Charvy Rana, Department of Pathology, AIIMS, New Delhi What is MYCN protein? Cancer often involves the inactivation of tumor-suppressor genes and/or over-activation of oncogenes. The MYCN proto-oncogene is one such example, implicated for its amplified or “oncogenic” status in several neuronal and non-neuronal cancers (those of lung, ovaries, prostate, and more)1. Normally expressed during the […]
Harini Balasubramanian, Anna University, Chennai The investigation of non-coding regions of the DNA, especially miRNA and long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), and their role in various disease phenotypes, has drawn the attention of scientists in recent years. Gliomas are neoplasias usually found in the brain, a stage IV progression of which leads to glioblastoma (GBM). GBM […]
Soumya Shraddhya Paul, Amity University, Noida Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is an uncommon form of interstitial lung disease (ILD) that is characterised by elastofibrosis in the upper lobes. Patients with PPFE have several distinct clinical characteristics not seen in other ILDs. These are gradual weight loss and restrictive ventilatory dysfunction with increasing residual volume (RV). PPEE […]
Parnad Basu, Amity University Kolkata What is glioblastoma? When the cells of our body start to grow at a rapid speed and uncontrollably, a tumor is formed. A tumor can be both dangerous (malignant) and not dangerous (benign). In the case of malignant tumors, it tends to spread from one body part to the other […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University Many times, patients need life support when recovering from some critical injury or illness. If we think about the recent cases of COVID-19, which has still not surpassed civilization in some countries, life support or medical ventilators became a critical need of the hour. Intensive Care Units (ICU) in the hospitals […]
– Sagnik Nag, Amity University, Kolkata The occurrence of an exceptional pathogenic human Coronavirus in the Middle East has gained novel distress in human coronaviruses around the globe. Considering the current global uncontrollable pandemic situation the researchers have fabricated two novel COVID-19 diagnostic tests. This need for a novel diagnostic test tool kit is to bridge […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Besides being the most common beverages drank all over the world, Green tea and Coffee have lots of other health benefits. Throughout history, their benefits have been studied on cardiovascular diseases and cancer. A recent article, published in the Journal under American Stroke Association, called Stroke, talked about how regular […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata More than one million people around the world are diagnosed with stomach cancer every year. Stomach cancer is an abnormal growth of the cells that tends to develop slowly over many years. Before true cancer develops, the early changes rarely cause any symptoms and therefore go undetected. In its advanced stage, […]
Rohit Bhattacharjee, Amity University, Kolkata Osteosarcoma is a rare malignant bone tumour found in adults and children. It is characterized by early lung metastasis and poor prognosis that seriously the physical and mental health of patients. Chemotherapy and surgery include the main clinical treatment however, recurrence of metastasis remains the poor prognosis. Advances in the […]
