Souradip Mallick, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 virus has resulted in a worldwide pandemic killed over 1,368,000 people globally (WHO). Currently, effective treatments to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 morbidity and mortality are not available. The pharmacological screen identified several compounds capable of blocking the in vitro replication of two beta-coronaviruses. Among many ones […]
Parnad Basu, Amity University Kolkata Doctors have been saying for a very long time that there is no substitution to exercise if you want to live a healthy life. Often than not we have seen that those who don’t ‘move’ from a place for a very long time are prone to diseases like a heart […]
Sagnik Nag, Amity University Kolkata On November 18, 2020, the Medica EasyRA benchtop clinical chemistry analyzer was distributed and serviced by Greensboro-based company, which provides healthcare officials and staff to keep a routine test on blood chemistries to include and check metabolic activity profiles, liver enzymes, proper kidney functioning glucose levels, and cardiovascular tests. These […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Breast cancer, a term which scares most women, a type of cancer which changes the life of a patient even those who are survivors, is a much-studied and researched topic around the globe. The early symptoms might include the appearance of a lump at any portion of the breast, blood […]
Sayak Biswas, Amity University Kolkata When we first of think of SARS-CoV-2, the first thing that comes to our mind is the pandemic and the complications caused due to the virus. SARS-CoV-2 is a novel virus and not much is known about its nature, despite the pandemic being in our lives now for close to […]
Avipsha Datta, Department of Biophysics, University of Calcutta Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that impairs brain function and memory. Neurons degenerate, disrupting the neural networks and thereby destroys our memory and other important motor functions. AD is thought to be caused by the abnormal build-up of proteins aggregates in and around the […]
Souradip Mallick, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Chikungunya fever is a self-remitting viral illness that is common in tropical countries like Africa and Southeast Asia caused by the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) (Genus- alphavirus, Family-Togaviridae), single-stranded positive-sense RNA enveloped virus, transmitted to humans by infected Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. International travel is one of the […]
Souradip Mallick, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Fetus in fetu (FIF) has been defined as the presence of one of the twins in the body of the other. It is a condition in which malformed and parasitic fetus is located in the body of the normal fetus. It is very difficult for the radiologist to […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are a class of medicines that work on the cells which are lining the stomach, reducing the production of acid in our stomach. They can treat heartburn and gastric acid reflux by irreversibly binding with the Na+ H+ ATPase located on the surface of gastric parietal cells.PPIs […]
Soumya Sarathi Ganguly, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Virologists were working on two areas of SARS-CoV-2 research at KU Leuven Rega Institute. In one line developing a vaccine that can prevent infection, and in another line of research, they are thriving in search of existing drugs by which the amount of virus can be reduced […]
