Chitra Roy, University of Calcutta High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma (HGSOC) is one of the most common and deadliest types of ovarian cancer. This gynaecological malignancy is a type of tumour which arises from the ovary, fallopian tube, or peritoneum. The tumour microenvironment is very complex and 40% of this tumour mass contains Macrophages. Macrophages originate […]
PRIYANKA CHAKRABORTY, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Recently, researchers from various universities in Spain hypothesized that serum zinc level had a particular influence on COVID-19 patients, further stating it as a useful biomarker in predicting COVID-19 in its’ early stage. In an observational study of 249 COVID-19 patients to identify the severity of the disease and to […]
Shrestha Sherry Chakraborty, Amity University Kolkata. Cells have employed various ways to travel in the biological system. Somatic cells in our body adhere to cell surfaces for their movement. On the other hand, sperm cells and some bacteria move by the means of flagella. White blood cells are the specialized cells of the immune system. […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata After the recovery of President Donald Trump from Covid-19 using a similar therapy as of the antibody medicine from AstraZeneca Plc, the company has started its late-stage trials for the same against COVID-19. The medicine will undergo two trials on more than 60000 people starting soon. Astra has also planned […]
-Sagnik Nag, Amity University With the increasing cases of COVID fever, there’s still hope for upcoming vaccines within a few months. The hope came with a massive responsibility on the Government for mapping out its extensive cold storage to ensure the quick delivery of the vaccine across the country. A national expert group surveyed to […]
-Raddur Samaddar, Team bioXone While the world is waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine with absolute eagerness, the closest promising immunological treatment that can help stop the rate of the ever-increasing spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is the Convalescent Plasma Therapy. This treatment relies upon the transfusion of the anti-viral antibodies from donors to recipients with […]
Srilagna Sarkar, Amity University Kolkata Even though the novel coronavirus disease originates in the lungs, it may extend to other tissues and cause organ damage including cardiac injury, multiorgan failure, and even acute kidney injury, associating it with an increased risk of death. Although the COVID-19 tissue injury is not primarily mediated by any viral […]
Arjama Roy, Amity University Kolkata. Periodontitis is generally termed as gum disease. It is a chronic inflammatory disease that damages gums and might destroy the jawbone. This can result in extensive tooth loss in severe cases and can impact the systemic well-being of the person. Earlier, it had been known that the activation of pro-inflammatory […]
Devyani Goswami, Amity University Kolkata It is about a year now that the SARS-CoV-2 has disturbed and changed the daily lifestyle of people all over the world. A vaccine against this virus is what we are hoping for, but that too comes with a drawback that it won’t be able to provide a long-term immunity […]
-Binayak Das, Team Bioxone A new study has revealed the presence of a unique class of T cells, known as the Memory CD8 T lymphocytes, in mice, and its analogous population in humans also. This class of memory cells exhibited combined molecular functioning characteristic features, of both short-lived effector cells and long-lived memory T cells. […]
