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WHO urges member states to continue with 'strong surveillance' amid rising
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In the wake of the surge in respiratory diseases and new JN.1 COVID sub-variant, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that the virus is evolving and changing and urged the member states to continue with strong surveillance and sequence sharing.
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Study finds pathogens coerce immunity by using force
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A study found that pathogens can use physical force to defeat a cell's defence mechanisms. The study found that pathogens can avoid being ingested by immune cells by exerting a "propulsive force."
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Pathogens use force to overcome immune defences: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Indiana University researchers have found a previously unknown technique by which infections penetrate a cell with physical force, bypassing the body's immunological defences that prevent infection, similar to a burglar smashing a window to get into a house.
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China says there is no detection of 'unusual or novel pathogens' in surge
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Following a pressing demand from the World Health Organisation to reveal more information on the surge in respiratory illnesses among children, China said there is no detection of any unusual or novel pathogens.
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Study highlights gut fungi's lasting impact on severe COVID-19 immune resp
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, certain gut-dwelling fungus thrive in severe cases of COVID-19, magnifying the excessive inflammation that causes the disease while also triggering long-term alterations in the immune system. This research indic
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Researchers shed light on underrecognized contribution of viral pathogens
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
During the first 33 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 accounted for 1 in 6 episodes of sepsis, underscoring the significance of viral sepsis, according to a recent study headed by experts at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. The conclusion of Sepsis Awareness Month and th
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New gut microbe produces smelly toxic gas but defends against pathogens: S
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
An international team of scientists led by University of Vienna microbiologist Alexander Loy discovered new gut bacteria that just consume taurine and produce the noxious chemical hydrogen sulphide. As a result, the researchers have improved our understanding of the microbial pathways that h
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Research reveals new gut microbe produces smelly toxic gas but protects ag
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
An international team of scientists led by University of Vienna microbiologist Alexander Loy identified a new gut bacteria that feeds only on taurine and creates the foul-smelling gas hydrogen sulphide. The researchers have therefore added to our understanding of those microbial mechanisms t
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IIT Jodhpur scientists develop 'CODE' device for good indoor air quality
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The device has been tested extensively which deactivates more than 99.99 per cent of harmful pathogens and provides quality indoor air.
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UAE: Al Neyadi contributes to study of undefined host-pathogens affecting
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), today announced that astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi participated in the host-pathogen experiment to analyse the reaction between astronauts’ immunity and the microbial pathogens on the International Space Station (ISS).
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Researchers create new rapid, reliable detection method for Coronavirus
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus can be reliably detected using commercially available mass spectrometers. In the journal "Clinical Proteomics," researchers from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) present a new method for detecting bacterial and fungal infections that use equipment th
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Study explains why infants contract so many common respiratory ailments
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers from Columbia University have discovered a unique cluster of immune cells that are only seen in newborns that enable them to deal with novel pathogens and explain why infants contract so many common respiratory ailments.
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