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Norovirus and other 'stomach viruses' can spread through saliva
Updated : 5 hours, 27 min ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): A class of viruses known to cause severe diarrheal diseases including the one famous for widespread outbreaks on cruise ships can grow in the salivary glands of mice and spread through their saliva, scientists have discovered. The findings show that a new rout
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New clues on unsolved genetic diseases in children
Updated : 6 hours, 10 min ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new way to interpret unsolved Mendelian diseases which are inherited from either parent due to gene mutations in the developing egg or sperm through studying the inheritance of a protein known as SMCHD1 which is coded by the SMCHD1
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New research on airborne stability and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 could hel
Updated : 1 day, 14 hours ago IST
California [US], June 29 (ANI): Researchers have measured the stability and infectivity of four variants of SARS-CoV-2 in 5-10 um-wide aerosolized droplets over a period of 5 seconds to 20 minutes and found a reduction in infectivity by around 90% after 20 minutes; loss of infectivity was as
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Study: New way in which T cells learn to tell friend from foe
Updated : 2 days, 4 hours ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): Researchers identify new mechanism that teaches immune cells-in-training to spare the body's own tissues while attacking pathogens. As part of this early education, specialized thymus cells 'pose' as different tissues, teaching the immune system how to recogni
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Study reveals undiagnosed major risk factors found in two thirds of ischae
Updated : 3 days, 20 hours ago IST
Vienna [Austria], June 27 (ANI): According to a recent study at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2022, the majority of people who get ischemic strokes and have no known risk factors have underlying diseases.
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Research: New deep learning model helps automated screening of common eye
Updated : 4 days, 6 hours ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): A new deep study reveals that automation in disease diagnosis is reliant on deep learning models that can accurately and efficiently identify measurements of tumors, tissue volume, or other sorts of abnormalities. Now, researchers have unveiled a new, resource
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Breast cancer spreads during sleep, suggests research
Updated : 5 days, 2 hours ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI): According to a recent study by scientists at ETH Zurich, the University Hospital Basel, and the University of Basel, circulating cancer cells that later form metastases primarily emerge during the sleep phase of the affected individuals.
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New genetic disease that delays children's brain development discovered by
Updated : 6 days, 1 hour ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): During a recent study, scientists identified a new genetic disease, which causes some children's brains to develop abnormally, resulting in delayed intellectual development.
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Over 42 lakh deaths prevented in India due to COVID vaccination in 2021: L
Updated : 6 days, 5 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): COVID-19 vaccination drive in India prevented over 42 lakh deaths in 2021, according to the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, which is based on findings on estimates of "excess" mortalities in the country during the pandemic.
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German COVID-19 incidence rate rises above 500 amidst summer wave
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Berlin [Germany], June 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany's seven-day COVID-19 incidence rate on Thursday increased to 533 infections per 100,000 inhabitants amidst the summer wave, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases.
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75 per cent Indian population never goes for diagnostic tests due to a lac
Updated : 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI/PNN): Neglecting preventive care leads to high cases of preventable diseases. And this applies to cardiovascular diseases as well. Currently, in India, there is a lack of preventive care ecosystem, which is the reason why the majority of the people don't go fo
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Study: Children with bronchitis can develop lung problems in adulthood
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Washington [US], June 21 (ANI): According to research from the Allergy and Lung Health Unit at the University of Melbourne, bronchitis in early childhood has been found to increase the risk of lung diseases in middle age.
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