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New Certification Aims to Mitigate Antimicrobial Resistance Risk in Antibi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5: BSI, the business improvement and standards company, today launched a new global Minimized Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) certification designed to promote and attest to the responsible manufacturing of antibiotics in the global supply chain, helping to min
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Yashoda Hospitals collaborates with Elekta to unveil a Paradigm Change in
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 22: Yashoda Hospital, in collaboration with Elekta, a leader in precision radiation therapy, has launched the Elekta Unity MR Linac, its ground-breaking technology, in India. This state-of-the-art system combines the power of magnetic resonance imaging (MR
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Cutting boards may create microparticles when chopping veggies: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Cutting carrots on wood and plastic boards, according to the study, can generate tens of millions of microparticles each year. However, a toxicity test found that polyethylene or wood microparticles generated during chopping had no effect on mouse cell survival.
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Study finds how Immunotherapy for brain cancer metastases displays clinica
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that 42 percent of patients with metastatic brain cancer benefited from the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab in a phase 2 clinical study, with seven patients living for more than two years. The authors emphasise that these advantages must be balanced against t
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Cutting boards can produce microparticles when chopping veggies: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to the researchers, cutting carrots on wood and plastic boards can generate tens of millions of microparticles every year. A toxicity test, however, revealed that polyethene or wood microparticles emitted during chopping had no significant influence on mouse cell viability.
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Circumventing renal toxicity associated with cisplatin treatment: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Cisplatin is commonly used as a chemotherapeutic drug in the treatment of many solid tumours, including bladder, ovarian, and esophageal tumours. However, when it is metabolised by an enzyme called "cysteine conjugate beta-lyase 1 (CCBL1)," it is transformed to "thiol-cisplatin," a highly ac
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Study: Heat-temperature marine bacteria help detoxify asbestos
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
For the first time, University of Pennsylvania researchers have demonstrated that extremophilic bacteria from high-temperature marine settings may be employed to lessen the toxicity of asbestos. The study was published in the American Society for Microbiology journal Applied and Environmenta
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Heat-loving marine bacteria may help detoxify asbestos: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Because of its strength, resistance to heat and fire, and low electrical conductivity, asbestos materials were previously widely utilised in homes, buildings, vehicle brakes, and many other construction materials. Unfortunately, asbestos exposure by inhalation of tiny fibre particles has bee
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Researchers find ways to help plants grow with low phosphorus levels
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A new discovery by researchers at Michigan State University and the Carnegie Institution for Science claimed that their understanding of iron toxicity in plants caused by low phosphorus levels has changed.
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Leaders with low self-esteem are likely to create 'toxic' stress at work:
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
There is a mountain of evidence indicating stress is a primary cause of common and fatal diseases such as heart attacks, diabetes, asthma, cancer, osteoporosis, anxiety, depression, sleeplessness, memory loss, and premature ageing.
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Research: Alzheimer's development linked to cholesterol, toxic protein clu
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Texas A&M's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences researchers discovered that cholesterol significantly boosts the toxicity of a peptide linked to the advancement of Alzheimer's disease.
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Study finds development of Alzheimer's linked with cholesterol, toxic prot
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Researchers at Texas A&M's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences discovered that cholesterol significantly boosts the toxicity of a peptide linked to the advancement of Alzheimer's disease.
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