Fresh findings about chickenpox could lead to better blood tests
Fresh understanding of the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles could lead to improved vaccines and diagnostic tests, a study suggests.
Biochemistry
Jun 8, 2010
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News tagged with pregnant
Presentation is key in antenatal information, research suggests
The font type of written text and how easy it is to read can be influential when it comes to engaging people with important health information and recruiting them for potentially beneficial programmes, new research by The ...
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2015
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Air pollution shuts schools in Iran's capital
Schools in Tehran were ordered to be closed on Wednesday after the Iranian capital was cloaked in dangerously high levels of air pollution, authorities said.
Environment
Nov 13, 2019
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New study describes the genetic diversity and drug resistance markers of malaria parasites in Mozambique
The drugs used to treat and prevent malaria in Mozambique are still effective, according to a genomic analysis of drug resistance markers in P. falciparum, carried out by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 21, 2023
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Laboratory 'fishing expedition' reels in a big catch: Hidden pathogenic role of a housekeeping enzyme in Listeria
Purdue University doctoral student Dongqi Liu has identified a previously unknown strategy that the foodborne bacterium Listeria monocytogenes uses to invade and infect humans and animals.
Cell & Microbiology
May 23, 2023
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Reframing body weight as baby weight may help women handle pregnancy
Pregnant women often rely on two identities—a pregnant self and a non-pregnant self—to help them navigate the profound psychological and physiological effects that pregnancy has on their body image, according to a Penn ...
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2016
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Scientists create rice variety with high folate stability
Researchers from Ghent University succeeded in stabilizing folates in biofortified rice in order to prevent their degradation upon long term storage. They used two strategies: by linking folates with folate binding proteins ...
Biotechnology
Sep 22, 2015
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Vitamin B7 monitoring device for food and clinical samples analyses
Direct detection of vitamin B7 in real sample is possible using the developed immunosensor without the need of sample pre-treatment. The immunosensor not only leads to shorter analysis time but also is a user-friendly approach ...
Other
Jul 13, 2017
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Pregnancy stereotypes can lead to workplace accidents
Fears of confirming stereotypes about pregnant workers as incompetent, weak or less committed to their job can drive pregnant employees to work extra hard, risking injury.
Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2020
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How inheritance laws affect child height in India
Can an inheritance law lead to taller children? The answer is a qualified yes, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2021
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