Pregnancy builds the danger of first-time symptomatic kidney stone Kumar Jeetendra | April 15, 2021 Though researchers have long known that several physiological and anatomical changes occur during pregnancy which could contribute to kidney stone formation, evidence of the connection has been lacking. An observational study that reviewed the medical records for nearly 3,000 female patients from 1984 to 2012 finds that pregnancy increases the risk of a first-time symptomatic …
Novel platform has potential to detect many disease-related biomarkers in just one test Kumar Jeetendra | April 28, 2021 Most conventional molecular diagnostics usually detect only one disease-related biomarker. Fantastic examples are the PCR tests now used to diagnose COVID-19 by detecting a particular sequence from SARS-CoV-2. Such so-called singleplex methods give reliable results because they are”calibrated” to a single biomarker. However, determining whether a patient is infected with a new SARS-CoV-2 version or …
New testing protocols for SARS-CoV-2 can handle a huge number of tests inside 48 hours Kumar Jeetendra | May 25, 2021 Researchers in the Vienna BioCenter designed a testing protocol for SARS-CoV-2 that can process tens of thousands of samples in less than 48 hours. The method, called SARSeq, is printed in the journal Nature Communications and might be adapted to many more pathogens. The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted more than a year and continues to …
Diagnostic Innovations: Catalysing Higher Quality of Life Kumar Jeetendra | May 30, 2021 Healthcare is an aspect that transcends society across regions, geographies, social-strata, cultural, age and time-period considerations. Every human being yearns for the best possible health condition and long life. Changing lifestyles are causing increase in conditions like cancer, diabetes, and heart diseases. The top diseases in India (and the number of deaths they affect each …
Immunotherapy treatments for nephrological autoimmune illnesses may help treat serious Coronavirus Kumar Jeetendra | June 8, 2021 Various viruses and bacteria have been known to cause autoimmune diseases where there’s such a predisposition. This phenomenon also seems to play a major part SARS-CoV-2, especially in severe courses. The body’s own immune cells are activated, with the formation of autoantibodies that attack the body’s own healthy cell structures (proteins, autoantigens); deposits of immune …
Researchers develop AI-based model to analyze cardiovascular illnesses and diabetes Kumar Jeetendra | August 14, 2021 Scientists from South Ural State University (SUSU), along with colleagues from France, Spain, and Egypt, have created a model that can be used to diagnose cardiovascular diseases and diabetes more effectively using artificial intelligence and Internet of Things technology. The Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education supported this work. In an article published in …
