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Respiratory viruses affect children but COVID-19 is preventable disease:Dr
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Dr Ravi Malik, Chairman of Media Cell, Indian Association of Paediatrics said that while children mortality rates are high when affected by a respiratory virus, but the same is not true in the case of coronavirus.
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Coronavirus attaches to receptor on respiratory cells, hijack them to prod
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hangzhou [China], Mar 12 (ANI): Coronavirus attaches to a receptor on respiratory cells in the human body and hijack them to produce more viruses, scientists revealed.
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Indian economy facing two viruses - coronavirus and BJP's pakodanomics vir
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill on Monday said that the Indian economy is 'facing threat from two kinds of viruses -- one is coronavirus and the other is 'BJP pakodanomics virus'.
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Research reveals changing what heart cells eat could help them regenerate
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 23 (ANI): A new study has found that switching what the powerhouses of heart cells consume for energy could help the heart regenerate when cells die. The finding could open whole new avenues for treating a variety of conditions in which heart muscle becomes damaged
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Switching the heart's fuel source can help its cells regenerate: Study
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 22 (ANI): As revealed by a new study, switching from fats to glucose as a fuel source for the heart muscles could help the organ regenerate when its cells that are responsible for contraction die out as a result of heart failure caused by viruses, toxins, high bloo
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Ebola virus a new ally in fight against deadly brain tumors, say Scientist
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 18 (ANI): In a breakthrough, scientists have analysed that certain elements of one of the world's deadliest viruses-Ebola, can be used in combating Glioblastomas, which are relentless, hard-to-treat, and often lethal brain tumors.
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Study suggests antibody induction can treat lethal virus infections
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 8 (ANI): A recent study has suggested that a promising clinical antibody induction can treat potential lethal infections from viruses.
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Initial tests of antibody against henipaviruses on healthy volunteers succ
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 4 (ANI): Potential lethal infections from certain viruses can be treated through a promising clinical antibody induction.
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Study traces coronavirus origin to snakes
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 23 (ANI): Tracing the origins of highly contagious and life-threatening viruses is hugely imperative for formulating preventive strategies and treatment methods in the face of future outbreaks.
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Union Health Secy directs state chief secretaries to review preparedness t
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): After an outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus (nCoV) in China, the central government is taking precautionary measures to tackle such viruses.
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Genetics might explain the difference in our ability to ward off gut infec
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Jan 17 (ANI): Individuals vary in the capability of their immune systems to ward off gut infections due to bacteria viruses and other pathogens, but the latest research suggests that part of this can be explained by genetic factors.
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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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