The Indian Patent Office has rejected a patent application by the US-based Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance) for BPaL, a treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). The order, dated October 27, came after two objections were filed by patient…
Your child wakes up in the morning with a sudden fever. Can I take time off work? Can I take them to the doctor? Can I leave them with someone? For families raising children while working, these situations are by…
SHILLONG, OCT 27: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday warned that the state’s HIV/AIDS burden is rising annually, calling for a “whole-of-society” approach to curb the spreading health crisis.“Meghalaya is among the States with the highest HIV/AIDS…
Everyone joins long-term care insurance upon turning 40, and they are divided into two categories, Category 1 and Category 2, depending on their age. Category 1 insured person: People aged 65 and over Category 2 insured person: People aged 40-64 who are enrolled in medical insurance For…
Researchers have uncovered a crucial link between dietary zinc intake and protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae, the primary bacterial cause of pneumonia. Globally, it is estimated that nearly two billion people suffer from zinc deficiency, but why this increases susceptibility to…
Pneumonia is the most common presentation in… Log in or register to continue reading. It's free! Password required to log in Before the conjugate vaccine era, bacteremia without focal infection accounted for 70% of invasive disease in those Mortality is highest…
A new report shows that the human pathogen Streptococcus (S.) pneumoniae (one of the known causes of bacterial pneumonia) has an unusual enzyme that protects foreign DNA taken up during transformation, allowing exchange of pathogenicity islands donated from other pathogenic bacteria.
Sometimes, even when antibiotics are used for rhinosinusitis, it does not improve easily. In chronic rhinosinusitis in particular, symptoms may recur after treatment, or infections may repeat even after surgery has been performed. The background to this may involve changes…
The Board will advise on emerging discoveries in stem cell biology, molecular signaling and disease pathology, including how aging influences regenerative capacity and how mechanisms governing stem cell behavior may contribute to neurodegenerative disease. The members of the Satellos SAB…
Growth is a fundamental biological process and a prerequisite for living organisms to develop and reproduce. The processes of cell growth (i.e. the production of new biomass) and of cell division must be coordinated with each other. In multicellular organisms such…
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