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Covid vax leads to higher antibody levels in pregnant women, babies
New York, Nov 10 (IANS) Pregnant women, who received one of the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, had 10-fold higher antibody concentrations than those who were naturally infected with Covid virus, a finding that was also observed in their babies,!-->…
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Google confirms bug in Fitbit app that counts inaccurate calories
San Francisco, Nov 10 (IANS) Tech giant Google has confirmed a bug in the Fitbit app of the Pixel Watch that counts calories inaccurately.
According to 9to5Google, Pixel Watch users have noticed that calories counted on the Pixel Watch!-->…
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Green tea, red wine can reduce Alzheimer’s plaques sans side effects
New York, Nov 10 (IANS) Daily intake of green tea and an occasional glass of red wine may help reduce plaques in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a study.
The researchers from Tufts University in the US found that!-->…
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Covid virus alters RNA in infected cells, shows study
Sao Paulo, Nov 10 (IANS) For the first time, scientists have shown that infection by Covid virus changes the functioning of host cell RNA, providing clues as to how different variants can escape the immune system, and serve as a basis for!-->…
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Very low levels of air pollution deadlier than previously thought
Toronto, Nov 10 (IANS) A new study now claims that mortality risk from air pollution is very high even at very low levels of outdoor particulate matter (PM) 2.5 -- levels which had not previously been recognised as being potentially deadly.!-->…
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World’s first 3D printer for implant-grade silicone housed at IISc
Bengaluru, Nov 9 (IANS) Prayasta, winner of this year's National Startup Technology Award, on Wednesday launched the world's first 3D printer for implant-grade silicone that will be housed at the Centre for BioSystems Science and!-->…
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Centre deploys team to Mumbai to assess, manage measles outbreak
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Union Health Ministry has decided to depute a high-level multi-disciplinary team to Mumbai to take stock of the upsurge in cases of measles in the city.
The team will assist the state health authorities in!-->…
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Indians gained 1.5 kg due to sugar binge during the Diwali week: Report
Bangalore, Nov 9 (IANS) The overall sugar consumption of Indians went up by 32 per cent between October 22 to 27, during the Diwali week - an all-time high for 2022, which resulted in an average weight gain of 1.5 kgs per user, a report!-->…
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