SAGNIK NAG, Amity University, Kolkata SARS-CoV-2 is a type of RNA virus, which can develop mutations by three different ways: by making mistake from copying errors during viral replication, through interactions with other viruses infecting the same cell i.e. recombination, or they can be also induced by host RNA modification systems which are part of […]
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 […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Researchers in Japan and Cambodia have discovered coronaviruses which is similar to COVID-19. These are the first known relatives of SARS-Cov-2 to be found outside China and to be originated from horseshoe bats or Rhinolophus bats. It is still unknown if COVID-19 was transferred directly from bats to people or […]
Subhangi Das, Bankura Sammilani College SARS-COV2 infection causing COVID-19 disease can lead to severe multi – organ injuries and significant mortality in critical patients, particularly among those people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) as a comorbidity. These patients have worse outcomes as compared to the ones without diabetes mellitus. Although attenuated mortality was observed with aggressive […]
AISHILA KAR, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA To fulfil the shortage of nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Radiology at the University of South Florida (USF) create NP swabs using a point-of-care 3D printer. At the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) results of the first trial of 3D-printed NP […]
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Raddur Samaddar, Team Bioxone & Aashiya Sarkar, Amity University Kolkata COVID-19 has shaken and re-awaken the entire scientific community at once. Never before an entire working community came together to find a single solution involving myriad approaches. In some ways, the coronavirus response made the approach of the Medical and Research community truly ‘International’. Researchers […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata COVID-19 has presented various contradictions that may provide clues to control the pandemic, even before a COVID-19 vaccine is widely available. A study conducted recently by a group of researchers has shown that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine is theoretically capable of protecting against COVID-19. Mumps IgG titers or antibody levels […]
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 […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata According to the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discovered a deadly virus, named Chapare virus that caused more than five infections near Bolivia’s capital city, La Paz, out of which three are fatal. The researchers attested that the […]
