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Science Sparks @ ACTREC
Date Image08 December 2025 Vol. No. 14 ; Issue No.712
Publications

1. Chavan P, Ojha S, Bhat V, Poojary M, Sharma N, Kannan S, Pillai B, Pal S, Sathyan V, Gupta S (2025). Prevalence of select micronutrient deficiencies in Indian voluntary blood donors. Asian Journal of Transfusion Science. 19(2):261-266.

2. Yadav SK, Garg G, Baderiya D, Bharath S, Sharma DB, Sharma D, Vidya R, Parmeshwar R, Yip CH, Suhani S, Deshpande AD, Mishra A, Srivastava A, Jha C, Kumar C, Hoysal DR, Calderon G, Agarwal G, Johri G, Jacob PM, Ramakant P, Chougle Q, Bichoo RA, Paulinelli R, Agrawal S, Sherwell-Cabello S, Das S, Chatterjee S, Cai S, Vishvak Chanthar KMM (2025). BRIDGEing the Gap: Impact of a Short Virtual Course on Delivering Global-Standard Breast Cancer Care in Low-Resource Settings. World Journal of Surgery.

3. Shenoy V, Kannan S, Noronha V, Prabhash K, Ostwal V, Bhargava P, Pillai A, Shamseeya K, Shetake A, Dhekale R, Chitre A, Gota V, Mahajan S, Daptardar A, Sonkusare L, Deodhar J, Ansari N, Vagal M, Mahajan P, Nookala M, Banavali SD, Ramaswamy A (2026). Development of a new model for prediction of relevant treatment related adverse events in older individuals with gastrointestinal cancers. Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 17(2):102817.

Book Chapter
Kumar A, Ghai A, Kaur H, Dhingra K, Panwar Hazari P, Chaudhari P, Prasad V, Singh B(2026). Innovations in Medical (imaging) Technologies. In: Sobti R, Kaur T, Walia H, Rattan P, Narula A.(eds.) One Planet, One Health, One Future: Charting a Course for Global Wellness, Environmental Resilience, and Sustainable Food Systems. Academic Press; Pp. 127-140. (ISBN: 978-0-443-38325-0)

Site of the Week

The Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) provides a comprehensive set of functional annotation tools for investigators to understand the biological meaning behind large lists of genes.

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Interesting Reads

Leak L, Wang Z, Joseph AJ, Johnson B, Chan AA, Decosto CM, Magtanong L, Ko PJ, Lee WC, Ritho J, Manukian S, Millner A, Chitkara S, Salinas JJ, Skouta R, Rees MG, Ronan MM, Roth JA, Myers CL, Moffat J, Boone C, Bensinger SJ, Nathanson DA, Atilla-Gokcumen GE, Moding EJ, Dixon SJ (2025). Tegavivint triggers TECR-dependent nonapoptotic cancer cell death. Nature Chemical Biology. 21(12):1873-1884.

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December 16-17, 2025

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December 20-21, 2025

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January 15-16, 2026

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Do You Know?

In 2013, FDA approved trusted source ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) to treat HER2-positive breast cancer.

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Cancer News
New drug combination shows promise for overcoming resistance in ovarian cancer

News-Medical, 04/12/2025

The findings, outline a promising strategy that combines a PARP inhibitor, a targeted drug used to treat certain types of ovarian cancer, with a novel therapy, SM08502, to attack cancer from two directions ...

Scientists find cancer weak spot in backup DNA repair system.

EurekAlert, 03/12/2025

The study zeroed in on a type of helicase protein, a class of molecular motors that unwind genetic tangles called senataxin (SETX). SETX mutations are known for their role in rare neurological disorders, including ataxia and a form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)...

Scientists discover hidden switch that helps cancer cells survive.

Sciencedaily, 01/12/2025

Researchers have found a small but powerful switch inside breast cancer cells that helps them survive stressful conditions. When this switch flips, the cells activate protective programs that make them tougher and faster-growing. The finding reveals how tumors use stress to their benefit. It may open up new...

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