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Text messages can boost vaccination rates against influenzas including COV
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], April 30 (ANI): Nudges sent via text messages to patients prior to a primary care visit can boost vaccination rates against influenza including COVID-19, a study shows.
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Nanobody neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and variant
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
California [US], April 24 (ANI): A cocktail of high-affinity nanobodies, which are small antigen recognition domains, from alpacas were able to neutralize both wild-type severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the N501Y D614G variant, said researchers in a new study
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Synchronous caregiving from birth to adulthood tunes humans' social brain:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): Synchronous caregiving from birth to adulthood tunes humans' social brain, said researchers in a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS).
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More accessible court system would help low-income individuals overcome pr
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): A more accessible court system would help individuals with minimal resources overcome procedural hurdles facing divorce, according to the researchers whose findings were published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of Amer
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How environmental exposures before conception may impact fetal development
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Michigan [US], March 18 (ANI): A new report published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests older age and alcohol consumption in the year leading up to conception also may have an impact by epigenetically altering a specific gene during the development of human eggs or
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Implementing one-way customer traffic at retail stores can dramatically re
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Researchers in a study suggests that implementing one-way customer traffic at retail stores can dramatically reduce COVID-19 transmission. The study was conducted by Robert A. Shumsky, Laurens Debo, Rebecca M. Lebeaux, Quang P. Nguyen and Anne G. Hoen
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Vaccinating oldest against COVID-19 saves both most lives, most years of l
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): A recent study by Joshua R. Goldstein, Thomas Cassidy, and Kenneth W. Wachter states that vaccinating the oldest against COVID-19 saves both the most lives and the most years of life.
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Study: Managing aerosol lining could reduce COVID-19 spread
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): Researchers have suggested that stabilizing airway lining mucus in aerosol infected individuals might help manage the spread of COVID-19, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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Social distancing lowers chances of getting Covid-19 not just in community
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington (US), February 5 (ANI): During this pandemic, research has established the value of social distancing as a means of deterring the spread of COVID-19 but a new study has found out that staying away from others benefits individuals who practice social distancing and not just for the
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Face masks and Covid-19 prevention
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington (US), January 12 (ANI): Researchers reviewing evidence for the effectiveness of mask usage in preventing Covid-19 transmission, have found that in conjunction with hygiene, distancing, and contact tracing, mask-wearing, particularly by infectious individuals, can substantially red
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Short-term episodes of diarrhea could lead to long-term nutritional proble
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): A study published in proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that the toxin produced by the Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacterium which causes diarrhoea could lead to long-term nutritional problems.
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Ultraviolet light strongly associated with low growth of COVID-19, says st
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Connecticut [US], October 14 (ANI): High levels of ultraviolent light is "most strongly" associated with reduced Covid-19 growth, says a new study where scientists looked at statistical models of the link between weather and the maximum growth rate of the virus globally.
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