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Teeth might preserve antibodies hundreds of years old: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a new study, teeth may be capable of storing antibodies for hundreds of years, allowing scientists to investigate the history of infectious human diseases.
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Cancer-infecting virus ‘warms up’ cold tumors, improves immunotherapy: Stu
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, equipping cancer-infecting viruses with tumour-inhibiting genetic cargo promotes the immune system and aids immunotherapy in shrinking or completely clearing aggressive tumours in mice. The findings pave the way f
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Study reveals new pathway for HIV invasion of cell nucleus
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
“We have revealed a protein pathway that appears to have a direct impact on diseases, which opens up a new area for potential drug development,” says the study’s senior author Aurelio Lorico, MD PhD, Professor of Pathology and interim Chief Research Officer at Touro University Nevada College
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Study links common cold virus to potentially fatal blood clotting disorder
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Thrombocytes, another name for platelets, are specialised cellular fragments that form blood clots in the event of a scrape or traumatic injury. Thrombocytopenia, is a condition recognised as decreased platelet levels throughout the body as a result of viral infections, autoimmune disease
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Airport Diaries: Virat, Anushka ooze uber-cool vibes in casuals
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma were clicked at the Mumbai airport rocking a cool look on Saturday morning.
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Common cold virus linked to potentially lethal blood clotting disorder: St
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Platelets, also known as thrombocytes, are specialised cellular fragments that produce blood clots in the event of a scrape or traumatic injury. Platelet levels may decrease throughout the body as a result of viral infections, autoimmune disease, and other disorders, a condition known as thr
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Kolkata: Transgender prohibited from blood donation
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Although, after an argument, the health worker allowed the transgender to donate blood, this incident still raises various questions about why a transgender is stopped from donating blood.
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Hepatitis cases surge in Pakistan; third largest nation affected by Hepati
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
At least one person in every family is expected to be suffering from Hepatitis B and C viruses in Pakistan and requires relevant measures to overcome the disease, reported The Express Tribune.
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Study suggests how HIV drug formulation help improve treatment results for
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have helped confirm the dose, safety, and efficacy of a drug formulation designed to treat children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Israel: Arava region hit by west Nile virus-infected mosquitoes
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Health of Israel announced that 90 female mosquitoes infected with the West Nile virus were caught along the axis in the south of the Arava.
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New HIV drug formulation may help improve treatment outcomes for children
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have contributed to the confirmation of the dose, safety, and efficacy of a medication formulation intended to treat children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Study sheds light on molecular mechanisms of HIV drug resistance
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Dolutegravir is one of the most potent antiviral drugs now being used in clinical practise to treat HIV. Scientists from the Salk Institute and the National Institutes of Health have discovered the molecular routes through which the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) develops resistance to i
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