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Study shows how novel drug screen can individualise cancer therapy
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): A study conducted by researchers at the Ludwig Center at Harvard has demonstrated how a drug screening method known as dynamic BH3 profiling can be used to quickly identify potentially effective combinations of existing drugs for personalized cancer therapy.
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No health worries for children born to mothers given seasonal flu vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], June 9 (ANI): A population-based study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), has found flu vaccination during pregnancy does not lead to an increased risk of adverse early childhood health outcomes.
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Mandating vaccination could negatively impact voluntary compliance: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 8 (ANI): Citizen opposition to COVID-19 vaccination has emerged worldwide, prompting pushes for mandatory vaccination policies. However, a new study based on evidence from Germany and on a model of the dynamic nature of people's resistance to COVID-19 vaccination sounds
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Brain, spinal cord are protected by immune cells from skull's bone marrow:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 6 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine discovered that immune cells that protect the brain and spinal cord come primarily from the skull. This opens up the possibility of developing therapies to target such cells as a
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Sleep-related brain activity effective in preventing Alzheimer's: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 6 (ANI): A study conducted by the researchers at The Pennsylvania State University finds evidence of sleep-dependent low-frequency (<0.1 Hz) global brain activity in the clearance of Alzheimer's disease-related toxin buildup.
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Novel tuberculosis regimen shortens treatment course for patients
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere found a new antibiotic regimen that shortens the treatment course for patients with tuberculosis (TB).
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Puppies develop social skills to communicate with people shortly after bir
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Dogs may have earned the title 'man's best friend' because of how good they are at interacting with people. Those social skills may be present shortly after birth rather than learned; a new study by University of Arizona researchers suggests.
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Immunotherapy after bladder cancer surgery may reduce recurrence, study sh
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Researchers at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) found that patients who received nivolumab after bladder cancer surgery reduced their overall risk for high-grade bladder cancer recurrence. This research was published in the journal New England J
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Study finds mass, diversity of SARS-CoV-2 virions person carries during in
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): A multi-institutional study estimates that during peak infection with SARS-CoV-2 a person carries between 1 billion and 100 billion virions with a total mass of no more than 0.1 milligrams.
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Study confirms invasive lionfish now threaten species along Brazilian coas
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): A study led by the researchers at the California Academy of Sciences confirms invasive lionfish now threaten species along the Brazilian coast; management is critical to protecting local biodiversity.
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Air quality improved during lockdown in India, study shows
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], June 2 (ANI): Research by scientists from the University of Southampton (UK) and the Central University of Jharkhand (India) and has shown the first COVID-19 lockdown in India led to an improvement in air quality and a reduction in land surface temperature in major urban areas a
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Vitamin D may not provide protection from COVID-19 susceptibility or disea
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Observational studies have suggested that increased vitamin D levels may protect against COVID-19. However, these studies were inconclusive and possibly subject to confounding.
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