Akash Singh, Banaras Hindu University Malaria claimed the lives of an estimated 409,000 people worldwide in 2019. The most vulnerable population to malaria is children under the age of five. They were responsible for 67% of all malaria deaths globally in 2019. Caused by Plasmodium parasites, which are single-celled parasitic organisms that cannot survive outside […]
Esha Mukherjee, Amity University Noida The age-related functional decline has a significant impact on the elderly’s ability to do daily living activities independently and is strongly linked to age-related disorders (ARDs), putting a strain on modern society and driving up healthcare costs. The most prevalent, least understood, and poorly treated age-related functional decline is cognitive […]
Sagnik Nag, Amity University, Kolkata World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is celebrated on June 19 every year to heighten awareness about the genetic disorder Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). The disease is naturally found in people from all over Africa, Southern America, Central America, Saudi Arabia, India, Northern Turkey, and in a few pockets of Italy. […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that torments mankind, caused by the parasite plasmodium. Researchers at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical research have understood how the body’s natural immunity can be manipulated to prevent malaria, bringing us one step closer to new potential therapy. The causative organism of this […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Protein replacement therapy is a medical treatment that supplements or replaces a protein in a patient in whom this is absent or deficient. These are a very powerful class of drugs and are highly selective and specific in their targets. This makes them a very useful tool in modern science. […]
