Seshadri Dutta, NIIT University Introduction Recently, there has been a major interest in using laser therapy in health and dentistry. There are various types of lasers available, and their applications are well defined by parameters such as wavelength, energy density, power output, and radiation duration. For example, light interacts with photosensitive cells in our retinas […]
Sumedha B S, Bangalore University What is chronic pain? Chronic or persistent pain is the pain that continues for longer than 12 weeks despite medication or treatment. For most people, the pain reduces gradually following an injury or operation. In certain cases, the pain does not subside for a long time. Also, it might occur without any history of an injury. It may […]
Priasha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata Cardiovascular complications in patients with COVID-19 require attention. Patients having comorbidities like acute cardiac injury, arrhythmia hypertension, and coronary artery disease have been associated with increased mortality. The novel coronavirus, conversely, increases the risk of developing cardiovascular pathologies like cardiomyopathy, acute coronary syndrome, myocarditis, thromboembolism, and various arrhythmias. In several […]
Shinjini Bandopadhyay, Amity University Kolkata ORIGIN AND UNDERSTANDING OF PHANTOM LIMB PAIN Phantom Limb Pain (PLP) is the pain associated with a missing or amputated limb. Severe trauma, tumor, vascular diseases, or infections can result in surgical removal or amputation of a limb, giving rise to phantom limb sensations of excruciating pain or discomfort in […]
Jayateerth S. Bhavikatti, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India Neuroscientist Theanne Griffith says she is amazed by the research on Usherin proteins, as most researchers thought neurons alone participated in passing sensory signals to the brain. The Usherin protein is responsible for touch sensitivity, especially that of tiny vibrations. Gary Lewin et al report that these […]
