PRAGYA SANTRA, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA The history of cancer research has always been a mystery in the result. Recently it was reported that cancer cells adapted themselves to grow and proliferate in an inflammatory environment. ENPP1, a readily accessible molecule found on the surface of cancer cells plays a major role in this mechanism. Naturally, […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata Just as the world was waiting with hope for the vaccine to start off a healthier 2021, UK has cautioned to take necessary precautionary measures against a new contagious COVID-19 mutant. Scientists have stated that all viruses mutate as it’s in their nature to mutate, as the human body gets more […]
Shrayana Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata A research team from UT Southwestern has recognised a key gene necessary for cells to consume and destroy viruses. The findings which were reported in Nature could lead to ways that could manipulate this process to improve the immune system’s ability to combat viral infections. The key gene essential for cells […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata As quoted by Gilda Radner, “Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge scary-it’s an act of infinite optimism”. Several factors come into play while dealing with pregnancy. The health of the mother and the baby-to-be is taken care of where the […]
Milanckona Das, Amity University Kolkata The desire to eliminate cancer permanently has remained an unattainable feat for scientists to this day. Although difficult to realize, it is a fact that our bodies continually deal with cancer on a minuscule level, daily. Immunotherapy is typically associated with cancer treatment, to effectively cause the cancellation of long-lasting […]
PRAGYA SANTRA, AMITY UNIVERSITY Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) mapped the T-cell stimulatory pathways along with the CD28, CTLA4, and ICOS genes. GWAS studies and autoimmune disorders identified enriched chromatin regions as a consequence of memory T-cell over-activation. T-cell stimulation after occurring in the secondary lymphoid delivers two signals, first via T-cell receptors (TCR) to recognize […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata Past proof in mice has exhibited that NK cell-inferred IFN-gamma can advance immunoevasion by chiselling the immunogenicity of creating tumours in a process known as cancer immunoediting. This process includes the disposal of the high immunogenic unedited tumour, followed by the inevitable break of less immunogenic altered tumour cell variants […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata COVID-19 has presented various contradictions that may provide clues to control the pandemic, even before a COVID-19 vaccine is widely available. A study conducted recently by a group of researchers has shown that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine is theoretically capable of protecting against COVID-19. Mumps IgG titers or antibody levels […]
PRIYANKA CHAKRABORTY, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Discovery of a new hydrogel-based biomaterial is now under trial that, when applied to wounds will trigger a regenerative immune response and will potentially promote reduced scarring, more significant skin healing and complex structured skin tissues resulting in healthier skin. The researchers were aware of the role of the immune […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata CRISPR stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. Quite a mouthful isn’t it? In the name itself is hidden, its definition. It is composed of short identical palindromic DNA segments that are separated with spacer DNA, which are all unique. There are also a number of genes associated with […]
