Snata Pandey, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata The dark side of cell cycle Cell senescence is a permanent arrest of the cycle of a damaged or stressed cell, at either the gap 1 (G1) or the gap 2 (G2) phase. Senescence starts during embryogenesis, occurs throughout life, but senescent cells are regularly cleared by the […]
Nimrit Palan, Mumbai university What is Ultra-processed food? Ultra-processed foods are ingredient formulations, mostly for unique industrial use, that are created through a series of manufacturing processes such as the fractionation of whole food products into materials, the assembly of untreated and treated food substances, and the frequent use of cosmetic preservatives, which are frequently […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata It is a necessity for all organisms for preserving energy homeostasis whenever there is a response to nutrient availability. They coordinate systemic energy homeostasis for regulating the balance of catabolism and anabolism through humoral factors. Insulin and counter-regulatory hormones like glucagon have been observed to take part as humoral factors […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University Obesity has become one of the world’s most serious health issues. Every year obesity has been the leading cause of more than 4.6 million premature deaths. It has transitioned from being a concern of wealthy countries to one that affects people of all income levels. It affects more than 35.7 percent […]
Shrestha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata What is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)? Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common types of liver cancer. The disease mostly occurs in patients with chronic disorders such as cirrhosis of liver, Hepatitis infections, obesity, diabetes, etc. It is a “primary” type of cancer, meaning it is not caused by […]
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 […]
Kanikah Mehndiratta, MSc, University of Glasgow A lot of recent approaches to targeting different diseases have been at the transcriptional level where the root cause could be analyzed and/or eliminated. Obesity is one such condition that is being approached through miRNA mimicking as a therapeutic tool in a recent study published in the Molecular Therapy […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College “Looks can be deceiving” and the exhibits are seaweeds. This name paints a canvas of a beautiful beach and a bunch of unusual plant-like strands washed straight to the shore. Consuming seaweed as a source of nutrition has received fame around some parts of the globe. UConn researchers decided to […]
Debopriya Ghosh, UIET. Panjab University, Chandigarh Yoga, which means “union” in Sanskrit, is defined as the collection of physical, mental, and spiritual disciplines that originated in ancient India. Yoga-based exercises have been revealed in numerous studies to help in the reduction of extra body fat, in improving immunity and lung capacity. Achieving such results becomes […]
Arka Acharyya, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara The whole world is trembling again for the second wave of covid-19. In this critical situation, a bunch of new covid-related problems has cropped up. Undoubtedly, high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or ‘bad cholesterol and obesity are two intense risk factors of heart diseases and stroke. […]
