Subhajit Nan, Amity University, Kolkata Through new research, scientists suggest that the conformational flexibility of peptides makes them more effective in the second type of diabetes treatment. For those who are unversed, peptides refer to the short chunks of proteins. Many hormones are in-fact peptides, such as insulin and glucagon. These peptides provide important information […]
Priasha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata WHERE IT ALL BEGAN We have probably heard of “dark matter”, which is believed to make up more than a quarter of the universe. Although its presence is confirmed, scientists have not been able to detect it yet. Recently, elusive genetic matter has been detected in the genome. This biological […]
Komal Bavaskar, Mumbai university Diabetes affects around 422 million people globally, with the majority residing in low- and middle-income countries, and diabetes is directly responsible for 1.6 million mortality per year. Diabetes has already been diagnosed in over 30 million people in India. What is diabetes? It is a metabolic disorder that results in elevated […]
Vaishnavi Kardale, Bioinformatics Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University For a very long time, researchers have been searching for ways to increase human life. In this quest, they have found one promising protein -mTOR. The finding of mTOR has given rise to a whole field in cellular biology that studies mTOR and its associated pathway. mTOR- […]
Soumya Shraddhya Paul, Amity University Noida Diabulimia is a new form of an eating disorder that has been growing lately due to Type 1 Diabetic Mellitus, as seen in a Greek adult population. Diabulimia is derived from two words Diabetes Mellitus and bulimia (an eating disorder). Unlike any other eating disorder, in this, diabetic patients […]
Vaishnavi Kardale, Bioinformatics Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University During pregnancy, several different hormones are produced in the body like human placental lactogen, cortisol, and progesterone for the maintenance of a healthy pregnancy. Over time the amount of these hormones increases in the body and they start resisting the effects of insulin, the hormone that is […]
Akash Singh, Banaras Hindu University Thirty million Americans have type 2 diabetes (T2D), while another 81 million have pre-diabetes. As a result, diabetes affects 46% of the adult population in the United States, making it the seventh greatest cause of mortality in the country and accounting for one out of every seven dollars spent on […]
Soumya Shraddhya Paul, Amity University Noida Diabetes has been a great area of concern for many people especially due to changing lifestyles as well as due to genetic reasons. Type 2 diabetes as of now affects 10% of the population worldwide and currently, the treatments which are prescribed by doctors involve lifestyle changes, insulin shot […]
PRAGYA SANTRA, AMITY UNIVERSITY Ovarian disorders have become a common problem for women in the present day. For detection of the diseases, ultrasonographic imaging of ovarian morphology is used mostly to diagnose the reproductive status of the women. Metabolic and hormonal disbalances cause negative ( undernutrition) or positive (obesity) energy impairment. Ultrasonic metrices are used […]
Subhangi Das, Bankura Sammilani College SARS-COV2 infection causing COVID-19 disease can lead to severe multi – organ injuries and significant mortality in critical patients, particularly among those people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) as a comorbidity. These patients have worse outcomes as compared to the ones without diabetes mellitus. Although attenuated mortality was observed with aggressive […]
