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Findings help explain why vaccinated people at low risk during delta surge
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): Despite causing a surge in infections this summer that has resulted in thousands of hospitalizations and deaths, the delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is not particularly good at evading antibodies generated by vaccination, according to a study
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Study suggests 'good cholesterol' might protect liver
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): A new study by researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that one type of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) has a previously unknown role in protecting the liver from injury.
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Nanoparticles create heat from light to manipulate electrical activity in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 21 (ANI): A team in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis used nanoparticles as heaters to manipulate the electrical activity of neurons in the brain and of cardiomyocytes in the heart.
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Study identifies potential new treatment targets for Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): Potential new treatment targets for Alzheimer's disease, as well as existing drugs that have therapeutic potential against these targets, have been identified by a research team at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis.
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Study finds male dragonflies lose their 'bling' in hotter climates
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): A study led by Michael Moore at Washington University in St. Louis found that dragonfly males have consistently evolved less breeding colouration in regions with hotter climates.
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Significant surge in antibiotic sales in India during COVID-19 first wave,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Antibiotic sales soared during the first COVID-19 wave in India last year, according to a study that suggests that drugs, especially azithromycin, were used to treat mild and moderate cases.
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Immune system protein may defend against deadly intestinal disease in babi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): A study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified, in mice, a protein in the immune system that may protect babies from necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and lead to the development of new treatments.
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Study finds brain areas involved in seeking information about bad possibil
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have identified the brain regions involved in choosing whether to find out if a bad event is about to happen.
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Microbial resistance is promoted by global travellers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): A new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that new and potentially deadly strains of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs might be coming to a community near you carried like stowaways in the guts of international travelle
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Global travellers pick up numerous genes that promote microbial resistance
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 7 (ANI): Carried like stowaways in the guts of international travellers, new and potentially deadly strains of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs may be coming to a community near you, suggests new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Brain, spinal cord are protected by immune cells from skull's bone marrow:
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 6 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine discovered that immune cells that protect the brain and spinal cord come primarily from the skull. This opens up the possibility of developing therapies to target such cells as a
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Immune cells from skull bone marrow guard the brain, spinal cord: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have discovered that the immune cells that protect the brain and spinal cord come primarily from the skull. The finding opens up the possibility of developing therapies to target such cells as a way to
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