Aqsa, Jamia Millia Islamia The peripheral nerves can regenerate following an injury. Schwann plays a vital role in the regeneration of these nerves. They release myelin, de-differentiate, and proliferate. But the rate at which they regenerate is about 1 mm/day in humans, which is extremely slow. It often leads to incomplete recovery or disability in […]
Saptaparna Dasgupta, Bennett University Schistosomiasis is a disregarded public health tropical disease. The most serious disease is largely attributable to the grain produced by eggs and subsequent fibrosis in the host liver. This may lead to portal hypertension or even the death of the host. Host disease is most commonly observed, schistosome eggs produce M2-rich […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Knowledge is a huge thing wrapped up in a single word. As the world is changing on a daily basis, so is the knowledge about a topic. There are still several questions to be answered and that’s exactly what brings scientists and researchers in the framework to search for unanswered […]
-Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University, Kolkata Just like the military is important for our protection from enemies, similarly, the organ systems in our body, also need protection. The frontline warriors of most of our organ systems are the immune cells that are present in our circulation. The exception is the brain. In a recent study conducted […]
PRIYANKA CHAKRABORTY, AMITY UNIVERSITY, KOLKATA Liver fibrosis is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among human beings. The unavailability of proper antifibrotic therapy makes the disease more deadly and the patients more vulnerable. RLX ( peptide hormone human relaxin-2), acting through a G protein-coupled receptor relaxin peptide receptor 1 (RXFP1), promotes tissue […]
Souradip Mallick, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Hematopoietic stem cell differentiation to erythroid cells occurs within the bone marrow and the process of mature RBC formation is known as erythropoiesis. This process mainly depends on specific cell interactions within the bone marrow. Erythroid differentiation in the bone marrow occurs on erythroblast islands. CD14+ monocyte-derived macrophages […]
Sristi Raj Rai, Amity University Kolkata Cigarettes are getting replaced by E-cigarettes or vaping devices where most of them are flavored. The flavorings are added to the E-liquid which also consists of propylene glycol, vegetable glycerine, and nicotine usually. This liquid produces aerosol (vapor) when heated with the help of a battery. Vapors, when inhaled, […]
Richismita Hazra, Amity University Kolkata Macular degeneration is an eye disease that causes loss in the centre of the field of vision and often leads to irreversible blindness. The disease is broad of two types: dry macular degeneration in which there is a deterioration of the centre of the retina and wet macular degeneration that […]
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 […]
