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Antibody measurement promises smaller, quicker clinical vaccine trials: US
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Antibody measurements shortly after people were vaccinated against COVID-19 revealed the potential for speedier clinical trials of new vaccine candidates with fewer participants, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said.
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Daytime meals might reduce health problems associated with night shift wor
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): According to a small clinical trial by the National Institutes of Health, eating only during the daytime might prevent higher glucose levels for night shift workers.
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Study targets mouse's own cells to treat pneumonia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a therapy that targets host cells rather than bacterial cells in treating bacterial pneumonia in rodents.
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Study suggests new depression screeners successfully measure symptoms, fol
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): Research from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine has shown that the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information Systems (PROMIS) scale for depression developed by the National Institutes of Health can accurately measure de
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Scientists find key to hepatitis C entry into cells, findings provide new
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 22 (ANI): Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, describe the structure of a key protein on the surface of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and how it interacts with its receptor foun
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Covaxin effectively neutralises both Alpha, Delta variants of Covid-19: US
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 30 (ANI): The National Institute of Health (NIH) in the United States has found that Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN vaccine generates antibodies that effectively neutralize both Alpha and Delta variants of COVID-19.
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Scientists need to rethink which genes linked to ageing process: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Researchers at the National Institutes of Health fed antibiotics to fruit flies to better understand the role of bacteria in health and disease. They monitored the lifetime activity of hundreds of genes that scientists have traditionally thought control ageing
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Study suggests scientists may need to rethink which genes control ageing
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): To better understand the role of bacteria in health and disease, researchers from the National Institutes of Health fed fruit flies antibiotics and monitored the lifetime activity of hundreds of genes that scientists have traditionally thought control ageing.
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Taking short breaks may help our brains learn new skills
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): In a study of healthy volunteers, National Institutes of Health researchers have mapped out the brain activity that flows when we learn a new skill, such as playing a new song on the piano, and discovered why taking short breaks from practice is a key to learni
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Scientists discover new genetic form of ALS in children
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 1 (ANI): In a study of 11 medical-mystery patients, an international team of researchers led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and the Uniformed Services University (USU) discovered a new and unique form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Open, expressive family life may reduce social deprivation effects among a
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): An environment in which family members support one another and express their feelings can reduce the effects of social deprivation on cognitive ability and development among adopted children, suggests a small study by researchers at the National Institutes of H
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COVID-19: US begins study assessing allergic reactions to Pfizer, Moderna
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): US' National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on Wednesday that it is launching a study to determine the risk of allergic reactions to the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines among certain individuals.
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