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Evidence of autoimmunity's origins uncovered via new approach: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A study supports the idea that some T cells that react to microbes also may react to normal human proteins, causing autoimmune disease. The findings promise to accelerate efforts to improve diagnostic tools and treatments for autoimmune diseases.
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Scientists from across world come together to fight pathogens
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A three-day conference with the objective of advancing the understanding on therapeutics to tackle pressing diseases began on December 6 at Conference Center of the University of Delhi.
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Researchers find new method of microbial pathogen detection in patients wi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
With the aid of the Wyss Institute's FcMBL broad-spectrum pathogen capture technology, researchers have redesigned the procedure for identifying microorganisms in blood samples from paediatric sepsis patients.
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Top ayurvedic picks to boost your immunity this winter
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The body's strength fluctuates as the seasons change. A robust immune system will shield you from disease-causing pathogens and lower your risk of experiencing severe illnesses. To adapt to the outside environment and temperature, each season necessitates a different routine and nutrition.
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WHO to identify pathogens that could cause future outbreaks, pandemics
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a statement, the WHO said that starting with a meeting held last Friday, November 18, WHO is convening over 300 scientists who will consider the evidence on over 25 virus families and bacteria, as well as "Disease X."
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Study: Antibiotic-resistant microbes in the gut make C. difficile more inf
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Clostridioides difficile, often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that causes severe intestinal illness and, as its name suggests, can be difficult to study and treat. Approximately 1 in 6 patients infected with C. difficile will be reinfected within two months. Yet scie
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Despite global concerns, Pakistan, China working on deadly virus
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology and Pakistan Army-run, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), has set up a highly-advanced scientific infrastructure to conduct research into deadly pathogens in Pakistan.
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Study finds how physical traits of flowers affect health of bumble bees
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The research showed that the length of a flower's corolla, or petals, affects how this pathogen is transferred between bees because shorter corollas mean that fewer bee faeces wind up inside the flower itself and in the path of bees looking for nectar.
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Pathogens can hitch a ride on plastic to reach the sea: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The study, published April 26 in the journal Scientific Reports, is the first to connect microplastics in the ocean with land-based pathogens. It found that microplastics can make it easier for disease-causing pathogens to concentrate in plastic-contaminated areas of the ocean.
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HUL's Pureit launches new range of water purifiers to solve the increasing
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): HUL's Pureit announced the launch of its new range - Pureit Vital Series, a new range of RO + UV + Minerals based water purifiers with FiltraPower Technology, which is proven to remove toxic substances like industrial chemicals, pestic
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Some people may be susceptible to uncommon bacterial illness because of im
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 4 (ANI): Everybody occasionally breathes in Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) bacteria, yet the majority of individuals don't become ill. These dangerous Mycobacterium tuberculosis cousins usually spend their brief, innocuous lives in food, soil, water, or dust.
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Researchers find hydroquinine in trees has potential to kill drug-resistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): Researchers discovered that a naturally occurring chemical known as hydroquinine has bacterial killing potential against numerous pathogens in a recent study.
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