Arya Sukumar, College of Agriculture, Vellayani A novel pathway related to the activation of receptors associated with cardiovascular disorders like diabetes, obesity, and hypertension is described in research published in the journal Cell Reports. Many of the antidiabetic effects of PPAR β/δ receptor activators are controlled by cytokine GDF15. The research aids in the discovery […]
Akash Singh, Banaras Hindu University Immune tolerance relies on FOXP3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells in humans. Their heterogeneity and distinction, on the other hand, have always been a point of contention. A Chinese research team has used single-cell RNA (scRNA) and T cell receptor sequencing to isolate Treg cells from healthy people and stem cell […]
Shinjini Bandopadhyay, Amity University Kolkata Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing disease of the brain. It is a biological process that alters the neurochemical pathways in the brain. Although addictions may be of varying types, the most frequently occurring and the most damaging ones include substance abuse (drugs, alcohol, tobacco). Substance abuse physically affects […]
Souradip Mallick, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Chikungunya fever is a self-remitting viral illness that is common in tropical countries like Africa and Southeast Asia caused by the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) (Genus- alphavirus, Family-Togaviridae), single-stranded positive-sense RNA enveloped virus, transmitted to humans by infected Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. International travel is one of the […]
