PRIYANKA CHAKRABORTY, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Recently, researchers from various universities in Spain hypothesized that serum zinc level had a particular influence on COVID-19 patients, further stating it as a useful biomarker in predicting COVID-19 in its’ early stage. In an observational study of 249 COVID-19 patients to identify the severity of the disease and to […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata Study claims that individuals with blood type O are less inclined to get affected by the novel Coronavirus. For such blood type, developing symptoms like organ failures are also low. Nevertheless, individuals with blood groups A and AB are more susceptible to procuring this infection. There have been several studies […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata With the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, certain fundamental yet important questions come into the mind of various people. One such question is, “Can breastfeeding lead to the transmission of the coronavirus from a mother to her newborn?” The transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection from a mother to her child during the pregnancy […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata The current critical situation due to COVID–19 has resulted in excessive centralization of biomanufacturing capacities which is a matter of great concern. But on the brighter side, sharing of scientific data and information globally at an unprecedented speed has helped strengthen our ability in developing new solutions based on technology. […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata Emerged in 2019, and spread rapidly, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) impacted economies worldwide, overwhelming health-care systems, as it infected millions causing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). To respond, a worldwide effort has been initiated to develop vaccines and therapeutic agents. For COVID-19 vaccine development, the trimeric […]
–PRIYANKA CHAKRABORTY, AMITY UNIVERSITY, KOLKATA The stethoscope, primarily known as the “third hand” of the medical providers, surfaced as a potential vector of COVID-19 after several studies were made. It is believed that since a stethoscope plays an integral role between a patient and a provider and can possess as many microbes as present in […]
Devyani Goswami, Amity University Kolkata The pandemic has affected the psychological health of every person in this world. The constant fear of uncertainty has lead to an increase in anxiety and depression. The most vulnerable to this pandemic are the people suffering from Autism Spectrum disorder (ASD). Autism Spectrum disorder affects the nervous system impairs […]
Srilagna Sarkar, Amity University Kolkata Severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2) and related to the Coronavirus disease as seen has led to a novel degree of disturbance globally. Whether oncology stakeholders, its patients, families or clinicians are adjusting and conforming with the challenges caused by the convergence of the two-life threatening diseases. Two studies by […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata As the world is waiting anxiously for a powerful and effective vaccine against covid-19, researchers are also trying to identify how coronavirus attacks the body to stop its devastating impact. One such possible way has been discovered in a recent study by researchers of John Hopkins University. This can be done […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata The coronavirus, or the virus which has resulted in the whole world to shutdown, the ecosystem to change and us to depend completely on technology (to manage the economic conditions) and their immunity (since its more or less the survival of the fittest) first started its game in Wuhan, China. […]
