Highlights : Dengue virus transmission is more likely when mosquitoes feed on the blood of infected persons who are anemic and iron deficient When mosquitoes bite and f...
Highlights : Scientists discover why lab generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from patient’s own adult cells get rejected by the immune cells when the ...
Highlights: Organ Donation Day has been observed on 13 th of August every year since 2009 in India Availability of donors continues to remain a serious challenge an...
Highlights : Excess fluoride in drinking water can cause kidney and liver damage in adolescents and if there is pre-existing liver or kidney disease, these children tend...
Highlights: A new blood test, called Actiphage, has been developed for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) The Actiphage test detects the causative bacterium, Mycobact...
Highlights : Scientists have discovered two enzymes formed by gut bacteria that can convert type A blood into type O blood There are four blood types (A, B, AB and O),...
Highlights: World Blood Donor Day has been observed on the 14 th of June every year since 2005 The theme this year is ‘Safe Blood For All’ Availability of ...
Highlights : An online platelet donor helpline has been launched by the mosquito repellent brand Godrej Hit in 2016 which now has over 1.5 lakh persons registered as pla...
Highlights: World Thalassemia Day is celebrated on 8 th May every year Its major objective is to create public awareness about thalassemia It highlights the importance of early detec...
Highlights: The cost and effectiveness of gene therapy was analyzed against hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) The results indicate that while gene t...
Highlights : World Hemophilia Day is observed worldwide on the 17 th April to raise awareness about this little known inherited bleeding disorder and ensure treatment ...
Highlights: Gene editing has brought in a new ray of hope for a final curative for blood disorders Scientists have identified a robust technique for editing blood stem...
Highlights: Genetic blood disorders like thalassemia, sickle cell anemia and primary immunodeficiency syndromes can be cured by using CRISPR gene editing techniqu...
Highlights: World Rare Disease Day is celebrated annually on the last day of February Aims to raise awareness about rare diseases among the general public, policymakers and other stakeh...
Highlights: Novel lab-on-a-chip test devices can detect cancer cells by a simple, low cost and non-invasive test performed on a sample of blood plasma to help in early cancer diagnosis ...
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