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Pollutants more harmful due to microplastics: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Studies suggest that on their own, microplastics, which are small plastic pieces less than five millimeters in length, are potentially harmful, and it's unclear what effect they could have on pollutants that latch onto them.
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Scientists test 'smart' red blood cells to deliver antibiotics that target
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The platform, described in a new paper in the journal ACS Infectious Diseases, could help to address the ongoing antibiotic resistance crisis, say the scientists. They modified and then tested red blood cells as a carrier for one of the world's only remaining resistance-proof antibiotics: Po
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Researchers find particle radioactivity associated with pollution-associat
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dallas [US], October 5 (ANI): Particle radioactivity, an air pollution feature that represents the colourless, odourless gas radon found in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution, increases PM2.5 toxicity and raises the chance of mortality from cardiovascular disease, particularly hea
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Researchers discover harmful level of PFAS in school uniforms
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bloomington (Indiana) [US], September 21 (ANI): According to a study, schoolchildren in the United States and Canada are exposed to potentially hazardous levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through their uniforms on a daily basis. The researchers discovered PFAS in all nine
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7 reasons why it's so difficult to put a full stop to toxic relationship
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Love is not always a bed of roses. It is full of highs and lows. There can be lovey-dovey moments in a relationship as well as fights and heartbreaks. However, we may not even realise when or how we might fall into the trap of toxicity in the name of love
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Politics of bitter confrontation in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 16 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan government's threat of a million-man march in Islamabad on the voting day for the no-confidence motion is drawing a similar response from opposition parties to undertake the long march on March 25, thus leading to a
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Pakistan government fans 'toxicity, regressive' narratives in societies wh
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 15 (ANI): Pakistan government fans toxicity and regressive narratives in the society which lead to extremism in the country and result in the surge of cases of lynching over blasphemy and similar incidents, reported local media.
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After losing five children to Propionic Acidemia, Oman parents save their
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Eleven-month-old boy from Oman, suffering from Propionic Acidemia, a metabolic liver disorder leading to toxicity in the blood, was treated in India after four successful surgeries.
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Study finds climate change lowers nutrition, increases toxicity at base of
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 25 (ANI): According to research from Dartmouth College and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, climate change impacts on freshwater systems can lower nutrition and increase toxicity at the base of the food web.
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Toxicity of protein involved in Alzheimer's triggered by chemical 'switch'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 26 (ANI): Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that a specific chemical feature of a key protein known as tau may cause it to accumulate in the brain and trigger illnesses like Alzheimer's.
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PM Trudeau fuels election speculation after 'toxicity' barb on Canadian Pa
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], June 23 (ANI): Fuelling speculation regarding early polls, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is portraying Parliament as a place of "toxicity" and "obstructionism" opposed to his minority government's agenda.
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Researchers develop personalized, 3D printed shields to protect patients d
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], April 22 (ANI): In a new paper, a team of investigators describe efforts to develop a new personalized, 3D-printed device intended to shield patients who are undergoing radiation therapy and prevent radiation-induced toxicity.
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