New technology May Raise the quality of stem cells Found in regenerative medicine Kumar Jeetendra | July 8, 2020 Stem cells have been holding great promise for regenerative medicine for ages. In the last decade, many studies have revealed this form of cell, which in Spanish is called”mother cell” due to its ability to contribute to various different cell types, may be applied in regenerative medicine to diseases such as muscle and nervous system …
CARE consortium dispatches to quicken drug discovery and improvement for COVID-19 Kumar Jeetendra | August 19, 2020 Using a grant approximately $77.7 million, CARE is funded by cash donations by the European Union (EU) and money and in-kind contributions from Australian European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) businesses and three IMI-Associated Partners. CARE is a five-year project bringing together 37 partners from Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, …
‘Quiet’ influx of neurological results might be on its way due to COVID-19 Kumar Jeetendra | September 23, 2020 Is the world ready a tide of neurological consequences which might be on its way as a result of COVID-19? A group of neuroscientists and clinicians are examining the potential link between COVID-19 and increased risk of Parkinson’s disease, and measures to get ahead of the curve. In a review paper published today, researchers put …
Oregon scientists uncover sub-atomic instruments that produce DNA harm in sperm Kumar Jeetendra | October 25, 2020 University of Oregon biologists have used the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans to identify molecular mechanisms that produce DNA damage in sperm and contribute to male infertility following exposure to heat. In humans, the optimal temperature for sperm production is just below body temperature, in a range of approximately 90-95 degrees F. Human studies have found …
Omega-3 rich nourishments improve forecast in patients with myocardial dead tissue Kumar Jeetendra | October 27, 2020 A team of researchers from the Germans Trias I Pujol Hospital and Research Institute (IGTP) and the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) has shown that regularly consuming foods full of omega-3 fatty acids, from the animal and vegetable roots, strengthens the heart’s membranes and helps improve the prognosis in the event of a …
Researchers use quality treatment to recover harmed optic nerve filaments Kumar Jeetendra | November 5, 2020 Scientists have used gene therapy to regenerate damaged nerve fibers from the eye, in a discovery that could aid the development of new treatments for glaucoma, one of the main causes of blindness worldwide. Axons – nerve pathways – in the adult central nervous system (CNS) do not normally regenerate after injury and disease, meaning …
Microorganisms in the lungs could impact lung cancer progression and prognosis Kumar Jeetendra | November 11, 2020 Bottom Line: Enrichment of the lungs with oral commensal microbes has been correlated with advanced stage disease, worse prognosis, and tumor progression in patients with lung cancer. Journal in Which the research was Published: Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research Author: Leopoldo Segal, MD, director of the Lung Microbiome Program, …
Researchers utilize human stem cells and bioengineered platform to construct entire working thymus Kumar Jeetendra | December 11, 2020 Their work is an important step towards having the ability to build artificial thymi that could be utilised as transplants. The thymus is an organ in the chest where T lymphocytes, which play a vital role in the immune system, mature. If the thymus doesn’t work properly or doesn’t form during foetal development in the …
IGC analysts get three out of six European Research Council grants Kumar Jeetendra | December 11, 2020 Since the establishment of the European Research Council in 2008, the IGC has secured 17 of the competitive grants (7 Beginning, 8 Consolidator and two Advanced). In 2021, with the beginning of the new grants awarded this month, it will have ten active grants. The year of 2020 marks a total of 327 researchers chosen …
Vitamin D insufficiency could clarify why autism spectrum disorder is more normal in boys Kumar Jeetendra | December 13, 2020 A deficiency in Vitamin D on the mother’s side could explain why Autism spectrum disorder is three times more common in boys, say researchers from The University of Queensland. In their latest study, Professor Darryl Eyles and Dr Asad Ali from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute found vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy caused an increase in …
Researchers arrive at significant achievement in leishmaniasis immunization advancement Kumar Jeetendra | January 11, 2021 Scientists have taken an important step forward in creating a controlled human infection model to test leishmaniasis vaccines. The University of York-led study identified and characterized a new strain of Leishmania parasite that will form the basis of a new controlled human infection model for the disease which is transmitted by the bite of sand …
Recently recognized supplement helps the gut review earlier diseases and execute attacking bacteria Kumar Jeetendra | January 17, 2021 Scientists studying the body’s natural defenses against bacterial disease have identified a nutritional supplement –taurine–that helps the gut recall prior infections and kill invading bacteria, such as Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kpn). The finding, published in the journal Cell by scientists from five institutes of the National Institutes of Health, could help efforts seeking alternatives to antibiotics. …
