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Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Researchers at Rockefeller University had found a gene having vitality for short-term memory despite being functional in that part of the brain which has no association with memory. Previous studies on short-term memory say that the prefrontal cortex (PFC) generally comprises of all the neural activity, but recent model studies […]
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 […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata “Is eating healthy food enough to maintain proper body weight?”, “Is obesity genetic?” “why is obesity a problem?”, these are a few questions most of us search on the internet every day, sometimes due to the fear of the diseases which follows obesity while other times due to maintaining physical […]
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, […]
SAGNIK NAG, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Our immune system plays an imperative role in combating the uncertainties of COVID-19. The most concerning fact regarding the ailment is its alarming range of severity – from being asymptotic to completely fatal. Standing today we know all the precautions that are to be followed during this pandemic situation, we […]
-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 […]
Raddur Samaddar, Team bioXone The pandemic is going about its length and breadth, in India, we have 9,43,990 active cases as of 2nd October 2020. The serological activity and also the cross-reactivity of the diseases are a major concern at this moment. A commercial SARS-CoV-2 ELISA test was used for patients diagnosed as Dengue, Zika, […]
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 […]
