News Muncher - searching for antigen

1 month ago

International Men's Day: Why prostate cancer awareness matters more than ever

In recent decades, the incidence of prostate cancer has been increasing — it is the second most prevalent cancer amongst men. Men in the higher risk category need to be checked from 40 onwards, but if no prostate cancer in the family is present, then screening should start by the age of 50. A simple blood test — the PSA …

Cancer Test Men Early Detection Early Prostate Cancer Prostate

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sir Chris Hoy describes ‘excruciating’ cancer treatment to keep hair for sake of young son

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Sir Chris Hoy …

Cancer Treatment Hair Hair Loss Email Chris Sir Chris

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sir Chris Hoy feels ‘lucky’ to have time with family after cancer diagnosis

The Independent

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Cancer Olympic Lucky Sir Chris Hoy Hoy

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Scientists Develop Next-Generation Vaccine Against Leptospirosis, a Zoonotic Disease with Global Health Implications

The Hindu

Scientists at the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) are working on the next generation vaccine against 'Leptospirosis'. The vaccine is designed to provide multiple strains of the bacteria, which have over 300 different types of strains. The vaccine will be developed using a component of the bacteria called Lipid A, which is less toxic but still effective in boosting …

Science Law Health Biotechnology

3 months ago

Guangzhou takes action to curb dengue fever cases

China Daily

The center for disease control and prevention in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, has called on all residents to participate in preventing and controlling the spread of dengue fever in the southern metropolis. Timely testing and investigations of the dengue virus NS1 antigen should be carried out to facilitate early diagnoses, reporting, isolation and treatment when suspected dengue fever cases …

Cases Dengue Liu Guangdong Fever Guangzhou Dengue Fever

54 years, 11 months ago

Scientists Crack a 50-Year Mystery to Discover a New Set of Blood Groups

Wired

By the time Louise Tilley got to the blood sample, it had already been puzzling scientists for more than 30 years. “It didn’t quite work out like that.” In the end, it took her and her colleagues 19 more years to discover the genetic basis that causes someone to have blood like this. Nicole Thornton, a coauthor of the study …

Gene Blood Thornton Mal Antigen Tilley

4 months ago

A bird flu outbreak is spreading among cows in the US. Scientists are hunting for answers

Associated Press

AMES, Iowa — At first glance, it looks like an unassuming farm. Vaccinated calves stand in a pen in a large animal containment building at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa. In this photo provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a dairy cow is milked before inoculation against bird flu in …

Research Animal Disease National Work Iowa Bird

5 months ago

US President Biden returns to the White House after testing COVID negative

ABP News

Washington, Jul 23 : US President Joe Biden returned to the White House on Tuesday, after days of self-isolation at his Delaware House, with his doctors saying that his symptoms of COVID-19 have been resolved. The president took a Binax rapid antigen test and is negative, Dr Kevin O’Connor, Physician to the White House said in a memorandum to the …

Biden President Covid Pti

5 months ago

Malaria to Chikungunya: 7 types of monsoon fevers, know prevention tips

India TV News

Monsoon fevers, also known as monsoon season illnesses, are a common occurrence in many tropical and subtropical regions around the world. Some of the common ones are as follows: Malaria According to Dr Niranjan Patil, Associate Vice President, Scientific Business head- Infectious diseases, Metropolis Healthcare Ltd, Mumbai, dengue is diagnosed clinically by symptoms of fever with chills, whereas in the …

Water Test Prevention Malaria Dengue Mosquito Monsoon Fevers

5 months ago

New FLiRT Covid variant spreading across the UK as doctors issue summer warning

The Independent

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

Variants Symptoms Covid Virus Spread Living Well Malik

5 months, 1 week ago

Dengue tests: Labs warned against hiking price

The Hindu

Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Divya Prabhu has warned private hospitals and laboratories against charging high price for tests done for detection of dengue and said that as per law, action would be taken to cancel the license of such hospitals and labs. As the number of dengue cases increased, the State government on June 3 capped the price of Dengue …

Tests Hospitals Price Dengue State District Private Hospitals

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka: Doctors warn not to ignore fever, even if dengue tests negative

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: With rising dengue cases, doctors in the city have warned the public not to neglect fever and other symptoms, even if the dengue test comes negative. In addition to dengue, doctors have also noted a surge in infections like chikungunya, water-borne illnesses like Hepatitis A, and respiratory illnesses like RSV, H1N1, and seasonal influenza, all of which exhibit dengue-like …

Test Tests Dengue

5 months, 2 weeks ago

11-year-old succumbs to dengue in Bengaluru

The Hindu

An 11-year-old boy, Gagan, is suspected to have succumbed to dengue virus in a private hospital in Bengaluru on July 5. If confirmed, this could be the second dengue death reported in Bengaluru after cases began to surge. Speaking to reporters on July 6, Tushar Giri Nath, Chief Civic Commissioner, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, said, “In these cases, we get …

Bengaluru Dengue Death

6 months ago

Dengue cases on the rise in Bengaluru; civic commissioner tests positive

The Hindu

Chief Civic Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath tested positive for dengue on Sunday, June 23. The number of dengue cases in Bengaluru has shot up significantly over the last two months, with 1,036 cases reported till date in June alone. Dr. Syed Sirajuddin Madni, Chief Health Officer, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, said that Mr. Giri Nath tested positive in the IgM …

Bengaluru Bbmp Dengue Cases Giri Nath

6 months ago

Some people can blame genes for their obesity, new study claims

New Indian Express

Lack of a gene can make some people more likely to be obese, a new study claims. A team of international researchers, led by the University of Exeter, discovered that people with a genetic variant that disables the SMIM1 gene have higher body weight because they expend less energy when at rest. Previously known for its role in the production …

Gene Smim1

6 months, 1 week ago

World Blood Donor Day 2024: Rare Blood Types That Should Donate Blood

News 18

Blood donation is an important part in global healthcare, with over 100 million units contributed annually. The term “blood group” refers to a certain blood group system which contains red blood cell antigens under the control of serial allelic genes or genes which are very closely linked via the chromosome. According to the International Society of Blood Transfusion, red blood …

Group Antigens Blood Transfusion Rare Blood

6 months, 2 weeks ago

How dye that makes invisible prostate tumours glow may soon be used by surgeons to remove more of the cancerous growth in real-time

Daily Mail

Surgeons may soon be better able to remove prostate cancer thanks to a dye that makes tumours glow. Cancer Research UK, which funded the scientists, said full clinical trials are under way to find out if surgery with the dye removes more prostate cancer and preserves more healthy tissue than existing surgical techniques. University of Oxford experts said the dye …

Cancer Prostate Cancer Prostate Oxford Dye

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Asthma could be cured with a single jab using CAR T-cell therapy

India Today

Scientists in China have introduced an immunotherapy treatment that promises long-term relief for asthma sufferers with just a single injection. Asthma, a widespread respiratory disease, affects over 300 million people globally and results in more than 2,50,000 deaths annually. In their study, Peng’s team developed a novel method to simultaneously target these cytokines using CAR-T cell therapy. "The new cell …

Treatment Therapy Cell Peng Asthma

7 months ago

Michael Richards reveals he secretly battled prostate cancer in 2018, would have died in 8 months if…

Hindustan Times

Seinfeld star Michael Richards has revealed that he battled prostate cancer in 2018 secretly. Michael Richards reveals he secretly battled prostate cancer in 2018 Richards was diagnosed with stage 1 after a checkup revealed he had elevated prostate-specific antigen levels. '” ‘I probably would have been dead in about eight months’ Richards’ doctor said his entire prostate needed to be …

Prostate Cancer Seinfeld Michael Richards Secretly Battled

7 months, 1 week ago

Dengue Fever During Pregnancy: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Dengue fever, caused by the dengue virus, is a significant health concern, particularly in India during the monsoon season from June to November. Unlike the general population, pregnant women with dengue are at a higher risk of developing severe symptoms, which can negatively affect both the mother and the baby. In severe cases, symptoms like persistent vomiting, rapid breathing, …

Dengue

7 months, 2 weeks ago

A promising technique could make blood types mutually compatible

Hindustan Times

EVERYONE HAS a blood group, defined by the characteristic chains of sugar molecules, or antigens, that protrude from their red blood cells like spikes on a hedgehog’s back. They settled on enzymes from Akkermansia muciniphila, a bacterium that feasts on the protective mucus lining the gut because mucus contains sugars similar to those on red blood cells. To test if …

Blood Group Type Enzymes Antigens

8 months ago

Panjab University gets patent for dual-function novel peptide

Hindustan Times

Panjab University faculty have been granted a patent for a dual-function novel peptide and its conjugate designed to detect Prostate Specific Antigen, a protein produced by the prostate gland in males. This has been developed by Avneet Saini, assistant professor department of biophysics; Shweta Sharma assistant professor, Institute of Forensic Science and Criminology; Sheetal Sharma, post-doctoral fellow and guest faculty, …

Psa Panjab University

8 months, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie: Knife author reveals cancer scare following near-fatal stabbing

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Salman Rushdie has opened up …

Rushdie Prostate Cancer Prostate Free Breaking Salman Rushdie Cancer Likely Knife Author

9 months, 2 weeks ago

A genetic quirk protects some people from norovirus. Can vaccines help the rest of us?

BBC

A genetic quirk protects some people from norovirus. "It's a very tough little virus," says Patricia Foster, professor emerita of biology at Indiana University Bloomington who has studied norovirus. "These cell culture models may be helpful in vaccine efforts by demonstrating that immune responses generated after vaccination kill or inactivate the virus by neutralising its infectivity," says Atmar. "We're still …

Vaccines Getty Images Cells Foster Response Immune Strains

Filters

Search results for antigen

International Men's Day: Why prostate cancer awareness matters more than ever

Sir Chris Hoy describes ‘excruciating’ cancer treatment to keep hair for sake of young son

Sir Chris Hoy feels ‘lucky’ to have time with family after cancer diagnosis

Scientists Develop Next-Generation Vaccine Against Leptospirosis, a Zoonotic Disease with Global Health Implications

Guangzhou takes action to curb dengue fever cases

Scientists Crack a 50-Year Mystery to Discover a New Set of Blood Groups

A bird flu outbreak is spreading among cows in the US. Scientists are hunting for answers

US President Biden returns to the White House after testing COVID negative

Malaria to Chikungunya: 7 types of monsoon fevers, know prevention tips

New FLiRT Covid variant spreading across the UK as doctors issue summer warning

Dengue tests: Labs warned against hiking price

Karnataka: Doctors warn not to ignore fever, even if dengue tests negative

11-year-old succumbs to dengue in Bengaluru

Dengue cases on the rise in Bengaluru; civic commissioner tests positive

Some people can blame genes for their obesity, new study claims

World Blood Donor Day 2024: Rare Blood Types That Should Donate Blood

How dye that makes invisible prostate tumours glow may soon be used by surgeons to remove more of the cancerous growth in real-time

Asthma could be cured with a single jab using CAR T-cell therapy

Michael Richards reveals he secretly battled prostate cancer in 2018, would have died in 8 months if…

Dengue Fever During Pregnancy: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention

A promising technique could make blood types mutually compatible

Panjab University gets patent for dual-function novel peptide

Salman Rushdie: Knife author reveals cancer scare following near-fatal stabbing

A genetic quirk protects some people from norovirus. Can vaccines help the rest of us?