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Obese people found to be at increased risk of Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 16 (ANI): A new study led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London uses a novel approach to investigate the effects of cardiovascular risk factors on the risk of COVID-19 infection.
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Study suggests screening younger women for hereditary cancers may be cost
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Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): Population-wide screening for genetic variants linked to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer may be cost-effective in women between the ages of 20 and 35, according to a study.
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Study reveals walnuts helpful in cardiovascular disease
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Washington [US], November 15 (ANI): Studies from a randomised controlled trial reveals the capability of walnuts from preventing major risk factors for heart disease, claims,' people who regularly consume walnuts may have a lower risk of heart disease, compared to those who do not eat'.
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Blocking two immune molecules can prevent asthma attacks: Study
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California [US], November 15 (ANI): La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), has come up with a new breakthrough study, revealing the key to preventing asthma attacks by blocking two immune molecules at the same time is key to preventing asthma attacks in a mouse model.
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Shiv Nadar School Hosts Virtual Boot Camp on Nuclear Energy, Climate Chang
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Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Shiv Nadar School, Noida, (a not-for-profit initiative of the Shiv Nadar Foundation in K12 education) organized the first-of-its-kind Energy Boot Camp as part of its STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) program to
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Avanti Fellows Receives a Total Funding of USD 4.5 M From its Supporters t
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New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Avanti Fellows, the social education enterprise running India's largest interventions integrating technology to improve Math and Science achievement in secondary schools, has received a total grant of USD 4.5 million for its projects from leadin
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Personalised drug screens could guide treatment for children with brain ca
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Washington [US], November 12 (ANI): Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) have demonstrated that personalised drug screens can be used to identify new therape
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Vitamin C's effectiveness against COVID may hinge on vitamin's natural tra
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Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): High doses of Vitamin C under study for treating COVID-19 may benefit some populations, but investigators exploring its potential in ageing say key factors in effectiveness include levels of the natural transporter needed to get the vitamin inside cells.
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Combination of air pollution, COVID-19 can cause more severe disease, incr
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New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): High levels of air pollution, combined with COVID-19 will not only aggravate severe disease but can also lead to an increase in mortality, said All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi, Director, Randeep Guleria on Wednesday.
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Super-spreading events must have happened in Delhi, leading to surge in CO
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New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Super-spreading events of COVID-19, in which big crowds with attendees do not take precautions leading to spread of infections on a large scale, must have occurred in Delhi, said All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi (AIIMS), Director, Dr Rand
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Keeping Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at low temperatures will be challenging
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi (AIIMS), Delhi on Wednesday said the results of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine phase III trials are very encouraging but preserving it at very low temperatures, -70 degree C, will
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Study reveals sleep loss hijacks brain's activity during learning
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Philadelphia [US], November 11 (ANI): Partially sleep-deprived individuals might be especially vulnerable to fear-related conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder or anxiety, according to a new research.
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