-probiotic foods can aid in relieving anxiety.
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Gut microbiota products may favor diabetes
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
A new study has revealed that gut microbiota, which is the complex community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tracts of humans and other animals, has the ability to affect how cells respond to insulin, and can thus contribute to type 2 diabetes.
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About 100 species of microorganisms living on ISS, eroding spacecraft
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 24 (ANI/Sputnik): About 100 species of various microorganisms live aboard the International Space Station (ISS), degrading plastic and metal the spacecraft is made from and endangering the crew's health, Valery Bogomolov, deputy director of the Institute for Biomedical
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