Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata COVID-19 has already taken over 4 million lives around the world, hence testing is essential for understanding the virus and controlling its spread. Currently, the tests are restricted by two factors, time taken and the accuracy required for analyzing a sample. The third factor which poses a challenge towards the […]
Soumya Shraddhya Paul, Amity University, Noida Organs’ capacity to maintain homeostasis and recover after harm is critical to an organism’s survival. Many supporting cells, including tissue-resident mesenchymal stem and stromal cells (MSCs), keep these processes going. MSCs are found in almost all vascularized tissues, including the upper and lower respiratory tracts. They are found in […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University In the last few decades, humankind has gone through major healthcare upheavals causing a large amount of death and destruction. Epidemics, pandemics have come, some have passed with time but some have evolved to stay. And as we continue forward, scientists are already predicting the next pandemic to come soon. In […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata The data on COVID-19 infections during pregnancy is limited. Although mortality or casualty due to the infection isn’t reported yet some adverse outcomes have been reported in the infants of women with covid-19 infections. The infant born to a COVID-19 infected mother has low birth weight, feeding intolerance, respiratory problems. Other […]
Anuska Sen, Team bioXone It is well known that the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) infection is transmitted by droplets and there have been recent studies showing that it can also be an airborne infection. However, there remains a huge confusion as to whether transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection is possible from mother to child during pregnancy. This kind […]
PRAGYA SANTRA, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA A huge part of the population worldwide has been affected due to the deadly attack of the COVID19. As per close observations and studies, it is noted that the disease becomes fatal for few and mild for others. The spread of COVID-19 is a paradox of what causes the virus […]
Devyani Goswami, Amity University As if the devastation caused by the ongoing pandemic was not enough that the health officials of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) have confirmed four new cases of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever ( CCHF). Palghar, Maharashtra is under strict alert due to the same. India had earlier in 2011 […]
