-Prerna Jha, NIT Durgapur Microbes Vs. Pathogens Organisms that are of microscopic dimensions are simply referred to as microbes. They are so individually so tiny that we often need the help of microscopes (laboratory devices with high power lenses) to see them with our naked eyes! But not all of them are harmful. Pathogens constitute […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College Background In more than 30% of 60–80-year-old men with Mosaic loss of chromosome Y (LOY), a fraction of circulating immune cells lack the Y chromosome, and this aberration is evident in at least 10% of peripheral blood cells. A previous study of men over the age of 90 demonstrated that […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College The fidelity of disease model predictions is based on precisely describing the incorporated processes and parameters. Several different models exist and help in describing the dynamics observed in the host during malaria infection. That being said, there is insufficient clinical data that can be utilized for the quantitative validation and […]
Aqsa, Jamia Millia Islamia Cancer is a disease in which cells of the body grow abnormally and uncontrollably. Until now, there is still no permanent cure for cancer, but getting treatment for cancer might allow you to live for a certain period. Research for the cure of cancer has been underway for about 100 years […]
Madhavi Bhatia, NIPER Guwahati SARS-CoV-19, well known as a severe acute respiratory syndrome that affects mainly the respiratory system of humans has become a global pandemic. Various vaccines have been approved worldwide to curb the disease. In Australia, the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine is approved. Both these vaccines are a type of encapsulated mRNA vaccine, […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College A recent study conducted by Satveer Mahil et al., showcased in the current year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) and published in The Lancet Rheumatology, demonstrates that it is not the response of T-cell but that of the antibody to the first jab of the Pfizer […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University Current Scenario The emergence of coronavirus from 2019 till now has led to a global healthcare crisis all over the world. Recent data of COVID-19 shows data as of July 7 having 184,324,026 confirmed cases and 3,992,680 deaths. Although vaccination has started to pick up pace in many countries, the risk […]
Anjali Kumari, IILM College of Engineering and Technology Longer gap (up to 45 weeks) between the Covid-19 vaccines may increase the immune response. According to a new study from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, it has been stated that a gap of up to 45 weeks between the first and second doses […]
Saptaparna Dasgupta, Bennett University A recently published new study states that both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine immune system reactions have proved to offer long-lasting protection against COVID-19. mRNA vaccines have created more and better germinal centre B cell responses, thus indicating that the immunity system would be much more impactful and offer long-lasting […]
Madhavi Bhatia, NIPER Guwahati Coronavirus infection recovery provides a significant amount of immunity to individuals but there are some cases that have revealed that even after successfully recovering from COVID-19 infection there are chances of re-infection. This is mainly found to be due to mutation in the virus leading to different variants like alpha and […]
