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Two cattle heads die of Lumpy skin disease in Bihar, govt intensifies vacc
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The lethal viral infection, spread by vectors including parasitic ticks and mosquito bites, has spread in hundreds of villages in ten districts including Patna.
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Researchers find how ticks weaken skin's defense function
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): Scientists have yet to fully comprehend why ticks are such hazardous disease vectors. A team of researchers has discovered that tick saliva suppresses the skin's protective function, increasing the risk of infections like tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) or Lym
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Study reveals that ticks weaken skin's immune response
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Hitherto, scientists have not fully understood why ticks are such dangerous disease vectors. A research team now shows that tick saliva inhibits the skin's defense function, thereby increasing the risk of diseases such as tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) or
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Mosquito vision could help in hiding from disease vectors: Study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): A new research led by scientists at the University of Washington has indicated that a common mosquito species (after detecting a tell-tale gas that we exhale) flies toward specific colours, including red, orange, black and cyan. The mosquitoes ignore other
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New findings about mosquito vision could help in hiding from disease vecto
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): The tiny looking mosquitoes that hum a tune every time they cross our ears are vectors of some of the most dangerous diseases known to mankind. Now, new research led by scientists at the University of Washington indicates that a common mosquito species (aft
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Researchers test novel approach for injecting gene therapy vectors into ki
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5(ANI): A mouse-experiment conducted by the researchers to better understand the ways to treat renal diseases has identified that before gene therapy is implemented to treat, targeted delivery of the therapeutic genes to the kidney should be the first necessary ste
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Researchers experiment with gene therapy vector injections to cure renal d
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 1 (ANI): Mastering the targeted delivery of therapeutic genes to the desired location within the body is the first necessary step towards implementing gene therapy to treat renal diseases. One way to do so is by the means of genetically modified viruses that act as vector
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Malaria carrying mosquitoes are using their legs to fight off insecticides
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Liverpool [UK], Dec 26 (ANI): Mosquito varieties that are known vectors of malaria have started to come up with new ways to fend off the effects of insecticides that are commonly used against them.
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New find offers hope for some Hemophiliacs
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr. 1 (ANI): A team of researchers has improved the vectors for delivering human factor VIII (hFVIII) gene therapy to treat Hemophilia A.
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Indian media, entertainment industry likely to grow by 5-6 times over next
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct.25 (ANI): The latest CII and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report suggests that the media and entertainment industry has opportunity to grow five to six times over the next decade with the right vectors of growth and ecosystem interventions in place.
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