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Researchers develop new system for identifying drugs to repurpose in fight
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): A study led by researchers of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a system to identify drugs that might be repurposed to fight the coronavirus in elderly patients.
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Pune woman repurposes discarded tyres to make footwear, promote environmen
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 23 (ANI): A Pune based entrepreneur, Pooja Badamikar, upcycles scrap tyres to make pretty footwear with an aim to promote environmental awareness in a unique way.
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Anti-depressant repurposed may treat childhood cancer: Study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): A new study has found that a commonly prescribed anti-depressant may halt the growth of a type of cancer known as childhood sarcoma, at least in mice and laboratory cell experiments.
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Four drugs for COVID-19 appear to have little or no effect on reducing mor
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The interim analysis of WHO's Solidarity Trial has revealed that 4 repurposed drugs for COVID-19--remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir and interferon regimens-- appeared to have little or no effect on reducing mortality, initiation of venti
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Four repurposed drugs have no effect on reducing mortality in COVID-19 cas
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): The interim analysis of World Health Organisation (WHO)'s Solidarity Trial has revealed that four repurposed drugs for COVID-19--remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir and interferon regimens appeared to have little or no effect on reducing m
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Struggling US manufacturers switch production lines to face masks
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Aug 6 (ANI): With about half of US states requiring that masks be worn in public and most large retailers and grocery stores mandating them in their stores, masks are not just helping keep coronavirus at bay but also providing a financial lifeline to many small businesses t
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Decided not to deny health workers HCQ based on risk-benefit analysis: ICM
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Noting that a lot of drugs are being repurposed for treatment of COVID-19, ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said that prophylactic use of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for health care workers had been recommended on the basis of risk-benefit a
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Wipro to repurpose Pune IT facility to 450-bed COVID-19 hospital
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 5 (ANI): IT major Wipro said on Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the state government of Maharashtra under which it will repurpose one of its information technology campuses at Hinjewadi in Pune to a 450-bed intermediary care COVID-1
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Cancer drug could be repurposed to treat brain aneurysms
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 19 (ANI): Drugs used for the treatment of cancer patients can also be used to treat brain aneurysms, claims a study.
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Know how anti-malaria drugs help in treating cancer
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 16 (ANI): According to previous researches, anti-malaria drugs known as chloroquines were repurposed to treat cancer for decades, but until now no one knew exactly what the chloroquines were targeting when they attack a tumor.
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Saddam Hussein's 30 million dollars yacht repurposed as a hotel
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Basra [Iraq], May 24 (ANI): Deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's 30 million dollars, 270-foot presidential yacht, named the Basrah Breeze, will now operate as a hotel facility for Iraqi maritime pilots shipping in and out of Basra.
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New Zika virus find paves way for new vaccines
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 31 (ANI): A new study has demonstrated how Zika virus rewires and repurposes invaded cells, paving the way for new vaccines and treatments.
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