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Stem cells can use same method as plants, insects to protect against virus
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 9 (ANI): Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found a vital mechanism, previously thought to have disappeared as mammals evolved, that helps protect mammalian stem cells from RNA viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and Zika virus. The scientists suggest this could one day
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Study focuses on fighting cancer by unlocking the potential of viruses
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): Researchers recently conducted a new study focused on the development of novel anticancer strategies based on oncolytic viruses, "good" viruses that can specifically infect, replicate in and kill cancer cells.
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Study uses AI to predict unknown links between viruses, mammals
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Liverpool [UK], June 25 (ANI): The findings of a new University of Liverpool study could help scientists mitigate the future spread of zoonotic and livestock diseases caused by existing viruses.
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Century Pulp and Paper launches BIRLACare, a brand that cares for you, you
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): Recent times have shown how hygiene has become a prerequisite for maintaining health and wellness around the globe. The world has seen how hygiene solutions have functioned impeccably to prevent the spread of germs and viruses.
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RxSAFE sets an example of how innovation can help in times of distress
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 18 (ANI/Heylin Spark): The COVID-19 pandemic did not just create a fear of health, but it also made people apprehensive about their everyday routine. From everyday essentials to self, individuals wanted all to be safe from the virus.
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New AI model could help predict viruses likely to spread from animals to h
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Gothenburg [Sweden], June 16 (ANI): A recent study led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg found a new model that applies artificial intelligence to carbohydrates improving the understanding of the infection process and could help predict which viruses are likely to spread from an
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Scientists indentify viruses in human genes that damage brain development
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 23 (ANI): As new study has been able to prove for the first time that activation of distinct human endogenous retroviruses, which are part of our genome, impair brain development dramatically.
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Enzymes protect skin by ignoring microbes, viruses
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 23 (ANI): The human body is constantly exposed to various environmental actors, from viruses to bacteria to fungi, but most of these microbial organisms provoke little or no response from our skin, which is charged with monitoring and protecting from external dangers.
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WHO urges all to refer virus variants by their scientific names
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): After several media reports referred to B.1.617 variant as 'Indian Variant', the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday clarified that it does not identify viruses or variants with names of countries they are first reported from.
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Scientists develop better way to block viruses causing respiratory infecti
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): Researchers have improved a method in rodent models intended to help keep children healthy by engineering a short chunk of protein, or peptide, that can prevent the attachment of human parainfluenza viruses to cells.
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Study: Screening healthcare workers could serve as early warning system fo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 3 (ANI): New research has shown that COVID-19 infections in healthcare workers during the first wave of the pandemic provided an accurate sample of the general population. The study suggests that data from healthcare workers could be used to estimate the severity of futu
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Study: Post-pandemic world will demand extra care
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], May 2 (ANI): A team of scientists at the University of Waterloo found that designing smaller, more homelike spaces would minimize the spread of viruses while promoting better health and quality of life for residents in the post-pandemic world.
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