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Researchers reveal why some tumour cells become resistant to chemotherapy
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to recent research led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, cancer cells have an inbuilt randomness in their capacity to respond to chemotherapy, which is another weapon in their treatment resistance toolbox.
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Bhutan: Houses built with stone slabs more susceptible to earthquakes
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to The Bhutan Live, the ongoing national earthquake safety assessment by the Department of Human Settlement checks for a house's resistance to earthquakes with magnitudes ranging between 6.1 to 6.9.
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J-K: Terrorist who shot dead Kashmiri Pandit in Pulwama eliminated in enco
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to Kashmir Zone Police, the terrorist identified as Aqib Mustaq Bhat, worked for The Resistance Front (TRF). He was earlier associated with Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terror outfit.
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China's birth rate continues to fall as Chinese women resistant to three-c
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A recent report has shown that even as the Chinese Communist Party offers young newlyweds 30 days of paid holiday as part of its three-child policy, many women are sceptical that real progress will follow. The Global Institute for Women's Leadership's new collection, Essays on Equality: The
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Study shows circovirus involved in human hepatitis
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Circoviruses are a family of small, highly resistant DNA viruses that were initially identified in 1974 in various animal species, where they can cause respiratory, renal, dermatological and reproductive problems. HCirV-1 is a novel virus that is distant from known animal circoviruses.
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Newly-discovered virus has ability to kill resistant bacteria
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A Danish creek has surprised researchers with the presence of previously unknown virus species.
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Researchers how bacteria use electricity to communicate
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Bacteria use electricity to communicate and react to environmental cues, much like neurons do in human brains. To better understand antibiotic resistance, scientists have now found a mechanism to alter this electrical signalling in bacteria.
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Resistant bacteria can be killed by newly discovered virus: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Associate professor Clare Kirkpatrick, who studies bacterial stress-response at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Southern Denmark, has said, "we have found five new species that we believe are unknown to science."
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Rs 10L-cr capex will usher in new markets, opportunities: Scindia
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In his address at the inaugural session of the two-day 4th Edition of the Global Zinc Summit in New Delhi, Scindia said, "Today, India is one of the fourth largest producers in the world, producing almost 6 per cent of the world's capacity. Zinc is an excellent corrosion-resistant material."
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Study reveals how CBD counters epileptic seizures
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A study reveals a previously unknown way in which cannabidiol (CBD), a substance found in cannabis, reduces seizures in many treatment-resistant forms of pediatric epilepsy.
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Do you know antibiotic helps to fight against superbugs? Study reveals
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Named Priscilicidin, the antibiotic's amino acid building blocks are small, so it can be tailored to tackle different types of antimicrobial resistance.
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Men are more prone to develop obesity-related conditions: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Men are more likely than women to develop conditions associated with obesity such as cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance and diabetes, says York Professor Tara Haas with the Faculty of Health's School of Kinesiology and Health Science.
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