Act-A or Access to covid-19 Tools accelerator Subject – Science and Tech Context – Pursuit of a cure for covid-19 Concept – Act-A or Access to covid-19 Tools accelerator is a platform developed by the World Health Organization (who) to aid virus research; its “A” arm deals with therapeutics. Monoclonal Antibodies In this, […]
Type 1 and 2 diabetes Subject – Science and Tech Context – Blood pressure, cholesterol control key for Type 1 diabetes Concept – Good control of not only blood sugar but also blood pressure and cholesterol is essential for survival and a good quality of life among Type 1 diabetics (T1D), according to a pan-India study of long-term survivors with the […]
Antiviral pill for COVID-19 Subject – Science and Tech Context – Merck’s antiviral pill could change the game for COVID-19 Concept – A new drug by Merck significantly reduces the risk of hospitalization and death in people who take it early in the course of their COVID-19 illness, according to the interim results […]
CT Scan Subject – Science and Tech Context – The first computed tomography image — a CT scan — of the human brain was made 50 years ago, on October 1, 1971. Concept – The first computed tomography image — a CT scan — of the human brain was made 50 years ago, […]
WHO’s emergency-use licence Subject – Science and Tech Context – There is a great amount of speculation as to whether the WHO will give its Emergency Use Licence approval for Covaxin. Concept – Organisations can apply for WHO’s EUL based on the availability of clinical trial data to demonstrate safety, efficacy and manufacturing […]
Fruit bat samples in Kerala yield Nipah virus antibodies Subject – Science and Tech Context – Investigations into the source of Kerala’s third tryst with the Nipah virus early this month appeared to reach some closure on Wednesday, with the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, detecting the presence of IgG antibodies from […]
Antimalarial Drug Resistance Subject – Science and Tech Context – On September 23, the New England Journal of Medicine published an article `Evidence of Artemisinin-Resistant Malaria in Africa’ Concept – In most malaria-endemic countries including India, Artemisinin-based antimalarial drugs are the first-line choice for malaria treatment especially against Plasmodium falciparumparasite which is responsible for […]
Bright skies named colour of the year Subject – Science and Tech Context – Bright skies named colour of the year Concept – The Sun’s light is made up of different electromagnetic waves, and their various wavelengths are associated with a different colour. Shorter waves are seen as blue, slightly longer waves as […]
3D-printed Vaccine Patch Subject – Science and Tech Context – New 3D-printed vaccine patch offers more protection than jabs Concept – Scientists have developed a 3Dprinted vaccine patch that provides greater protection than a typical immunisation shot. The resulting immune response from the patch was 10 times greater than vaccine delivered into an […]
IPRs in India Subject – Science and Tech Context – Expand the study of IPRs – Report Concept – The Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce has done a commendable job in its 161th report, the Review of the Intellectual Property Rights Regime in India, presented to the Rajya Sabha on July […]