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  New Ebola vaccine trial begins in Britain

  World | January 07, 2015 7:38 IST

  London: Oxford University doctors and scientists are starting the first safety trial of an experimental preventative Ebola vaccine, aiming to have vaccinated all 72 healthy adult volunteers by the end of January.Volunteers for the trial,

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  'Ebola vaccine showing promising results'

  World | December 02, 2014 8:00 IST

  Nairobi: Two Ebola vaccines undergoing clinical trials have shown promising results and would be deployed in January 2015 to West African countries affected by the epidemic, a scientist from Oxford University said Monday.Speaking at a

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  Exercise can help in preventing breast cancer, shows study

  Lifestyle | November 04, 2014 17:15 IST

  London: Everybody is aware of the fact that exercise is good for your health, but very few know that it can help in preventing breast cancer too, says an expert.Middle aged women, who regularly partake

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  World's top 10 universities for 2013

  October 31, 2013 6:33 IST

  New Delhi: The Times Higher Education (THE) world university rankings, published on October 3, saw the California Institute of Technology maintain its position as the top-ranked university.MIT, which ranks first in the QS world rankings,

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  Oxford University gets $116 million donation

  World | July 11, 2012 21:48 IST

  London, Jul 11: Oxford University says a Silicon Valley venture capitalist has donated 75 million pounds ($116 million) to help poor students attend the prestigious institution.The money is a gift from Sequoia Capital president Michael