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Science Sparks @ ACTREC
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 12th September 2022 |
Vol. No. 11; Issue No. 543 |
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Publications
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1. Das S, Bagal B, Jain H, Kashyap L, Anbarsan S, Sharma A, Bondili S, Nayak L, Thorat J, Mirgh S, Gokarn A, Punatar S, Sahay A, Epari S, Tembhare P, Shetty P, Khanna N, Goda J, Moiyadi A, Gupta T, Sengar M, Khattry N, Menon H (2022).Demographic, pattern of care and outcomes of primary CNS lymphoma-experience from a tertiary care cancer center in India. Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion.
2. Sengar M, Jain H, D'Souza S, Kannan S, Mokal S, Gurjar M, Ambotkar M, Sharma N, Boppanna , Gota V (2022). Exposure-responser relationship of posaconazole suspension in theprophylaxis of invasive Fungal Infections in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion
3. D'Silva SZ, Tambe M, Pinto A, Singh M (2022). Identification of the novel allele, HLA-C*06:02:38:02, in a Gujarati individual from India. HLA.
4. Tambe M, D'silva SZ, Pinto AS, Parsaniya B, Singh M (2022). Identification of the novel allele, HLA-A*02:11:01:06, in two North Indian individuals in a Kshatriya family. HLA.
5. D'Silva SZ, Tambe M, Pinto AS, Singh M (2022). The novel HLA-B*52:01:01:23 allele in an individual from Uttar Pradesh, North India. HLA.
6. Pinto AS, Tambe M, D'Silva SZ, Singh M(2022)Identification of the novel HLA-DQB1*06:01:01:04 allele in an individual from Western India. HLA
7. Paul S, Arya S, Mokul S, Baheti A, Kumar S, Ramaswamy A, Ostwal V, Chopra S, Saklani A, deSouza A, Kazi M, Engineer R. Extramural vascular invasion as an independent prognostic marker in locally advanced rectal cancer: propensity score match pair analysis. Abdominal Radiology.
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Interesting Reads
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Coy S, Wang S, Stopka SA, Lin JR, Yapp C, Ritch CC, Salhi L, Baker GJ, Rashid R, Baquer G, Regan M, Khadka P, Cole KA, Hwang J, Wen PY, Bandopadhayay P, Santi M, De Raedt T, Ligon KL, Agar NYR, Sorger PK, Touat M, Santagata S. Single cell spatial analysis reveals the topology of immunomodulatory purinergic signaling in glioblastoma. Nature Communications 13(1): 4814.
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Legends of Science
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Hem Singh Pruthi
Hem Singh Pruthi obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, the UK, in 1925. His major contribution was biological control of insect pests, pests of fruit trees, taxonomic studies on an homopterous group of insects, and desert locust control. Dr. Pruthi won the OBE (Order of the British Empire) award. He was the elected Fellow of the Entomological Society of India; Secretary, INSA; and President of the Indian Science Congress in 1940.
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Mandayam Jeersannidhi Thirumalachar
Mandayam Jeersannidhi Thirumalachar received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, USA, in 1948. His contributions include the discovery of 20 new antibiotics; the development of Phyton-27, a non-toxic copper fungicide; the genetic transformation of pseudo-yeast to produce human insulin, and the establishment of about 300 new species of fungi. Dr. Thirumalachar received the SS Bhatnagar Award in 1967, the Sunder Lal Hora Medal by INSA, and the Polish Academy of Sciences Medal. He was elected Fellow of the Indian Phytopathological Society, New York Academy of Sciences, and the first President of the Mycological Society of India.
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Do You Know?
In 2005, Palifermin(Kepivance) was approved by the FDA to reduce the risk and duration of painful sores and oral inflammation associated with chemotherapy in ipatients with blood cancers.
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Cancer News
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Suffocating cancer cells
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08 November 2022, EurekAlert
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The research team produced a synthetic drug that travels into cells where it reacts to conditions found inside and triggers a chemical process. This allows the drug’s molecules to bind together and form tiny hairs that are a thousand times thinner than human hair...
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Tata Memorial’s study suggests simple, low-cost intervention to significantly increase breast cancer cure rate and survival rate
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12 September 2022, Press Information Bureau
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Dr Rajendra Badwe, Director, Tata Memorial Centre, presented the results of a landmark multi-centre Indian study on breast cancer. The results of this study show that this simple, low-cost intervention significantly and substantially increases the cure rates and survival of breast cancer patients, with a benefit that is ongoing for several years after surgery... |
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