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Global travellers pick up numerous genes that promote microbial resistance
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 7 (ANI): Carried like stowaways in the guts of international travellers, new and potentially deadly strains of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs may be coming to a community near you, suggests new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Study finds climate change-resistant corals could provide lifeline to batt
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], May 29 (ANI): As coral reefs are known to be the habitats for scores of marine animals, it's extremely essential to preserve them. At a time when coral bleaching is causing damage to the reefs, a new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers discovered that coral
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Study finds zapping nerves with ultrasound, lowers drug-resistant blood pr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 16 (ANI): Brief pulses of ultrasound delivered to nerves near the kidney produced a clinically meaningful drop in blood pressure in people whose hypertension did not respond to a triple cocktail of medications, as per a new study.
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Researchers develop new material to treat wounds, can protect against resi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Gothenburg [Sweden], May 11 (ANI): A team of researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has developed a new material that prevents infections in wounds - a specially designed hydrogel, that works against all types of bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant ones.
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Immunotherapy for head, neck cancers now boosted by cancer cell gene deact
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], March 28 (ANI): Researchers from the UCLA School of Dentistry, during a recent study, were successful in significantly slowing down the growth and spread of tumors in mice by targeting an enzyme that plays a key role in head and neck cancer cells. This also enhanced the eff
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Cancer cell gene deactivation boosts immunotherapy for head, neck cancers
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], March 24 (ANI): Researchers from the UCLA School of Dentistry were able to significantly slow the growth and spread of tumors in mice by targeting an enzyme that plays a key role in head and neck cancer cells. They were also able to enhance the effectiveness of immunotherap
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Microplastic waste becomes 'hubs' for antibiotic-resistant bacteria and pa
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): The findings of a new study show how microplastics found in daily personal care products can host pathogens and boost antibiotic-resistant bacteria by up to 30 times once they wash down household drains and enter municipal wastewater treatment plants
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Study maps full evolutionary journey of hospital superbug
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Cambridge[UK], March 9 (ANI): Researchers during a new study discovered that antibiotic treatment and modern hospitals alone don't create the antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria that are seen today. Instead, it was the selection pressure prior to the widespread use of antibiotics that i
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Diphtheria now becoming major global threat, as it evolves antimicrobial r
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Researchers from the UK and India, during a recent study, found that Diphtheria, which is a relatively easily-preventable infection, has now started to evolve and become resistant to a number of classes of antibiotics, and in future, it could even lead to va
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Kauvery Hospital emphasizes on the need for Antimicrobial stewardship
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu), March 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): Antimicrobial resistance in a region or community can cause complex healthcare issues. The drug resistant infections can cause multiple problems to the organs in the body.
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TRF overground worker arrested in J-K's Baramulla, Chinese grenades recov
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 2 (ANI): The security forces arrested a The Resistant Front (TRF) Over Ground Worker (OGW) in Baramulla district and recovered three Chinese grenades from his possession, said Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday.
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Resistance to certain cancer therapies may be caused by loss of anti-tumou
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): According to Penn State College of Medicine researchers, the absence of a protein that works to prevent tumour formation may explain why some patients are resistant to common cancer therapy.
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