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Head and Neck Cancer: Importance of CT Scan in Early Diagnosis and Treatme
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29: Head and neck cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the internal tissue of the mouth, throat, sinuses, salivary gland, neck and other areas. There is a key advantage of modern imaging technology which provides cross-sectional images that show any abnormali
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Venom in snakes and salivary protein in mammals share a common origin: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Snakes, some lizards and even a few mammals can have a venomous bite. Although these lineages split more than 300 million years ago, their venoms have evolved from the same ancestral salivary protein, reported scientists today in BMC Biology.
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Norovirus and other 'stomach viruses' can spread through saliva
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): A class of viruses known to cause severe diarrheal diseases including the one famous for widespread outbreaks on cruise ships can grow in the salivary glands of mice and spread through their saliva, scientists have discovered. The findings show that a new rout
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COVID-19 infects mouth and may spread in saliva: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 26 (ANI): Researchers have said they have found evidence that coronavirus infects the mouth, including inside the cheeks, in the gums and in salivary glands.
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