Weekly Biotech News of India
Sagnik Nag, Amity University Kolkata Breast cancer is among the second largest cause of deaths among women related to cancer. The development of breast cancer is a multi-step process that involves numerous cell types and its treatment remains shrouded with many challenges. Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) is accounted for 10-15% of all breast cancers. Triple-negative breast […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Amidst the pandemic prevailing recently due to the SARS-CoV-2, there is something which still can’t be ignored, the flu which leads to thousands of deaths in the US and infects about 11% of the population each year according to CDC. With the arrival of the flu along with the COVID-19, […]
Aishila Kar, Amity University Kolkata ICMR officials said on Tuesday that The Drugs Controller General of India has given authorization for conducting Phase-1 human clinical trial for an “antisera” that was developed by injecting inactivated SARS-CoV-2 in horses and can be a treatment for COVID-19. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in alliance with a Hyderabad-based vaccine maker […]
Shrayana Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata To ensure a stable food supply, it is necessary to protect crops against pests and diseases. Roughly 95% of food comes from organic cultivation, using chemical pesticides to preserve the quality of the crops. But organic pesticides are increasingly being pursued as an option as well. Some organic pesticides contain […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata 13 people from 8 states have been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella muenster linked to bearded dragons, as of 25th September, according to the latest information released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Pet bearded dragons are likely the source of this outbreak as shown […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata To avert the spread of the pandemic of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), a successful vaccine is needed. In an examination directed recently, safety, tolerability, and neutralizer reaction information from an on-going placebo-controlled treatment observer-blinded phase 1/2 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine trial BNT162b1, a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) nucleoside-modified […]
Devyani Goswami, Amity University Kolkata Breast cancer has become one of the common diseases affecting both men and women worldwide, though most common in women as of yet. There are multifactorial reasons for the formation of breast cancer, depending on the type of breast cancer. A common trait observed in all cancer patients is an […]
RUCHITA KARMAKAR, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA A recently reported case was taken where a 40-year-old US women’s brain lining was punctured after her nasal swab test for COVID-19 which ultimately lead to the leakage of the brain fluid through her nose, and eventually putting her at risk of life-threatening infection. The patient had an undetected scarce […]
Sambit Majumdar, Amity University Kolkata HIV i.e. Human Immunodeficiency Viruses are two species of Lentivirus that infect humans. It is a virus that attacks the cells in the immune system. This virus destroys a type of white blood cell in the immune system called a T helper cell, also mention as a CD4 cell. This […]
Arjama Roy, Amity University Kolkata A woman’s menstrual cycle is usually for 28 days. However, this may vary from person to person. If the length of the menstrual cycle is more than 35 days, or if the duration varies, then we call it irregular periods. It may happen due to hormonal imbalance, changes in contraception, […]
