Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that torments mankind, caused by the parasite plasmodium. Researchers at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical research have understood how the body’s natural immunity can be manipulated to prevent malaria, bringing us one step closer to new potential therapy. The causative organism of this […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata Meningitis is an inflammatory condition that affects the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites can all cause it. Bacterial meningitis is one of the most serious types, and it is a leading cause of death and disability in children all over the world. […]
Sagnik Nag , Amity University, Kolkata Currently, India as a developing nation with an average population of 1.34 billion, is fighting a battle against the lethal Coronavirus. Swift and agile efforts to mitigate the health effects of COVID-19 by the state and central governments are yielding some positive results. This pandemic has been a catastrophe […]
Sampriti Roy, University of Calcutta The concept of herd immunity states that when a large part of a population in an area has developed immunity against a certain disease, the virus or bacteria causing the disease has a significantly lesser chance of spreading from one person to another in that area. As a result, the […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata Intestinal epithelial tight junctions (TJs) act as a barrier to protect against harmful antigens which promote inflammation of the intestine in case of inflammatory bowel diseases. A defect in the intestinal TJ barrier is sometimes also known as “leaky gut”. Till date, no effective therapies are available for targeting the intestinal […]
– Sagnik Nag, Amity University, Kolkata The occurrence of an exceptional pathogenic human Coronavirus in the Middle East has gained novel distress in human coronaviruses around the globe. Considering the current global uncontrollable pandemic situation the researchers have fabricated two novel COVID-19 diagnostic tests. This need for a novel diagnostic test tool kit is to bridge […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata An autoimmune disease is a condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the healthy cells of the body. Children with autoimmune diseases often require treatment with immunosuppressive drugs. So, in these patients, the efficacy and safety of vaccination, particularly the live attenuated vaccines remain a concern. As the live attenuated […]
Shrestha Sherry Chakraborty, Amity University Kolkata Cancer is marked by the uncontrollable growth of malignant cells which then spread by metastasizing to different regions of the body. To battle against this deadly disease, a variety of treatments have evolved with years of research and development overcoming complex challenges and hurdles. The most well known of […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata Based on the vaccine against yellow fever, a team of researchers led by Professor Johan Neyts and Kai Dallmeier at Rega Institute at KU Leuven, Belgium, have developed a vaccine candidate against Covid-19 which also works against yellow fever. Results indicate that the vaccine is effective in hamsters and monkeys […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Breast cancer, a term which scares most women, a type of cancer which changes the life of a patient even those who are survivors, is a much-studied and researched topic around the globe. The early symptoms might include the appearance of a lump at any portion of the breast, blood […]
