Kanikah Mehndiratta, MSc, University of Glasgow Flavivirus is a genus category that includes many emerging infectious arboviruses. Use of vaccines can potentially save many lives when an individual is exposed to a flavivirus. But the diversity of pathogens can act as a major challenge against the use of vaccines or development of new vaccines to […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University Many times, patients need life support when recovering from some critical injury or illness. If we think about the recent cases of COVID-19, which has still not surpassed civilization in some countries, life support or medical ventilators became a critical need of the hour. Intensive Care Units (ICU) in the hospitals […]
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 […]
Shreyas bhat , DY Patil School of biotechnology and bioinformatics What is sleep apnea? Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which frequent on and off events of breathing take place repeatedly. If you snore loudly and feel tired even after sleeping for more than 8hrs, you might have sleep apnea. The major types of […]
Chitra Roy, University of Calcutta As we are getting closer to the COVID-19 vaccine, it is exciting to think of the day when the virus will be gone. But, the COVID-19 vaccine will not be the magic bullet considering its efficacy and the challenges currently being faced in these efficacy studies. Efficacy of a vaccine […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata Humic acid (HA) is a natural, organic compound that is derived from plant and animal residues. It was observed that on combining it with the phosphate-based fertilizers, the efficiency of the fertilizer for plants was enhanced. Since then, humic acid supplements have been used to increase the efficiency of […]
