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Study finds infra-red technology can help predict severe COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 12 (ANI): Scientists have developed a way of using infra-red technology to rapidly test which patients are most at risk of becoming severely unwell from COVID-19.
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Discovery gives hope of detecting, preventing prostate cancer spread
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], June 1 (ANI): New research by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and The University of Queensland has revealed how lowering cholesterol could potentially prevent or help stop the spread of prostate cancer.
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Study reveals genetic link between depression and anxiety
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Queensland [Australia], April 16 (ANI): New Australian research, led by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, has identified 509 genes that influence both depression and anxiety - confirming a genetic relationship between the mental health conditions.
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Researchers identify cause and potential treatment for COVID-19-induced he
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): Australian researchers at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have discovered some of the ways COVID-19 damages the heart and identified a class of drugs that could potentially protect or reverse this cardiac injury.
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New study uncovers new genes linked to glaucoma risk
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): A new study led by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and Harvard Medical School has significantly increased understanding of the genetics of glaucoma, identifying 44 previously unknown genes linked to a person's risk of developing the degenerativ
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Researchers develop new test to help fight deadly melanoma
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): Researchers have developed a prototype test that can help identify if patients with deadly metastasised melanoma are likely to benefit from immunotherapy.
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Trial gives hope for better control of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): An international study, led by QIMR Berghofer researchers, has shown that a new device that targets 'Aedes aegypti' mosquitos could be extremely useful in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases such as Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika.
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Clinical trial finds vitamin D does not ward off colds, flu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): An Australian randomised controlled trial of vitamin D supplements, led by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has found they do not protect most people from developing colds, flu and other acute respiratory infections.
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Discovery provides hope for early detection of serious Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], December 8 (ANI): Australian researchers have developed a way of testing whether or not Covid-19 patients' immune systems are gearing up to fight the virus that causes the deadly disease.
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Every pregnancy helps reduce endometrial cancer risk: Researchers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], November 17 (ANI): Each additional pregnancy a woman experiences, including those that result in miscarriage, can help reduce her risk of developing endometrial cancer, new QIMR Berghofer research has found.
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A quarter of population underestimates skin cancer risk: Queensland study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Queensland (Australia) [India], October 20 (ANI): A research conducted in Queensland has revealed that almost a quarter of the population here underestimates their risk of developing potentially deadly melanomas - with those at highest risk worst at predicting their chances of getting the sk
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No genetic evidence that hearing loss causes Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): New QIMR Berghofer and QUT research has found there is no strong genetic evidence that hearing loss causes Alzheimer's disease, despite both conditions sharing a significant number of genetic variants.
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