Weekly Biotech News of India
-Surupa Chakraborty, Amity University Kolkata Adipose tissue (AT) is an active endocrine organ which stores excess nutrients as triacylglycerols and releases fatty acids during fasting. It is populated by several immune cells including T cells and macrophages, which help in secretion of a variety of adipokines and chemokines. A cardinal feature of obesity includes the […]
Anwita Sarkar, Team BioXone Based on what we know so far about the complications of COVID-19, it frequently involves complications that bear similarities to autoimmune disorders. Up to now, there are little reports on possible IgA mediated autoimmune responses. A study was conducted to determine the association of COVID-19 with vigorous total IgA responses. It […]
-Husna, Amity University Kolkata The detailed study of SARS-CoV2 transmission patterns in India has revealed that over 70% of those who contract Covid-19 don’t pass it on any further, while a minority act as super-spreaders. The global study using the largest dataset of contacts, also shows that children play a major role in the transmission […]
-Aishila Kar, Amity University Kolkata The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in partnership with Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Biological E, has developed a “highly purified antisera” which will be utilized in the prevention and treatment of Covid-19. Antisera are blood sera that carry antibodies against a selected viral toxin or antigen and are introduced to […]
Sristi Raj Rai, Amity University Kolkata Throughout the evolution of the primate’s brain from the rear end to the foremost part – the prefrontal cortex (PFC) makes Homo sapiens the most intelligent species known on this planet. PFC, the rational part of the brain has evolutionarily specialized cognitive abilities such as complex decision making. Due […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata Severity and death from Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) are associated with the older population; testing such vaccine candidates is important to prevent infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). A phase 1, open-label trial with an escalated dose of messenger RNA vaccine, mRNA-1273, which encodes the stabilized prefusion […]
Devyani Goswami, Amity University As if the devastation caused by the ongoing pandemic was not enough that the health officials of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) have confirmed four new cases of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever ( CCHF). Palghar, Maharashtra is under strict alert due to the same. India had earlier in 2011 […]
– Sagnik Nag, Amity University Kolkata The recent pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 was enough to destabilize the global economy and giving a psycho-social upshot throughout the globe that China came up with another lethal cat que virus (CQV). According to a novel scientific study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), antibodies for cat […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College (Kolkata) Muscular dystrophy implies a group of inherited disorders that can cause loss of muscle tissue, muscle weakness and delayed development. which gets worse over time. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is such muscular dystrophy that worsens quickly unlike the other types of muscular dystrophy. DMD refers to the genetic disorder wherein […]
Team BioXone Covid-19 continues to spread globally like wildfire. The vaccine in development is the only hope for prevention and containment. Every capable country is into investing millions to fast track development of vaccines, telescoping the duration of clinical trials from years to months. Russia launched its home-brewed vaccine – SPUTNIK V, in August, based […]
