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Scientists identify nutrient that helps prevent bacterial infection
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): Scientists studying the body's natural defenses against bacterial infection have identified a nutrient--taurine--that helps the gut recall prior infections and kill invading bacteria, such as Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kpn).
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Rajnath Singh lauds scientists, PM Modi for COVID-19 vaccination drive
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): As India started its vaccination drive against the coronavirus, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday appreciated country's scientists and praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his persistence and determination in the development and inoculatio
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US slams Beijing for continuous withholding of COVID-19 information
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): Calling for a transparent and thorough investigation into the origin of COVID-19, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday said the pandemic was avoidable adding that Beijing did not reveal vital information about the virus, which would have helped sc
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Rapid blood test identifies COVID-19 patients at high risk of severe disea
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that a relatively simple and rapid blood test can predict -- within a day of a hospital admission -- which patients with COVID-19 are at highest risk of severe complications or d
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Research reveals how crop roots penetrate hard soils
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a signal that causes roots to stop growing in hard soils which can be 'switched off' to allow them to punch through compacted soil - a discovery that could help plants to grow in even the most damaged soils.
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Study elucidates how production of defensive toxins takes place in plants
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Jena [Germany], January 15 (ANI): Scientists from Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology describe how the plants produce defensive toxins without harming themselves and the exact mode of action of diterpene glycosides in wild tobacco.
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DNA test can quickly identify pneumonia in COVID-19 patients, aiding faste
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Cambridge [UK], January 15 (ANI): A team of scientists and doctors from the University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have developed a DNA test which they claim will quickly identify secondary infections in COVID-19 patients, who have double the risk of
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Former AIIMS director, other experts slam skeptics of Covid-19 vaccine
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New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): Former AIIMS director Tirath Das Dogra along with a group of 49 doctors, scientists, and medical professionals come forward in support of the Made in India Covid-19 vaccines and slammed those questioning their efficacy.
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Scientists discover new way to treat chemotherapy with light
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Seoul [South Korea], January 14 (ANI): Scientists from South Korea have made it possible to treat chemotherapy with only one injection through repeated phototherapy, and no side effects by developing a technology that can significantly increase efficiency while reducing the pain of chemother
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Two WHO scientists barred from entering China after testing positive for C
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Wuhan [China], January 14 (ANI): Two World Health Organisation (WHO) scientists en-route to China to investigate the origins of the pandemic are stuck in Singapore after testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies, the UN agency said on Thursday.
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Metabolism may play role in recurrent major depression
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with Dutch scientists, have found that certain metabolites may be predictive indicators for persons at risk for recurrent major depressive disorder.
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Scientists take step forward in developing vaccine for leishmaniasis
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 11 (ANI): The researchers from University of York have taken an important step forward in developing a controlled human infection model to test vaccines for one of the most neglected tropical diseases 'leishmaniasis'.
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