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Gut bacteria may contribute to HIV infection susceptibility: Study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
California [US], October 3 (ANI): Certain gut bacteria, including one required for a healthy gut microbiome, differ between people who develop HIV infection and those who do not, according to new UCLA-led research.
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Parents' eating behaviour affects their teens' emotional eating
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], September 7 (ANI): Emotional eating, or using food as a coping strategy for unpleasant, uplifting, or stressful feelings, is linked to poor dietary habits and weight gain. Teenage susceptibility to emotional eating is covered in a research article that was published by Els
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Study finds damaged telomeres in elders might increase SARS-CoV-2 suscepti
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Heidelberg [Germany], December 4 (ANI): The expression of the cell receptor for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, ACE2 which is essential for mediating cell entry of the virus, increases in the lungs of ageing mice and humans, according to a group of Italian and American researchers led by Fabrizio d'Ad
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Damaged telomeres in elders might increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2: S
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Heidelberg [Germany], December 3 (ANI): According to a group of Italian and American researchers led by Fabrizio d'Adda di Fagagna, the expression of the cell receptor for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, ACE2 which is essential for mediating cell entry of the virus, increases in the lungs of ageing mi
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Blood Groups A, B, Rh+ are at high risk to COVID-19 infection: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): An original research conducted by the Department of Research and Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine at a private hospital in Delhi has found that blood groups A, B, and Rh+ are more susceptible to COVID-19 infection whereas O, AB, and Rh- are at lo
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Study links wildfire smoke exposure to increased risk of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 19 (ANI): A new study has found that wildfire smoke may greatly increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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International study contradicts western theory on susceptibility of Covid
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): An international study has revealed that genetic variants responsible for Covid-19 severity among Europeans may not play a role in susceptibility of the spread of novel coronavirus infection among South Asians.
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Vitamin D may not provide protection from COVID-19 susceptibility or disea
Updated : 5 years 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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Obesity raises type 2 diabetes risk in women with PCOS, says study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): A study drove by the Endocrine Society addressed the importance of weight control in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and underscored that sleep symptom during menopause may reduce susceptibility to weight gain.
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E-cigarette users may have increased susceptibility to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): In a controlled study of smokers, nonsmokers, and e-cigarette users, University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers found that e-cigarette users exhibited significantly altered immune responses to a model of influenza virus infection, suggesti
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In a first, Dr Dangs Lab begins bacteriophage susceptibility testing to co
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): In an initiative that will enable thousands of Indians suffering from unresolved and antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections to get bacteriophage susceptibility testing done locally, Dr Dangs Lab, a Delhi-based diagnostic laboratory, has begun diagno
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Study suggests age does not contribute to COVID-19 susceptibility
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): Scientists have estimated that the age of an individual does not indicate how likely they are to be infected by SARS-CoV-2.
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