Charvy Rana, Department of Pathology, AIIMS, New Delhi What is MYCN protein? Cancer often involves the inactivation of tumor-suppressor genes and/or over-activation of oncogenes. The MYCN proto-oncogene is one such example, implicated for its amplified or “oncogenic” status in several neuronal and non-neuronal cancers (those of lung, ovaries, prostate, and more)1. Normally expressed during the […]
Rajyashree Basu, University Of Calcutta (Lady Brabourne College) Saudi Arabia has seen a rise in cancer cases through the decades- between 1999 and 2015 the cases rose by 136%, and are predicted to rise by 63% by the year 2030. The study in this discussion was aimed at exploring the knowledge of the general women […]
Andrea Janet D’Souza, JAIN (Deemed – to – be) University Cancer is a disease that occurs due to uncontrolled cell division and an imbalance between cell proliferation and cell death. Programmed cell death or apoptosis can be induced in cancer cells through intrinsic and extrinsic pathways by the use of Caspases. Loss of apoptotic property […]
– Urvi Agrawal The rarity of some diseases often leads to people confusing its signs and symptoms with those of other abnormalities. Sometimes, this can delay their diagnosis and the initiation of treatment. One such rare disease is the Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease. This disease is often confused with lymphoma or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). To attain […]
Richa Prakash, MSc, Central University of Punjab DNA or Deoxyribonucleic Acid is a complex molecular structure containing all the genetic information inside the cells required for the development and functioning of any organism. DNA damage occurs every day by the byproducts formed during cellular metabolism and ionizing radiations. DNA damage is any change in the […]
Aqsa, Jamia Millia Islamia The Prostate Gland The prostate is a gland found in men. It is situated just below the bladder or in front of the large part of the rectum. It wraps around the part of the urethra that passes urine and semen out of the body. What is Prostate Cancer? Prostate cancer […]
Parnad Basu, Amity University Kolkata Lymphoma is a type of cancer that occurs in the human lymphatic system- the network that fights the body’s diseases. It includes the lymph nodes, bone marrow, spleen, and the thymus gland. There are mainly two major subtypes of lymphoma, Hodgkin’s lymphoma and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). Hodgkin’s lymphoma has Reed-Sternberg […]
Nimrit Palan, Mumbai university What is Ultra-processed food? Ultra-processed foods are ingredient formulations, mostly for unique industrial use, that are created through a series of manufacturing processes such as the fractionation of whole food products into materials, the assembly of untreated and treated food substances, and the frequent use of cosmetic preservatives, which are frequently […]
Debarati Basu, Makaut (WB) Cancer is distinguished by heterogeneous morphological, phenotypic, and genomic profiles. For patients to undergo proper treatment identification of cancer subtypes plays an important role. Meta-data is being produced in the fields of genomics, epigenomics, and transcriptomics which will help to identify underlying root causes of cancer on a gene level. It […]
Kanikah Mehndiratta, MSc, University of Glasgow Human microbiome constitutes various microorganisms and their genomes, residing on the skin or inside organ systems. Inside the body, these microbes are known to be involved in many intricate metabolic pathways. This automatically gives them an opportunity to interfere in different diseases and their treatments. Devising successful therapeutics against […]
