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Washing hands and Halloween candy can mitigate COVID-19 contaminat
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): New research shows that COVID-19 exposure risk from contaminated candy could be successfully mitigated both by washing hands and washing candy using a simple at-home method.
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High rate of symptomless COVID-19 infection among grocery store wo
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): Grocery store employees are likely to be at heightened risk of COVID-19 infection, with those in customer-facing roles 5 times as likely to test positive as their colleagues in other positions, suggests the first study of its kind.
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Study measures effectiveness of different face mask materials when
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], October 29 (ANI): A team of researchers have tested everything from t-shirts and socks to jeans and vacuum bags to determine what type of mask material is most effective at trapping the ultrafine particles which may contain viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes
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Mouthwashes, oral rinses may inactivate human coronavirus: Study
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], October 24 (ANI): A recent study conducted at Penn State College of Medicine suggests that certain oral antiseptics and mouthwashes may have the ability to inactivate human coronaviruses.
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ICMR issues advisory on CRISPR technology-based SARS CoV-2 test
Updated : 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday issued an advisory on the CRISPR SARS CoV-2 test that has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India for COVID-19 detection.
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Spiraling pollution can have 'serious consequences' on SARS-CoV-2,
Updated : 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Rising air pollution combined with coronavirus infection and lung complications can possibly lead to serious consequences, and therefore, higher mortality, Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
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Study reveals antibodies fade quickly in recovering COVID-19 patie
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): The antibody levels in the blood of COVID-19 patients drop rapidly during the weeks after their bodies have cleared the virus and symptoms have subsided, suggest the findings of a new study.
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New tool enables easy, effective tracking of emerging pathogens
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 18 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a cloud-based tool called IDseq that may make it possible to rapidly detect, identify, and track emerging pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2.
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In recovering COVID-19 patients, antibodies fade quickly, finds st
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): Researchers report that antibody levels in the blood of COVID-19 patients drop rapidly during the weeks after their bodies have cleared the virus and symptoms have subsided.
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Study focuses on new tool that enables easy, effective disease tra
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Hong Kong [China], October 15 (ANI): A new open source, a cloud-based tool called IDseq makes it possible to rapidly detect, identify, and track emerging pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2.
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Protein that keeps immune system from freaking out could form basi
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine discovered that a molecule called Girdin, or GIV, acts as a brake on macrophages.
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CPCB to deploy 50 teams in Delhi, NCR for strict vigil to curb pol
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will deploy 50 teams for extensive field visits from October 15 to ensure strict vigilance as pollution levels mount in Delhi and adjoining areas.
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