Health & Fitness Archives - Page 18 of 22

IIT-Indore scientists uncover a new approach to inhibit Zika virus replication

NewsTrack PlusJanuary 13, 2021

New Delhi (India Science Wire): Efforts to find an effective treatment for the Zika virus could get a boost with researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Indore (IIT-Indore) identifying some...

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Holding breath may increase risk of getting COVID-19 Infection

NewsTrack PlusJanuary 12, 2021

New Delhi (India Science Wire): High demand for information on COVID pandemic, its toll on healthcare systems and lives, and the many unanswered questions about a virus that was discovered...

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Second COVID vaccination mock-drill across India on January 08

NewsTrack PlusJanuary 7, 2021

New Delhi (India Science Wire): In the light of coronavirus vaccine roll-out, the central government is going to execute a mock drill on vaccine administration on January 08, 2021. These...

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Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurates CEPI Centralized network lab at DBT-THSTI Faridabad through virtual platform

NewsTrack PlusJanuary 6, 2021

The CEPI centralized laboratory at DBT-THSTI Faridabad is first of its kind in India and one of the seven in the world Dr Harsh Vardhan also launches DBT’s e-Book on...

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Swasth Vayu Non-invasive Ventilator developed by CSIR-NAL receives regulator nod

NewsTrack PlusJanuary 6, 2021

Swasth Vayu Non-invasive Ventilator developed by CSIR-NAL receives regulator nod; technology commercialized with 6 private companies CSIR-NAL scientists along with medical professionals from CSIR-IGIB came forward to address the shortages...

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Nanoparticles-based improved cancer drug could be in the offing

NewsTrack PlusJanuary 4, 2021

New Delhi (India Science Wire): A promising method for cancer treatment by using nanoparticles, with fewer side effects and more effectiveness has been developed by a multi-institutional team from the...

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COVID-19 Vaccine Dry Run Held Across India

NewsTrack PlusJanuary 2, 2021

• Dr Harsh Vardhan visits GTB Hospital, Shahdara and UPHC, Daryaganj to review the Mock Drill • Assures the Nation that safety, efficacy & immunogenicity of the vaccine shall never...

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ArogyaSetu App receives Jury’s Choice Award

NewsTrack PlusDecember 31, 2020

New Delhi (India Science Wire): ArogyaSetu App is aimed at augmenting the initiatives of the Government of India, in proactively reaching out to and informing the users of the app...

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Consortium launched to monitor genomic variations in SARS-CoV-2 virus

NewsTrack PlusDecember 31, 2020

New Delhi (India Science Wire): The Government of India has launched a Consortium comprising 10 research laboratories from different parts of the country to monitor the genomic variations in the...

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How the Domestic Medical Equipment Industry “Adapted, Evolved and Expanded” to meet COVID19 challenge in 2020

NewsTrack PlusDecember 31, 2020

2020 witnessed tremendous achievements in the medical supplies sector in the country. At the beginning of the pandemic, India was almost totally dependent on imported Ventilators, PPE Kits and N-95...