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Impact of COVID-19 substantially higher than that of flu: Study
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Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): A study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center compared the impact of COVID-19 and influenza (flu) on patients and hospital resources.
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Study sheds light on how birds breathe better
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Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): Researchers at the New York University have discovered that birds breathe with greater efficiency than humans due to the structure of their lungs looped airways that facilitate air flows that go in one direction.
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Cancer immunotherapy may also treat certain autoimmune diseases, claims st
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Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): A team of researchers at the University of Michigan has found that disrupting the interaction between cancer cells and certain immune cells is more effective at killing cancer cells than current immunotherapy treatments.
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Study claims heart disease in elderly may be prevented by anti-inflammator
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Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): The findings of a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons suggest that anti-inflammatory therapies may be an effective way to prevent heart disease in people with a common age-related blood condition.
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Gene therapy using 'zinc fingers' may help treat Alzheimer's disease, show
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Boston [US], March 20 (ANI): Researchers have used a genetic engineering strategy to dramatically reduce levels of tau--a key protein that accumulates and becomes tangled in the brain during the development of Alzheimer's disease--in an animal model of the condition.
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Anti-inflammatory therapies prevent heart disease in elderly, claims study
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Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): Therapies that soothe inflammation could be an effective way to prevent heart disease in people with a common age-related blood condition, according to a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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Researchers highlight outcomes of COVID-19 transmission from mother to fet
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Moscow [Russia], March 19 (ANI): Researchers from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology studied a case of vertical COVID-19 transmission from mother to her unborn child that resulted in major complications in the pregnancy, premature birth and death of the child. The consortium then u
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Researchers find immediate angiography may reduce stroke treatment time, i
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Texas [US], March 19 (ANI): A clinical research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2021 claimed that immediate angiography, rather than the standard computed tomography (CT scan), reduced stroke treatment time and was linked to improved recovery.
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Study discovers crucial step in formation of deadly brain diseases
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London [UK], March 18 (ANI): Researchers at Imperial College London have discovered what causes normal proteins to convert to a diseased form, causing conditions like CJD and Kuru. The study also tested a way to block the process, which could lead to new drugs for combatting these diseases.
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Researchers create more accurate model for how microbes search nutrients
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Cambridge [UK], March 17 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study created a more accurate model of how microbes search for nutrients, by considering how some bacteria will swim faster within higher nutrient concentrations.
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Exposure density and neighbourhood disparities in COVID-19 infection risk:
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New York [US], March 17 (ANI): Researchers report that neighbourhood changes in exposure density--a measure of activity associated with increased risk of exposure to COVID-19-infected individuals--in New York City in response to a statewide stay-at-home order were associated with COVID-19
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Study shows how pregnancy turns the stress response on its head
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Washington DC [US], March 16 (ANI): Researchers in a recent study found that the link between physical health problems and psychological stress generally relates to a stress-induced immune response gone wild, with inflammation then causing damage to other systems in the body. This is a predi
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