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Putin urges for mechanism to adjust coronavirus vaccines to virus mutation
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The continuing mutations of the coronavirus call for a mechanism that would allow vaccines to be adjusted to virus changes quickly, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
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Study uncovers how injury to pancreas impacts formation of cancer
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Nashville (Tennessee) [US], October 29 (ANI): Pioneering research from scientists at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have shown that acinar cells in the pancreas form new cell types to mitigate injury but are then susc
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New drug target for blood cancer, potentially solid tumours identified dur
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 8 (ANI): The findings of a new study by Mount Sinai and UC San Diego researchers, for the first time, have shown how mutations affecting a cellular process called RNA splicing alter cells to develop myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and other hematologic malignancies and
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Study: New unknown childhood genetic condition discovered along with its p
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): Discovering a previously unknown genetic condition that affects children, researchers also found a potential method to prevent the gene mutation by administering a drug during pregnancy.
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Guidelines on international travel: India lists more countries for post-ar
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday imposed restrictions on passengers from additional countries, citing the reports of new mutations in SARS-CoV-2 and the rising number of "Variants of Concern (VOCs) and Variants of Interest (Vols)
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Chemotherapy can induce mutations that lead to pediatric leukemia relapse:
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): A new study has found that a group of chemotherapy drugs can result in mutations that may trigger the relapse of blood cancer in children.
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Researchers shed light on identical mutations that cause different types o
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Heidelberg [Germany], July 24 (ANI): Cells originating from different organs are differentially susceptible to activating mutations in cancer drivers and the same mutation in precursor cells of the pancreas or the bile duct leads to fundamentally different outcomes, according to a recent stu
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May need COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for emerging variants: AIIMS chief
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): With various mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 emerging in the near future, there might be a need for the country to adopt a booster dose with second-generation COVID-19 vaccines, said All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) chief Dr Randeep Guleria. Read More
The virus will not mutate "dramatically" in the forthcoming months: Dr Ran
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi, Dr Randeep Guleria said that the virus will not mutate "dramatically" in the forthcoming months.
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Researchers demonstrate why different types of cancer are caused by identi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Heidelberg [Germany], July 19 (ANI): During a new study, researchers demonstrated that cells originating from different organs are differentially susceptible to activating mutations in cancer drivers. The same mutation in precursor cells of the pancreas or the bile duct leads to fundamentall
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PM Modi urges CMs of North East states for strict monitoring of all COVID
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Noting the fast mutating nature of Coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday advised chief ministers of North Eastern states to strictly monitor the mutation while simultaneously tracking all COVID variants.
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Zika not spread by contact, not cause of concern for public right now: Hea
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Zika virus, of which 14 cases have been reported in Kerala, is not spread by aerosols or contact and is not a major cause for concern at this time, said Dr Mathew Varghese, Public health expert and former director of St Stephens Hospital in Delhi.
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