The leading group of obstetricians and gynecologists has spoken out to warn expectant mothers against vaginal seeding. The practice, which is also known as microbirthing, involves taking a swab from the mother’s vagina and wiping…
Chikungunya is an infectious viral disease which is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes infected with the virus. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee has claimed to have discovered the drug to combat chikungunya virus. Researchers…
Researchers have engineered an antibody that attacks 99% of HIV strains and can prevent infection in primates. It is built to attack three critical parts of the virus, making it harder for HIV to resist…
Scientists have developed a novel synthetic vaccine for poliovirus with a method grown in plants that use a virus like particles (VLPs). VLPs look like viruses but are non-infectious. They have been biologically engineered so…
A new study suggests that monitoring for circulating cell-free tumor DNA biomarkers can help in detecting cancer in individuals early. Study led by Hong Kong-based researchers used DNA fragments in the blood to detect a…
Cervical cancer, mainly caused by Human Papiloma Virus (HPV) has been ranked as the most frequent cancer among Indian women. As per the current statistics, 1,32,000 cases get diagnosed each year producing around 74,000 deaths…
A study published in PLOS NTDs reports on a saliva protein with the opposite effect: D7, a protein present in Aedes aegypti saliva, binds to Dengue virus (DENV) and inhibits its transmission to human cells…