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–Anuska Sen, Team bioXone While the entire nation unanimously waits for India’s Covid-19 vaccine, there are various drawbacks and negativities regarding the vaccine that keeps on upsetting the world, particularly Indians. However, another disheartening news has been reported today. AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine has been paused by its partner, the Serum Institute of India. Earlier this […]
–Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Thomas Dekker once said, “Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and bodies together”, but is sleep the ultimate way? Well no. The function of the glymphatic system which controls the processes involved in the removal of all the wastes (amyloid-beta, etc.) accumulated in the brain during the wake […]
–Richismita Hazra, Amity University Kolkata The western honeybee Apis mellifera has been contributing honey, propolis, and venom to the field of medicine for thousands of years. A recent study says, the active element of honeybee venom MELITTIN-molecule behind the painful sensation of bee’s sting, killed two types of breast cancer cells named Tripple-negative breast cancer […]
–Arpita Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata When the 21st century is facing pandemic, it is reported that Dengue and coronavirus share almost similar clinical features that cannot be discriminated. There are few independent research studies that observed false-positive tests for coronavirus. In Singapore, two false-positive results from rapid serological testing for dengue was later confirmed to […]
–Sanket Roy, Team bioXone Hyperactivation of the immune system under SARS-CoV-2 infection is one of the most important features of COVID-19. While the early detection of COVID- 19 became the most emerging field of research, a team of scientists led by Hyung Chun of Yale University has identified that detection of neutrophil levels in plasma can indicate the […]
–Shrestha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata The premier batch of the ‘Gam-COVID-Vac’ [Sputnik V] immunization for the prevention of novel Coronavirus, created by the Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Ministry of Health of Russia, has finished the vital quality assessments in the labs of Roszdravnadzor. Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko had […]
-Sashreek Ganguli, Amity University Kolkata The questions raised on the efficiency of a clinical trial in this global pandemic are deeply concerning. Operational short-comings in the current clinical trial procedures relating to the identification, recruitment, data acquisition, etc. increase costs and stretches the already lengthy clinical trial, leading to minimized patient participation. Here, the concept […]
-Binayak Das, Team bioXone The highly-awaited trials for the Covid-19 vaccine formulation by Oxford have yet again been put on hold for a second time this year. The reason behind this has to do with certain safety concerns, as informed to Stat News, on Tuesday. This measure was taken by AstraZeneca Plc. right after they observed […]
-Binayak Das, Team bioXone Stomatal cells help plants to breathe and facilitate the vital process of photosynthesis by allowing gaseous exchange between the plant and the atmosphere. They also are highly involved in responses to various environmental stress cues and do so by controlling the closure of these cells, the mechanism of which is largely […]
-Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata Cancer Immunotherapy uses the immune system to eradicate cancer cells and prevent their spread in the body. It needs to be personalized because anticancer immune responses can be inhibited in various ways varying from person to person. There are pharmaceutical and non – pharmaceutical approaches cancer immunotherapy which includes monoclonal […]
