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Study identifies risk for some childhood cancer patients developing second
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 30 (ANI): Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge found that in children with neuroblastoma - a cancer of immature nerve cells - treatment with platinum chemotherapy caused changes to the genome that could then cause leukaemia in some ch
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Scientists conduct aerial survey of glaciers in Chamoli
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], May 30 (ANI): A team of scientists on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of glaciers at the origin of Rishiganga river in Chamoli.
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B.1.617.2 variant of COVID-19 is infectious, may become dominant in other
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): The variant of COVID-19 first identified in India - B.1.617.2 - is infectious and there are chances that this variant may become dominant in other countries, a senior scientist has said.
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Study: Blood oxygen levels could explain why memory loss is early symptom
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 29 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, scientists from the University of Sussex have recorded blood oxygen levels in the hippocampus and provided experimental proof for why the area, commonly referred to as 'the brain's memory centre', is vulnerable to damage and degeneration,
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Researchers discover drug that blocks multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants in mice
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], May 28 (ANI): The drug diABZI -- which activates the body's innate immune response -- was highly effective in preventing severe COVID-19 in mice that were infected with SARS-CoV-2, according to scientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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New drug combo found effective against high-risk leukaemia
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 28 (ANI): During a recent study Australian scientists have found what could prove to be a new and effective way to treat a particularly aggressive blood cancer in children.
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China under pressure over probe into origins of COVID-19, scientists deman
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Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): China is coming under increasing pressure over probe into the origins of the COVID-19, even as scientists are demanding more clarity to go into the roots of the global pandemic.
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Scientists find solution to measure harmful plastic particles in human sew
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Portsmouth [UK], May 27 (ANI): During a recent study, scientists got up close and personal with human sewage to determine how best to measure hidden and potentially dangerous plastics in it.
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Technology to predict protein stability released by UK university spin-out
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bath [England], May 27 (ANI): A digital tool that will make it cheaper, safer and faster to develop new medicines is being rolled out by scientists from the University of Bath in the UK.
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Deconstructing black fungus: Experts talk about myths, misconceptions arou
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Mucormycosis, previously known as zygomycosis and sometimes termed as black fungus, is a serious fungal infection, found generally in people with less ability to fight infection. As the cases of black fungus infection continue to rise in India, doctors and sc
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Researchers find association of caffeine in counteracting negative effects
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): Scientists from the Michigan State University assessed how effective caffeine was in counteracting the negative effects of sleep deprivation on cognition.
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Study reveals real-world flight data that shows continued need for social
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Reykjavik [Iceland], May 26 (ANI): Current vaccination programmes alone will have a limited effect in stopping the second wave of COVID infections in the US, according to a study conducted by a team of scientists.
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