FDA favors first conventional glucagon for injection to treat extreme hypoglycemia Kumar Jeetendra | December 29, 2020 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic of glucagon for injection USP, 1 mg/vial packed in an emergency kit, for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia (very low blood sugar), which may occur in patients with diabetes mellitus. The drug is also indicated as a diagnostic aid in the radiologic examination of …
Six cases of new mutant corona strain detected in India Kumar Jeetendra | December 29, 2020 Six cases of a mutant strain of coronavirus that first surfaced in the united kingdom, have been discovered in the country. The new strain is believed to be 70 percent more infectious, but doctors have said there isn’t any reason yet to believe that it is more lethal or will not be controlled by means …
Britain ought to vaccinate 2 million every week to prevent 3rd COVID-19 wave: Study Kumar Jeetendra | December 29, 2020 Britain must vaccinate two million people a week to avoid a third wave of the coronavirus outbreak, a study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has concluded. The UK has had over 71,000 deaths from the coronavirus and has recorded over 2.3 million cases of COVID-19 infections as of late Monday, …
Novavax scheduled late-stage trial of COVID-19 vaccine in United States Kumar Jeetendra | December 29, 2020 Novavax Inc has begun a large late-stage study of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, the drug developer said on Monday, after delaying the trial twice due to issues in scaling up the manufacturing process. It will enroll up to 30,000 volunteers across about 115 sites in the United States and Mexico, with …
Coronavirus variant from South Africa detected in Japan Kumar Jeetendra | December 29, 2020 Japan on Monday detected a coronavirus version found in South Africa, the government said, the first such discovery in a state that has already identified more than a dozen cases of a different variant that is spreading rapidly in Britain. A woman in her 30s who arrived in Japan on Dec. 19 was found to …
India to Play Vital Role in Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines: Pharma Industry Kumar Jeetendra | December 28, 2020 With vaccine rollout starting in some countries, the world ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic is looking to India for the large-scale production and supply of coronavirus vaccines as it enters 2021. Since the pandemic hit the world in 2020, Indian pharma industry rose to the occasion and managed to fabricate and maintain supply chains even …
Scientists grow new framework for direct location of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosols Kumar Jeetendra | December 28, 2020 Researchers in the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), in collaboration with specialists from the University of Valencia (UV), have produced a new system based on a high-sensitivity mass biosensor that continuously monitors signals for the immediate detection of SARS-CoV-2 in environmental aerosols. The device, in prototype stage, makes it possible to appraise the quality of …
Surgery may expand length of endurance for metastatic breast malignant growth patients Kumar Jeetendra | December 28, 2020 They studied nearly 13,000 stage four breast cancer patients and found that those who had surgery as well as their other remedies had a survival advantage over those who had other therapies alone. Stage four breast cancer accounts for 6% of newly-diagnosed breast cancer cases. Systemic treatment, which may include treatments like chemotherapy, hormone therapies …
Researchers find out how shattered chromosomes make most cancers cells greater aggressive Kumar Jeetendra | December 27, 2020 Cancer is one of the world’s biggest health afflictions because, unlike some diseases, it’s a moving target, constantly evolving to evade and resist treatment. In a paper published in the December 23, 2020 online dilemma of Nature, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the UC San Diego branch of the …
Researchers locate mechanism underlying plasticity in grownup brains Kumar Jeetendra | December 27, 2020 Developing brains continuously sprout new neuronal connections called synapses as they understand and remember. Important connections — the ones that are repeatedly introduced, such as how to avoid danger — are nurtured and reinforced, while links deemed unnecessary are pruned away. Adult brains experience similar pruning, but it was unclear why or how synapses in …
Hyderabad set to turn out to be international hub for COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 Kumar Jeetendra | December 27, 2020 As the world is set to brace for a new year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the city is poised to emerge as a’saviour’ from the killer virus, with as many as five vaccine manufacturing companies based in Hyderabad racing to bring out an antidote. The vaccine development process by Bharat Biotech, Biological E Ltd and …
Study famous how ecDNA fragments pressure gene amplification to generate drug resistance in cancer Kumar Jeetendra | December 26, 2020 Researchers headed by Ludwig San Diego Member Don Cleveland and Peter Campbell of the Sanger Center have solved the puzzle of how free-floating circular DNA fragments, which are almost exclusively found in cancer cells, drive gene amplification to create drug resistance in cancer. The study, published on December 23 in the journal Nature, provides new …
