Health-Lifestyle

New York, June 30 (IANS) Measuring the concentrations of medicines in wastewater could add another layer to disease-monitoring efforts and help curb spread of Covid-19, suggests a study. In a pilot project exploring ways to monitor…
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New York, June 29 (IANS) The latest outbreak of monkeypox virus is likely to get "permanently entrenched" as sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the US because its early symptoms are easy to miss, according to an Indian-origin expert.A…
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London, June 29 (IANS) Researchers in the UK are probing a potential link between blood clots and long-term symptoms post a Covid infection, and whether a treatment of blood thinners may help reduce long Covid conditions, media reports…
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New York, June 29 (IANS) Tiny, robust immune particles derived from the blood of a llama -- a domesticated South American camelid -- could provide strong protection against every Covid-19 variant, including Omicron, and 18 similar viruses…
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Tokyo, June 29 (IANS) Japanese researchers have identified a pivotal gene that mediates the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on blood sugar metabolism. Covid-19 is best known for causing respiratory disease, but can also damage other organ…
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London, June 28 (IANS) A highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the superbug methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, which emerged in pigs in the last 50 years, has the potential to spread to humans, finds a new study. MRSA was…
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London, June 28 (IANS) Scientists have proven for the first time that viruses can survive and remain infectious by binding themselves to plastics in freshwater -- raising concerns about the potential impact on human health. Rotavirus, which…
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New York, June 28 (IANS) SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, undertakes a massive takeover of the body's fat-processing system, creating cellular storehouses of fat that empower the virus to hijack the body's molecular machinery and…
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