New Delhi(India Science Wire): India has adopted plasma therapy is some severely ill COVID- 19 patients. While plasma therapy hasn’t yet shown a benefit in randomized trials, some small retrospective studies suggest it may reduce illness severity and reduce hospitalization
A trip to the supermarket presents shoppers with an overwhelming number of milk choices. And far from just being the domain of the modern hipster, plant-based milk alternatives are going mainstream. Leah Dowling, Lecturer in Dietetics, Swinburne University of Technology
An analysis of Kabasurakudineer, a poly herbal preparation under Siddha form of medication, for its anti-viral properties is under way at the Regional Centre for Biotechnology in Faridabad. The results of the analysis are awaited. Another Siddha nutritional drink comprising
Curcumin can enhance cancer cell death caused by a protein called ‘TRAIL.’ The IIT Madras team chose curcumin, the yellow part of the common turmeric that is used in daily cooking, as a sensitizer of TRAIL-resistant cancer cells to apoptosis.
New Delhi. (Jyoti Singh,India Science Wire): The Microbial Type Culture Collection and Gene Bank (MTCC) at the Institute of Microbial Technology Chandigarh (IMTECH) will host the biorepository of COVID-19 samples. The institute will store clinical samples of COVID-19 patients for
By Dr TV Venkateswaran( India Science Wire). New Delhi. With the announcement of COVAXIN by Bharat Biotech and ZyCov-D Vaccine by Zydus Cadila the proverbial silver line in the dark clouds of COVID19 appears at the horizon. Now with the
New Delhi. Baba Ramdev’s Corona-kit is launched and so are the controversies. Everyone has his own agenda. Daily O‘s Kamlesh Singh puts it in right perspective : Coronil criticism is more politics, less about clinical trials. He writes, Let’s get
New Delhi(India Science Wire): Researchers from the Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Jammu, have identified a potent compound that has shown cancer-inhibiting activity in their primary studies on pancreatic cancer. For this compound, they have received Investigational New Drug
Ahmedabad. Each and every stream of medicine is busy with experiments in search of Covod-19 tratment. Now,Trials on Ayurvedic medicine derived from panchgavya — cow’s milk, butter, ghee, dung and urine — to begin in Gujarat. It will start at
New Delhi. Natural compounds from Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) and Propolis could be potential drug candidates against Covid-19. It is revealed in a collaborative study of DAILAB ( DBT-AIST International Laboratory for Advanced Biomedicine) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
