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Vaishnavi Kardale, Bioinformatics Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University According to WHO, 390 million dengue infections are registered in the world every year. Dengue virus (DENV) spreads through a mosquito vector Aedes aegypti. This mosquito is restricted to regions with high human settlements, where it breeds in man-made containers inside and outside housings. The increase in […]
Saakshi Bangera, DY Patil School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics HBV – Hepatitis B virus infects more than 200 million people around the world. The virus results in liver diseases such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, fibrosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Prophylactic HBV vaccine reduces the number of infections but fails to offer a therapeutic benefit to chronically […]
Akash Singh, Banaras Hindu University Life course approach is based on identifying early indications of health and illness trajectories during pregnancy and childhood. The most critical/sensitive phases for organ development occur during early life, making it particularly vulnerable to the impacts of external exposures. Because it takes a comprehensive picture of all cellular processes, the […]
Sarah Khatkhatay, SK Somaiya Vidhyadhar There is a reason why breast milk is known as “liquid gold”- it is an incredible substance that nourishes, adapts, and protects the baby against illness. It is one of the most fruitful ways to ensure child health and survival. Breastmilk proves to be an ideal food for infants as […]
Shrestha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata About Takayasu’s arteritis (TA): Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a chronic vasculitis of obscure etiology, predominantly influencing the aorta and its essential branches in ladies aged from 20 to 40 years. The assessed occurrence of TA in Europe and the USA is 0.4–2.6 per million individuals, while the pervasiveness is estimated […]
Kanikah Mehndiratta, MSc, University of Glasgow CRISPR-Cas9 technology is recently being extensively applied in human diseases research in study and effective treatment. Along with its huge therapeutic potential, the technique is also being explored in various other areas where gene editing could improve breeds and promote desirable traits. Traditional approaches to selective breeding in the […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College The good cholesterol has stood up to the prefix given to it as researchers claim it’s added advantages. In addition to the existing features of good cholesterol, it is now known to be associated with improved liver health. HDL is traditionally known for absorbing cholesterol and delivering it to the […]
Saptaparna Dasgupta, Bennett University According to reported statistics, cervical cancer stands to be the fourth most frequent cancer amongst women all over the world. Human papillomavirus (HPV) acts as the devastating toxic agent that drives cervical cancer. A study conducted in Tehran University of Medical Sciences involved five different variants of HPV amongst Iranian women […]
Sumedha B S, Bangalore University Cyclin Proteins: The cell cycle is the sequence of processes that take place in a cell which ultimately leads to its division into two daughter cells. The mechanism of the cell cycle is regulated by a type of protein called “Cyclins”. Cyclins bind and activate cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs). Cyclins were […]
Vaishnavi Kardale, Bioinformatics Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University Over the coming decade, the world population over the age of 60 is expected to increase steadily. Human life expectancy has increased dramatically over the last two centuries owing to the development of modern medicine, vaccination, and surgeries. Surgeries performed under the effect of anesthesia have saved […]
