- Microbiology
Bacteria gifting their colleagues with the defences against antibiotics
Bacteria has found many ways to tackle the antibiotics during the course of time and the most common example is antibiotic resistance. What’s New A recent study found a new method using which a particular type of bacteria are helping their friends ( which means other bacteria) to develop resistance to antibiotics. It’s like bacteria sharing notes among them. Bacteria…
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Mitochondria Movement Kills Cancer Cells!
Mitochondria can be involved in reducing the cancer invasiveness and resistance to radiotherapy, suggests a new study.
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Targeting Milk Production Enzyme To Treat Breast Cancer
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have identified a protein involved in the production of milk that also stimulates the growth and spread of Breast Cancer. They discovered that the enzyme Cyclophilin A regulates the Jak2/Stat5 genetic pathways. This pathway plays a critical role in the natural maturation of mammary glands as well as the development of breast cancer cells. Charles…
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Novel approach for the treatment of Heart Attack using Substitute Muscle
Heart attack and its cause A heart attack is a terrifying experience and is still one of the main causes of death. It is also called Myocardial infarction. Federal Statistical Office estimated that more than 49,00 people died of heart attack. But what surprising is, compared to the early 1990s that death rate after a heart attack has greatly decreased…
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New Advance Drug To Treat Pancreatic Cancer
Scientists at the University of Houston have developed an advanced drug for treating highly aggressive and commonly fatal Pancreatic Cancer. The research has been published in the Cancer Research journal by Dr. Ruiwen Zang and Dr. Wein Wang. Pancreatic cancer has a property of early metastasis and it responds poorly to chemotherapy. The most commonly used chemotherapy drug is Gemcitabine,…
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First Non-Antibiotic Drug to Treat Tuberculosis
In a breakthrough research conducted at the University of Manchester, scientists have been able to develop the first non-antibiotic drug for successful treatment of Tuberculosis. The ability of the drug to target even the antibiotic-resistant strains has brought joy in the scientific community. Outreach of Tuberculosis Although the drug against Tuberculosis was discovered some 100 years ago, still one out…
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How Zika virus shuts down the function of macrophages as immune cell
Zika Virus Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus and is linked to a birth defect called microcephaly. If pregnant women are infected with Zika virus, it can stunt brain development of newborn babies causing abnormally small heads in them. This condition is known as microcephaly. Adult brain cells may also be vulnerable to the virus. Zika virus preferentially infects a…
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How quickly ovarian cancer cells take the next steps to spread
A new research explains how quickly ovarian cancer cells take the next steps to spread to other parts of the body.
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A new study explains how Lymph node structural cells controls human immune responses
What’s new? When we study the immune system it is mainly about the immune cells specifically T and B and other white blood cells. But a new study sheds light on Fibroblastic Reticular Cells (FRCs) which are the structural cells supporting immune cells and are present in lymph nodes. A recent research from the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute demonstrated how…
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Scientist found a way to avoid immune response to gene therapy
What’s new A new research led by researchers of Standford university revealed that gene therapy can be effective without any side effects like autoimmunity problem which is common in gene therapy. Gene therapy is at the edge of becoming a mainstream approach for treating single-gene disorders,” said Lawrence Steinman, MD, professor of neurology and neurological sciences and of pediatrics at…
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