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Common cancer drugs may up chemo toxicity
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr. 5 (ANI): A new study has found that the common drugs widely used in cancer therapy, known to increase blood sugar, appeared to also up chemo-related cell damage in mice, raising possible risks for cancer patients taking similar drug combinations.
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Reusable carbon nanotubes, the next-gen water filter?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 30 (ANI): A new class of carbon nanotubes may soon become the next-generation clean-up crew for toxic sludge and contaminated water, a new study suggested.
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'Fishing out' radioactive elements from nuclear waste
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 13 (ANI): According to a recent study, arsenic molecules might be used to "fish out" the most toxic elements from radioactive nuclear waste - a breakthrough that could make the decommissioning industry even safer and more effective.
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Malaysia to sweep Kuala Lumpur airport for traces of toxic VX chemical
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Feb. 25(ANI): Malaysian Police said they will conduct a sweep of the terminal at Kuala Lumpur's International Airport, where North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's exiled half-brother Kim Jong Nam was killed, to check for possible traces of the toxic chemical suspected
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Alzheimer's associated with defective brain cells spreading disease:
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 12 (ANI): A recent study suggests neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's may be linked to defective brain cells disposing toxic proteins that make neighboring cells sick.
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Three dead after inhaling toxic gases on board barge off Mumbai coast
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai, (Maharashtra) [India] Feb. 11 (ANI): Three persons were killed and several hospitalised after they inhaled "toxic gases" generated inside the cavity of a barge off Mumbai coast.
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Childhood cancer survivors may have troubled sex life, study finds
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[US], Feb 6. (ANI): In a latest study, researchers have found out that although adult survivors of childhood cancer did not differ overall from their peers in terms of their satisfaction with their sex lives and romantic relationships, those who received cancer treatments that
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George Michael's funeral delayed
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London (UK), Jan. 27 (ANI): In a twisting turn of events, George Michael's funeral, earlier set to take place in January, has got delayed as the coroner waits for some important results to come out from the toxicology tests.
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Want to calculate toxic compounds you're consuming?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], January 2 (ANI): It has already been a known fact that though seafood is considered as a healthy option for its high level of proteins and vitamins, it can also put human at risk of exposure to dangerous chemicals with rising pollution levels in the sea.
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China: 'Air-pocalypse' blights half a billion, smog refugees fle
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec. 21 (ANI): With the world's most populated nation being hit by "airpocalyse" reducing people to survive under a blanket of toxic fumes, several of "smog refugees" have reportedly fled China's pollution-stricken north.
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Bengaluru: Toxic lake froth propels citizens to rise against civic authori
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka)[India], Dec. 19(ANI): Residents of areas around Bengaluru's Varthur and Bellandur lakes have complained of foul smell and pollution emanating from these frothing water bodies post-Cyclone Vardah.
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Research shows effect of toxic pollution on fishes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Dec.11 (ANI): A recent research identifies the genetic mechanism responsible for evolutionary adaptation to toxic pollution observed in wild Atlantic killifish populations.
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