Secret genetic defects can prompt a wide range of serious illnesses Kumar Jeetendra | March 20, 2021 For the first time researchers from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Radboudumc, Maastricht UMC+ and worldwide colleagues have gained insight to the”hidden genetic defects” of the general European population. This is important as these defects, if inherited from the father and mother, can result in all kinds of disorders in their children. Research in the Dutch …
Continue to utilize AstraZeneca vaccine, WHO urges world Kumar Jeetendra | March 20, 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO) exhorted the world to keep administering AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shots on Friday, including its endorsement to that of European and British regulators after worries over blood clotting. “We urge countries to continue using this important COVID-19 vaccine,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference in Geneva. He was …
Scientists portray regions of DNA that sway MECP2 expression Kumar Jeetendra | March 19, 2021 Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital (NRI) have identified and characterized two regions of DNA required for the proper expression of Mecp2/MECP2 in mice and humans. These findings, published in Genes & Development, are helping to shed light on the purpose of …
France suggests AstraZeneca jab for over-55s as it were Kumar Jeetendra | March 19, 2021 France’s health regulator recommended Friday that only people aged 55 and over should be given AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine due to reports of blood clots, while giving the green light to restart its use after a brief suspension. It said the recommendation was based on the fact that the reported blood clots, which prompted the vaccine’s …
Study shows how self-swimming microorganisms get by in harsher conditions Kumar Jeetendra | March 18, 2021 Many bacteria swim towards nutrients by rotating the helix-shaped flagella attached to their bodies. As they proceed, the cells may either’run’ in a straight line, or’fall’ by varying the rotational directions of the flagella, inducing their avenues to intentionally alter course. Through a process named’chemotaxis,’ bacteria can decrease their rate of tumbling at higher levels …
Study uncovers immune defense system that shields the lungs from viral diseases Kumar Jeetendra | March 18, 2021 Scientists have discovered a previously unknown arm of the immune defense system that protects the lung from lethal viral infections. Respiratory diseases caused by viruses such as influenza A and SARS-CoV-2 cause harm not only through their own activities, but also from collateral damage as the immune system reacts to combat the infection. A timely …
Ultrasound can possibly harm novel Corona viruses: MIT study Kumar Jeetendra | March 18, 2021 Coronaviruses, such as SARS-CoV-2, may be vulnerable to ultrasound vibrations, inside the frequencies used in medical diagnostic imaging, according to a study that utilized computer simulations. They found that vibrations between 25 and 100 megahertz triggered the virus shell and spikes to fall and start to rupture within a fraction of a millisecond. The finding, …
WHO evaluating information, suggests AstraZeneca Covid jabs proceed Kumar Jeetendra | March 17, 2021 The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that its experts were still reviewing safety data on the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine following concerns around blood clots but advocated that injection programs continue. While millions of doses of the vaccine have been administered, small numbers of people have developed blood clots, prompting nations such as the EU’s …
Johnson and Johnson’s COVID-19 jab viable in nations with variants, says WHO specialists Kumar Jeetendra | March 17, 2021 The WHO’s expert vaccine advisers on Wednesday advocated Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 jab to be used in countries where coronavirus variations of concern are circulating. The World Health Organization gave its seal of approval on Friday to the vaccine, which has the benefits of being a single-shot jab which may be kept at regular refrigeration …
Study offers understanding into metabolic pathways hijacked by SARS-CoV-2 for viral replication Kumar Jeetendra | March 16, 2021 When SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, infects a human cell, it quickly begins to replicate by seizing the cell’s existing metabolic machinery. The infected cells churn out thousands of viral genomes and proteins while halting the creation of their own sources. Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and the Broad …
Sweden stops AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations Kumar Jeetendra | March 16, 2021 Sweden’s health agency said on Tuesday it was pausing vaccinations from COVID-19 using AstraZeneca’s vaccine as a preventative measure. Germany, France and Italy said on Monday they would stop administering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after several countries reported possible serious side-effects while the World Health Organization has said there was no proven link. “The Swedish …
AstraZeneca to supply 500,000 more COVID-19 vaccine mixed drink to US Kumar Jeetendra | March 16, 2021 AstraZeneca Pharma India | The Organization has Obtained import and market Consent in form CT-20 (Following new drug approval) from the Drugs Controller General of India for Osimertinib 40mg/80mg film coated tablets (TagrissoTM). The receipt of this permission paves way for the launch of Osimertinib 40mg/80mg film coated tablets into a new disease area in …
