LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: A 62-meter (203-feet) tall Motherland statue holding a trident, Ukraine’s coat of arms, is towering over the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, replacing the recently dismantled hammer and sickle emblem of the Soviet Union. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the revival of the Black Sea Grain […]
WASHINGTON — Somalia reopened the National Blood Bank Saturday for the first time in more than 30 years, in a significant move to address the shortage of blood supplies and save lives. Somalia Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, who inaugurated the fresh start for the center in Mogadishu, said it’s a crucial achievement for his […]
Abstract Many drugs were recommended as antiviral agents for infection control and effective therapy to reduce the mortality rate for COVID-19 patients. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), an antimalarial drug, has been controversially recommended for prophylactic use in many countries, including India, to control SARS-CoV-2 infections. We have explored the effect of prophylactic HCQ from the cells of […]
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Abstract Chronic inflammation is integral to the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), although the latter has not been associated with reflux esophagitis. The L2-IL-1β transgenic mice, expressing human interleukin (IL)-1β in the oral, esophageal and forestomach squamous epithelia feature chronic inflammation and a stepwise development of Barrett’s esophagus-like metaplasia, […]
Abstract Future climate changes are projected to adversely affect mortality risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in urbanized regions. However, future temperature-related excess CVD hospitalizations in rural residents with poorer socioeconomic status is not well understood. Moreover, influence of aging and declining rural population are rarely considered. Using CVD hospitalizations in rural residents during 2010–2016 in […]
Red blood cells. (IANS) In a groundbreaking achievement, a team of Australian scientists has successfully developed a swift, cost-effective, and scalable technique for engineering blood vessels from natural tissue. By amalgamating various materials and fabrication technologies, the team from the University of Melbourne has devised a method to craft blood vessels with intricate geometries akin […]
An international appeal has secured enough supply of a rare combination of blood types to make critical surgery possible for an Adelaide mother. Key points: An urgent appeal seeking suitable donors was launched just over a week ago Five further donors have since been identified, and supply secured from the UK and France Lifeblood says there is […]
Long COVID can live up to its name. A new study shows that certain symptoms of the condition, such as brain fogginess, can still be experienced in people with long COVID two years after the original infection. A team from King’s College London and Imperial College London in the UK looked at the cognitive test […]
Dr Sartaj Ahmad Guroo Introduction: Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are the most common andserious structural birth defects which affect both the heart and major blood vessels. CHD are a major economic burden to society in general and to the family in particular. These patients may require multiple surgeries for the correction of the defect so […]