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Researchers explore microbial ecosystem in search of drugs to fight SARS-C
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Seoul [South Korea], June 21 (ANI): Researchers from Yonsei University in South Korea have found that certain commensal bacteria that reside in the human intestine produce compounds that inhibit SARS-CoV-2.
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Study evaluates reason behind increased transmission in SARS-CoV-2 variant
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Washington [US], June 21 (ANI): Recently a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine study found that although two SARS-CoV-2 variants are associated with higher transmission, patients with these variants show no evidence of higher viral loads in their upper respiratory tracts compared to the control
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Delhi govt launches one-year diploma course in Meditation, Yoga Sciences
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New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday launched a one-year diploma course in 'Meditation and Yoga Sciences', in which around 450 candidates have enrolled themselves.
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Top AIIMS official says Covid waves will depend on human behaviour
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New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Amid the fear of a possible third wave of COVID-19 pandemic as the country gradually eases restrictions, Neeraj Nischal, Assistant Professor Department of Medicine at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Sunday said that human behaviour is one
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Butterflies at risk from excess nitrogen: Study
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Bern [Switzerland], June 20 (ANI): The nitrogen present in agriculture, vehicle emissions and industry gets deposited in the soil via the air and impacts vegetation- to the detriment of the butterflies, as researchers at the University of Basel have discovered.
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New technique allows for identification of potential drugs to fight resist
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Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): Researchers from Miami University in Ohio have optimised a new technique that will allow scientists to evaluate how potential inhibitors work on antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Yoga significantly reduces psycho-somatic symptoms, study observes
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New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Yoga can be used as an adjunct therapy in the management of severe arthritis, observes Dr Rima Dada, Prof Lab for Molecular Reproduction and Genetics, Department of Anatomy at the All Indian Institute of Medical Science.
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Study discovers compounds that protect lung cells, may block COVID virus
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Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): Elovanoids, the bioactive chemical messengers made from omega-3 very-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, may block the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering cells and protect the air cells (alveoli) of the lung.
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Seawater desalination unit brings relief to drought-prone Tamil Nadu villa
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New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Science and Technology on Saturday informed that seawater desalination through "solar thermal forward osmosis" has brought relief to a drought-prone village in Tamil Nadu.
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Everyone is predicting a third wave: Dr M V Padma Srivastava of AIIMS
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New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Amid the fear of a possible third wave of COVID-19 pandemic as the country gradually eases restrictions, Dr M V Padma Srivastava, head of department of neurology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said that everyone is predicting a third wave
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New software helps identify patients likely to require ventilator support
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New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): A new software Covid Severity Score (CSS) can now identify patients likely to require ventilator support in an ICU and referral in time, the Ministry of Science and Technology informed on Saturday.
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SENSIT rapid COVID-19 Ag exhibits 86 pc sensitivity, 100 pc specificity
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New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The SENSIT rapid COVID-19 Ag Kit, developed by Ubio Biotechnology Systems Pvt. Ltd and supported by DBT-BIRAC under the aegis of COVID-19 Research Consortium, exhibit sensitivity and specificity of 86 per cent and 100 per cent, according to the Ministry of S
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