Madhavi Bhatia, NIPER Guwahati Mitochondria and the pathological events surrounding it: Mitochondria, also known as the powerhouse of a cell, approximately generates about 95 % of the cellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) through oxidative phosphorylation. Mitochondria play a crucial role in the regulation of cellular physiology and pathological mechanisms which include metabolic control, ATP generation, immune […]
Saakshi Bangera, DY Patil School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Drug abuse is the addictive overuse of medical drugs for nonmedical purposes and is a global menace today. Cannabis, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and opioids are common drugs of abuse. Captain Cody – a street name for codeine, is one of the biggest causes of opioid addiction […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata “Of course, it’s happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?” that’s what Dumbledore said to Harry right? But at the end of the day, it is considered fiction, the entire Harry Potter. What if such a fictional world is the reality for someone? That’s […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Relation between air pollution and the lungs: Air pollution, a common enemy we all preach against without taking an action. Other than causing drastic changes in the environment, it also causes problems in the respiratory system of the body and thus affects the lungs. It might at times result in […]
PRIYANKA CHAKRABORTY, AMITY UNIVERSITY, KOLKATA Barcelona Institute for Global Health, for the first time, pointed out the relationships between multiple urban lifestyles, and body mass index (BMI) exposure. There is growing evidence that urban exposures like air pollution and a huge population are directly declining the growth and increasing obesity in children. Data was collected from 80,000 children living in […]
PRAGYA SANTRA, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Normally osteocyte apoptosis is the default fate to remove dead bone cells and its self-renewal for preserving the strength. But at times the apoptosis gives rise to pathological conditions of ageing, fatigue, inflammation, decreased bone mineral density, ultimately bone loss. Osteocytes surgery often induces osteoporosis resulting in bone microstructure and […]
Binayak Das, Team bioXone Salinity stress is one of the most prevalent abiotic stresses that obstructs plant development and harshly affects the agricultural yield of valuable crops. Emerging studies have depicted the production of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and its role in a plant’s response to the onset of various abiotic stresses. Although knowledge regarding the […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata Protein biosynthesis is the basic need of cellular life for which it requires the systematic functioning of the translational machinery. At the centre of this machinery, the ribosome is present which is a ribonucleoprotein complex and depends heavily on Mg2+ for its structure. Recent experimental studies indicate that other metal cations […]
-Dr. Jutishna Bora, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Kolkata All forms of diabetes are preliminarily characterized by hyperglycemia. Hyperglycemia is a condition during which there is an excess accumulation of glucose in the bloodstream of an individual for a prolonged time. Not only does it play a significant role by being the causal link between […]
