Molecular investigation of COVID-19’s subsequent wave shows freak infections connected to quick spread Kumar Jeetendra | September 24, 2020 Molecular analysis of COVID-19’s powerful second wave in Houston — from May 12 to July 7 — shows that a mutated virus strain linked to higher transmission and infection rates than the coronavirus strains that caused Houston’s first wave. Gene sequencing results from 5,085 COVID-positive patients analyzed at Houston Methodist since early March show a …
Inflammation may add to the determination of C. diff disease, shows study Kumar Jeetendra | January 19, 2021 A new study from North Carolina State University indicates that the inflammation brought on by Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection gives the pathogen a two-fold advantage: by both creating an inhospitable environment for competing bacteria and supplying nutrients that enable C. diff to thrive. C. diff is a bacterium that causes diarrhea, often with severe …
Novel device can add or eliminate sugar from proteins Kumar Jeetendra | March 12, 2021 Sugar has been called “evil,” “toxic,” and “poison.” But the body needs sugars, also. Sugar molecules help cells recognize and fight germs and viruses, shuttle proteins from cell to cell, and make sure those proteins function. Too much or too small can give rise to a range of maladies, including neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, diabetes, …
A Step-by-Step Approach to Memorizing Amino Acid Structures Kumar Jeetendra | September 27, 2023 amino acid, any of a class of organic compounds made composed of an acidic carboxyl group (COOH), an organic R group (or side chain) that is specific to each amino acid, and a basic amino group (NH2) that functions as the side chain. Alpha-amino [alpha-amino] carboxylic acid is known by the abbreviation “amino acid” in …
