Subhajit Nan, Amity University, Kolkata. Scientists have recently conducted clinical trials and made a critical meta-analysis on the effect of FODMAPS diet (abbreviated as fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols). These are considered to influence the stool habits and the overall quality of life of the patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Subgroup analyses […]
Subhajit Nan, Amity University, Kolkata Clostridioides Difficile is a bacterium responsible for causing severe diarrhea and inflammation of the colon (colitis). Though guidelines for infection control measures are firmly in place, Clostridioides Difficile Infection or CDI remains the chief cause of diarrhea associated with healthcare. Since the burden associated with CDI is high, both from […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata According to the research done by an OU Hudson College of the public health faculty working in conjunction with colleagues in Denmark, a new type of bacterial spreading method has been found. The infection caused by campylobacter is one of the most common foodborne illnesses in the western world […]
Sumedha Guha, Techno India University In a recent study conducted on lung samples obtained from 79 patients who died of COVID-19, researchers from the Far Eastern Federal University in Russia discovered the SARS-CoV-2 virus can not only damage red blood cells (RBCs) but also prevent the new formation of key red blood cells (namely, Erythrocytes). […]
Jayateerth S. Bhavikatti, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a causative agent for diarrhoea and colitis (colon inflammation) and its infection occurs usually during or soon after the administration of antibiotics. This happens as a result of wiping out the gut microbiome. In the US, nearly 30,000 people die annually from C. diff […]
Sumedha Guha, Techno India University The outbreak of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) towards the latter part of 2019 had brought mankind to a screeching halt for some time. The global pandemic that followed in its wake is something that every nation of the world is still grappling hard to recover from. […]
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 […]
PRAGYA SANTRA, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA The health problems and the mortality rate of children below 5 years of age is a serious threat globally especially to Asian and African countries. WHO reported Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) and diarrhoea as the leading cause of death of ⅓ of children worldwide. Besides, protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM) is also […]
