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Repeated vaccinations help prevent influenza in older adults

A new study found that repeated vaccination for influenza was twice as effective in preventing the severity of the flu.

8 Jan 2018 3:21 PM IST

DNA test SHERLOCK can rapidly diagnose diseases and works like a pregnancy test. (Photo: Pixabay)

Paper-based DNA test 'SHERLOCK' can rapidly diagnose diseases

The researchers, including those from Harvard University in the US, previously showcased SHERLOCK's utility for a range...

19 Feb 2018 12:05 PM IST

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Best ways to avoid spreading the flu in the workplace

Here is what you need to do.

12 Feb 2018 12:52 PM IST

Some 28,000 people were infected with Ebola in the outbreak which began in late 2013 and continued through last year, killing more than 11,000 people mainly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. (Photo: AFP)

Human reproductive organs can get infected by ebola virus, says study

Prior studies of survivors have revealed sexual transmission of Ebola virus, and that viral RNA can persist in semen...

10 Feb 2018 10:32 AM IST

The deposition rates for viruses were nine to 461 times greater than the rates for bacteria. (Photo: Pixabay)

Huge number of viruses falling on us from sky: Study

The researchers also found the majority of the viruses carried signatures indicating they had been swept up into the air...

7 Feb 2018 2:25 PM IST

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Cancer-causing virus can lurk in your throat

Only about 5% of HPV-infected people will develop cancer of the mouth or throat.

1 Feb 2018 11:02 AM IST

Studies should examine parallel biological pathways linking depression to cancer survival. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here are myths and facts about cervical cancer

There are about 122,000 new cases of cervical cancer annually in India.

1 Feb 2018 8:59 AM IST

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Most effective cancer therapy comes closer to reality

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer.

28 April 2018 3:49 PM IST

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A new potential weapon against flu

Influenza vaccines could offer broad protection against various influenza virus.

9 April 2018 9:19 AM IST

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Antibodies that fight Ebola viruses are now a reality

Here is what a new study has found.

31 July 2018 4:31 PM IST

New Ebola virus found in Sierra Leone. (Photo: AFP)

New Ebola virus found in Sierra Leone

Researchers are now working with the Sierra Leone government to determine whether any humans were infected.

27 July 2018 1:24 PM IST

Flu can be transmitted through breathing, against all notions of contamination by exposure to droplets from coughs and sneezes. (Photo: Pixabay)

New way to target flu viruses found

The full findings are present in the journal- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

25 July 2018 10:51 AM IST