Diya Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata “Teratomas arise from primordial germ cells” – Stevens in 1961. In the year 1964, embryologist Barry Pierce discovered that within each tumor, only one cell continued to divide and give rise to more cells while the rest of the cells differentiated and died. Clay tablets from 600-900 BC were believed […]
Anuska Sen, Team BioXone Abbreviations used in the following article: 2-DG: 2-deoxy-D-glucose DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organization INMAS: Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences DCGI: Drugs Controller General of India The 2-DG anti-covid drug jointly developed by DRDO’s INMAS laboratory and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories has finally been launched yesterday (Monday, 17th May, 2021). […]
Koustav Maiti, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara Cancer can be defined by two properties: 1. They reproduce cells by the violation of normal cell growth and division, and 2. They occupy other regions conserved for other normal cells by the properties of invasion and metastasis. Metastasis is the most important character of cancer cells […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata Cancer is one of the most dangerous diseases causing the death of millions globally. 1 out of every 6 deaths, around 6,000 people each day. There is no single test that can precisely analyze malignancy. The total evaluation of a patient for the most part requires a thorough history […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata Researchers have commenced on re-established investigations concerning androgen treatment – a precursory breast cancer treatment, as recent findings in mice have shown that it might help to restrict tumor development. In 2020, approximately 2 million people in the United States were diagnosed with this cancer. Around 15% of those […]
Koustav Maiti, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara A normal cell always has the characteristics of regulated cell division, proliferation and lastly undergoes apoptosis (programmed cell death). But when the cell does not have control over its division, it causes a tumor. When the neoplastic cells are clustered together but don’t spread anywhere else within […]
Biswadeep Sen, Amity University Kolkata Ovarian Cancer is one of the most notorious forms of cancers, causing pain and discomfort to 1 in 108 women worldwide. Immune checkpoint therapy has shown that the presence of Immune Phenotypes limits its efficacy against this deadly foe. The previous digging had shed light upon the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and […]
Sumedha Guha, Techno India University A team of scientists recently found a metabolism-regulating protein UGP2 to play an essential role in pancreatic cancer growth and proliferation. Pancreatic Ductal Carcinoma or PDAC is the most common type of exocrine cancer that occurs in the pancreas with an occurrence rate of more than 90%. The majority of […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata We live in a world that needs more fast methods to be used from day-to-day problems to higher or complicated forms of problems; the healthcare system is not excluded from these. Patients are needing immediate treatment after quick testing which mostly depends on the equipment and the techniques used. This […]
Saptaparna Pal, Amity University Kolkata Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma are one of the most common neoplasias in the world. Most head and neck squamous cell carcinoma are treated as advanced disease and the multidisciplinary treatment strategies include radiotherapy (RT), chemotherapy (CT), surgery, and selected therapy. The addition of cetuximab, an IgGI chimeric monoclonal […]
