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Anish Pyne, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Although we usually tend to fear the painful sting of a Honeybee since our early childhood days, science offers a different perspective for it. Studies suggest that honeybee venom can be one of the most crucial weapons for mankind. Recently, an in vitro study conducted in Harry Perkins […]
Diya Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata Fritz Jacob Heinrich Lewy (German neurologist) was the first to identify eosinophilic inclusion bodies in neurons of certain brain nuclei. These “eosinophilic inclusion bodies” also referred to as Lewy bodies, were named after him. He described the pathology of Paralysis agitans (the term for, Parkinson’s disease). LOCATION: Lewy bodies are […]
PRAGYA SANTRA, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Sickle cell anaemia is an autosomal red blood cell disorder where the shape of the RBCs become distorted and crescent sickle-shaped. Such structural modifications to the RBCs disables them if their ability to transfer oxygen to the whole body. Deoxygenated Sickle cells have an affinity to bind mutually forming polymers. […]
Akash Pramamik,D.Y Patil Medical College, Kolhapur The past experiences have shown that the development of a vaccine is a long process and studies are done in sequential steps. Due to the recent outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the government along with the pharmaceutical companies are gearing up to develop a vaccine as soon as possible. […]
Milanckona Das, Amity University Kolkata The desire to eliminate cancer permanently has remained an unattainable feat for scientists to this day. Although difficult to realize, it is a fact that our bodies continually deal with cancer on a minuscule level, daily. Immunotherapy is typically associated with cancer treatment, to effectively cause the cancellation of long-lasting […]
Ankita Chattopadhyay, Amity University Kolkata The word ‘dimple’ is often associated with the beauty and charm of a person. People tend to appreciate other people having dimples or wish that they had one. People from numerous cultures seem to believe that dimples are a good-luck charm. This entices people into thinking that they are not […]
Shinjini Bandopadhyay, Amity University Kolkata Adverse childhood experiences (such as early life adversity, stress, and childhood trauma) can have a lifelong impact on mental and physical health. Childhood trauma has been associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease that manifest later on in adult life. Most or all […]
Srishti Deb, Amity University, Kolkata Nanoparticle: Technobiology’s wireless messenger – With the advancement of science and modern technologies, a more promising technology of drug delivery to selective tissues is used. This is a more potent targeted delivery process of therapeutic agents, that significantly eliminates drug or drug carrier side effects. Drug design and drug delivery […]
PRIASHA DUTTA, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL One of the leading causes of mortality in the present-day world is cancer. Whenever we think of cancer treatment, the two words that are immediately synonymous are chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Although, due to limited efficacy based on the heterogeneity factor of cancer cells, there is a constant […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Relation between air pollution and the lungs: Air pollution, a common enemy we all preach against without taking an action. Other than causing drastic changes in the environment, it also causes problems in the respiratory system of the body and thus affects the lungs. It might at times result in […]
