MD Anderson and Sanofi work together to quicken improvement of imaginative malignant growth treatments Kumar Jeetendra | July 15, 2020 At the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Sanofi currently declared a last-minute tactical alliance to hasten the evolution of investigational treatments, for example immune and targeted treatments, for patients with cancer. “Our goal is to enhance the results for patients using a selection of difficult-to-treat cancers, that will be best achieved via …
Sustainable immune dysregulation because of COVID-19 in non-hospitalized patients Kumar Jeetendra | December 31, 2020 COVID-19, which has killed 1.7 million people globally, doesn’t follow a uniform path. Others, especially those with comorbidities, can create severe clinical disease with atypical pneumonia and multiple system organ failure. Since the first cases were reported in December 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 has surged into a pandemic, with cases and deaths …
National consortium to examine the impacts of arising SARS-CoV-2 mutations Kumar Jeetendra | January 16, 2021 The’G2P-UK’ National Virology Consortium will study how mutations in the virus affect key outcomes like how transmissible it is, the seriousness of COVID-19 it causes, and the potency of vaccines and treatments. The Consortium will bring together leading virologists from 10 research institutions. They will work together with the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium, which …
UC research group utilizes zebrafish to contemplate a quality change that causes intrinsic scoliosis Kumar Jeetendra | January 24, 2021 Popular in aquariums throughout the world, the zebrafish is native to South Asia. But here in a Cincinnati Children’s laboratory, the freshwater variant plays a vital role in scientific discovery. The patterning of the zebrafish’s spine gives the appearance of stripes; it is controlled by segmentation genes which function as a clock. Zinani is part …
Study shows why children of obese moms have inclination to create metabolic illnesses Kumar Jeetendra | January 27, 2021 A Brazilian study published in the journal Molecular Human Reproduction helps understand why overweight mothers often have children with a propensity to develop metabolic disease during their lifetime, according to previous research. According to the authors,”transgenerational transmission of metabolic disorders” may be associated with Mfn2 deficiency in the mother’s oocytes (immature eggs). Mfn2 refers to …
Sulforaphane draws out life expectancy and healthspan of C. elegans through insulin/IGF-1 flagging Kumar Jeetendra | February 4, 2021 Aging-US released”Sulforaphane boosts C. elegans longevity and healthspan through DAF- 16/DAF-2 insulin/IGF-1 signaling” which reported that the broccoli-derived isothiocyanate sulforaphane inhibits inflammation, oxidative stress and cancer, but its impact on healthspan and longevity are unclear. The writers used the C. elegans nematode version and fed the wildtype and 9 mutant strains ±sulforaphane. Sulforaphane increased the …
CN Bio presents the PhysioMimix™ OOC Multi-Organ Microphysiological System Kumar Jeetendra | March 17, 2021 CN Bio, a leading developer of single and multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS), otherwise known as organ-on-a-chip (OOC), today announced the commercial launch of its new PhysioMimix™ OOC Multi-Organ MPS. The next-generation system unites CN Bio’s in vitro 3D liver model, whose phenotype and functions mimic that in vivo, with a range of other organs to …
Secret genetic defects can prompt a wide range of serious illnesses Kumar Jeetendra | March 20, 2021 For the first time researchers from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Radboudumc, Maastricht UMC+ and worldwide colleagues have gained insight to the”hidden genetic defects” of the general European population. This is important as these defects, if inherited from the father and mother, can result in all kinds of disorders in their children. Research in the Dutch …
Genotype vs Phenotype: 8 key differences Kumar Jeetendra | March 31, 2023 The genetic make-up of a single cell or organism, known as its genotype, affects or influences its phenotype. The phrases genotype and phenotype, which contrast, are used to describe an organism’s traits. Here are some key differences between genotype and phenotype: Definition: The term “genotype” is used to describe an organism’s genetic make-up, while the term …
