Kanikah Mehndiratta, MSc, University of Glasgow Human microbiome constitutes various microorganisms and their genomes, residing on the skin or inside organ systems. Inside the body, these microbes are known to be involved in many intricate metabolic pathways. This automatically gives them an opportunity to interfere in different diseases and their treatments. Devising successful therapeutics against […]
Nandini Pharasi, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology Co-relation between life forms: Association between two different life forms that eat from the same bowl is known as commensalism. Commensalism is a relationship between species in which one benefits while the other is neither affected nor harmed. These bacteria do not harm them but depend on them […]
Shayan Ahmed, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Paediatric Myasthenia gravis is an immune-mediated neuromuscular junction disorder characterized by periodic skeletal muscle weakening and lethargy. There are two forms of myasthenic weakness: ocular and generalized myasthenia gravis, based on whether the weakness is restricted to the ocular muscles. In Europe and North America, pediatric myasthenia gravis […]
Madhavi Bhatia, NIPER Guwahati. The gut flora of humans acts as a major factor that influences the health of an individual. The microbiome may affect the disease progression and response to immunotherapy. So, the gut microbiome can act as a cancer biomarker. For analyzing this high throughput 16S-rRNA-gene-based approach is utilized to detect a genuine […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Dutch photographer Frans Lanting famously said, “biodiversity starts in the distant past and it points towards the future”. So the biodiversity of a region is very important since it marks the productivity of that particular region. Environmental biologists have been working since long back to identify and mark the biodiversity […]
Souradip Mallick, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects at a rapid rate almost doubled within one decade. PD is a progressive degenerative disease that mainly affects the brain, the peripheral nervous system, and the gastrointestinal tract, causing progressive movement disorders, gastrointestinal and autonomic dysfunction, sleep disorders, and cognitive impairment. There is no […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata Various types of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) have been detected in many indoor environments. Materials like asbestos can move through the air and into the lungs causing long term damage to human tissues. Apart from this, the household furniture, wallpaper, flooring etc. are also known to emit free-floating chemicals. […]
Souradip Mallick, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Kidney stones affect approximately one in 11 individuals in their lifetimes, and their prevalence is increasing, some may develop chronic kidney disease and some end-stage renal disease. Still, pathophysiologic mechanisms of kidney stone formation remain incompletely characterized. It was believed that dietary patterns were mainly attributed to kidney […]
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 […]
