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, …
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 …
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 …