Health-Lifestyle

London, Feb 7 (IANS) A study of the genetics of acne has identified 29 regions of the genome that influence the skin condition. These genetic insights offer potential new targets for treatment, said a team of researchers including from…
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Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) Mumbai-based health-tech startup HaystackAnalytics has developed the first of its kind universal infectious diseases (ID) gene test to identify existing and emerging infections, the company said on Monday. The company…
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New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Covid-19 pandemic has increased the challenges and brought greater neglect, especially for marginalised/ people affected by Leprosy. Reinforcing the need to focus and enable communities, Yohei Sasakawa, WHO…
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Moscow, Feb 7 (IANS) Most children carry the Omicron strain of Covid-19 without any consequences for their health, according to a study. While the Omicron variant has been touted as mild, it has led to significant rise in infection among…
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Moscow, Feb 7 (IANS) Russia confirmed 180,071 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest daily rise to date, taking the nationwide tally to 12,810,118, the official monitoring and response center has said. The nationwide death…
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Shanghai, Feb 7 (IANS) Shanghai will be cleared of medium and high-risk areas for Covid-19, with its last medium-risk region expected to be downgraded to low-risk on Monday. The municipal Covid-19 prevention and control leading group office…
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Addis Ababa, Feb 7 (IANS) Strict Covid-19 prevention methods enrolled at the ongoing African Union (AU) summit, underway for the first time physically since the onset of the pandemic, proved a game changer in Africa's fight against the…
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Yangon, Feb 7 (IANS) Myanmar recorded another 332 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 537,901, according to a release from the Ministry of Health. The country saw no new…
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