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Sashreek Ganguli, Amity University Kolkata Mesothelioma is a tumour caused by intake of asbestos fibers and forms within the peritoneum of lungs. The occurrence rate is high in people belonging to the age bracket of 80-84 years. To treat this, pemetrexed-based regimen with cytoreductive surgery (CRS) could be a commonly used, but long-term survival is […]
Arpita Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata In Wuhan, after two months of corona pandemic recovered patients undergoes RT-PCR results from throat swab specimens and the results of serological COVID-19 rapid diagnostic test (RDT) for SARS-CoV-2 and 7.78% has positive RT-PCR test for SARS-COV2.IgG & dual IgG & IgM antibody is also detected respectively in 84.75% and […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata Emerged in 2019, and spread rapidly, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) impacted economies worldwide, overwhelming health-care systems, as it infected millions causing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). To respond, a worldwide effort has been initiated to develop vaccines and therapeutic agents. For COVID-19 vaccine development, the trimeric […]
Avipsha Datta, Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Calcutta Covid-19 is primarily known to cause respiratory illness, leading to symptoms like cough and breathing difficulties. However, the virus might adversely affect other organs including the heart and brain. Over the past few months with the increase of the rate of infection, coronavirus […]
RUCHITA KARMAKAR, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA “Honey” is most commonly used in Supportive and Substitute Medicine mainly in the Indian Ayurvedic Medicine since ancient times, as an additive in the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus. But in recent times the use of honey gained effective potential for the treatment of diabetes because of the increase in the […]
–PRIYANKA CHAKRABORTY, AMITY UNIVERSITY, KOLKATA The stethoscope, primarily known as the “third hand” of the medical providers, surfaced as a potential vector of COVID-19 after several studies were made. It is believed that since a stethoscope plays an integral role between a patient and a provider and can possess as many microbes as present in […]
Sristi Raj Rai, Amity University Kolkata Wanderers outside our body are in search of nutrients and host to persist and multiply to survive on the planet. Obligate endoparasite of Apicomplexa phylum invades human – intermediate/secondary hosts. These single-celled eukaryotes are of high medical and agricultural importance. Members such as Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium falciparum can […]
Richismita Hazra, Amity University Kolkata Non-Invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT) is a method useful for the determination of chromosomal abnormalities in unborn children or fetuses. Although ancillary detection of occult malignancies upon routine NIPT has been observed and reported by numerous researchers, these studies were not destined for the evaluation of NIPT for cancer detection. IPSec, […]
PRAGYA SANTRA, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Normally osteocyte apoptosis is the default fate to remove dead bone cells and its self-renewal for preserving the strength. But at times the apoptosis gives rise to pathological conditions of ageing, fatigue, inflammation, decreased bone mineral density, ultimately bone loss. Osteocytes surgery often induces osteoporosis resulting in bone microstructure and […]
Sampriti Roy, Asutosh College (University of Calcutta) When speaking of cell mechanisms, there are still a large number of the same that remain largely unknown. From understanding viral pathogenesis to antiviral therapeutics development – the identification of viral mechanisms and understanding how the virus defends itself is crucial. This is the case particularly for those […]
