Blood thinner may lessen death risk in decently sick COVID-19 patients: Study Kumar Jeetendra | July 14, 2021 Administering a full dose of a standard blood thinner early to moderately ill hospitalised patients with COVID-19 could halt the formation of blood clots and reduce the risk of severe disease and death, according to a study. COVID-19 is marked by heightened inflammation and abnormal clotting in the blood vessels, particularly in the lungs, and …
Sputnik V second dose deficiency to defer India’s full rollout: Dr Reddy’s Kumar Jeetendra | July 12, 2021 India’s full rollout of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine will have to be put on hold until the Russian producer provides equal quantities of its two differing doses, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd said on Monday. Dr. Reddy’s had received about 3 million first doses by June 1 and about 360,000 doses of the second by …
WHO board of trustees calls for gene editing tools to be imparted to more poorer countries Kumar Jeetendra | July 12, 2021 A World Health Organization (WHO) committee said on Monday that human genome editing technologies to treat serious disease should be shared more generously, to allow poorer nations to benefit from the highly dynamic scientific field. “WHO should work with others to encourage relevant patent holders to help ensure equitable access to human genome editing interventions,” …
MRI screening and designated biopsies could diminish overdiagnoses of prostate malignant growth Kumar Jeetendra | July 10, 2021 Many countries do not have nationwide prostate-cancer screening. Current methods lead to overdiagnoses, unnecessary biopsies, and unnecessary biopsies. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, have published a new study in The New England Journal of Medicine. It shows that targeted biopsies and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), could reduce overdiagnoses by up to half. These results were …
No instance of SARS-CoV-2’s Lambda variation found in India yet: Govt Kumar Jeetendra | July 9, 2021 The government Friday asserted that no case of the Lambda variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been found in India so far. Responding to a question at a press briefing, joint secretary in the health ministry, Lav Agarwal, said Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) is closely monitoring the variant. “Lambda was the seventh variant of interest identified …
Coronavirus in all probability of natural not spilled from lab: Study Kumar Jeetendra | July 9, 2021 The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, most likely spread from an animal source to humans, and did not leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, according to a review of existing scientific evidence by a global team of scientists. The yet-to-be published study, posted on the pre-print server Zenodo on July 7, noted that while …
PolyNovo’s NovoSorb® BTM technology featured in a new digital film series presented by the ICBA and produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions Kumar Jeetendra | July 7, 2021 Melbourne, Australia – 30 June, 2021 – A new digital film series presented by the ICBA and produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions, uncovers the stories of innovation using nature’s building blocks to change the world every day through biotechnology. This exploratory online video series uncovers the powerful stories of innovation in biotechnology and includes …
Study recognizes specific immune cells that shape inhibitory neurons to control mind wiring Kumar Jeetendra | July 7, 2021 Every second our brains are exposed to a variety of signals, from the barking of a puppy to raindrops hitting the windows, and everything in between. Most of the time we ignore insignificant cues like the buzzing of a fly or the gentle rustle of leaves in a tree. We pay attention to the more …
Castration of male sheep eases back DNA maturing Kumar Jeetendra | July 6, 2021 We all know that women live longer lives than men. If we told you that there were one way to prolong your life, would you listen? Researchers from University of Otago and collaborators from the United States published a study in ELife today. It showed that castration of male sheep slows down DNA’s aging and …
PathStore dispatches RT-PCR testing in India at Rs 299 Kumar Jeetendra | July 6, 2021 France-based firm PathStore on Tuesday said it has launched its COVID-19 RT-PCR testing in India at a price of Rs 299 to increase its accessibility across the country. The deployment of the company’s highly affordable RT-PCR test will help in functioning of tourism, industrial and retail sectors, PathStore said in a statement. “We find testing …
First CRISPR-Cas9-based gene drive cuts and duplicates hereditary components in Arabidopsis plants Kumar Jeetendra | June 26, 2021 University of California San Diego scientists developed the first CRISPR/Cas9 based gene drive in plants. Their goal is to breed resilient crops that can withstand drought and diseases. Although gene drive technology for insects has been created to stop the spread and transmission of vector-borne diseases like Malaria, scientists in Professor Yunde Zha’s lab along …
Delta variant to represent 90% of new COVID-19 cases in Europe: EU organization Kumar Jeetendra | June 23, 2021 The Delta variant, identified for the first time in India, could account for 90 percent of new Covid cases in the EU in the coming months, the bloc’s disease control agency said Wednesday. “The Delta variant is more transmissible than other circulating variants and we estimate that by the end of August it will represent …
