Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee researchers have discovered a molecule that may battle against drug-resistant infections. IIT Roorkee researchers have discovered a new molecule, IITR08367, with the potential to fight pathogens like Acinetobacter baumannii which is highly antibiotic-resistant. As per a press release issued by the IIT Roorkee, the molecule has been named IITR08367, which may have the potential to …
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi have discovered a drug molecule that can be used to treat diabetes. IIT Mandi said that the molecule, named PK2, is able to trigger the release of insulin by the pancreas and can potentially be used as an orally administered medicine for diabetes. In a press release issued on Monday, IIT Mandi …
The Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, a Council for Scientific and Industrial Research lab here, played a role in the development of Covaxin, the indigenous vaccine developed by city-based Bharat Biotech International Limited. IICT Director S. Chandrasekhar, along with his team consisting of senior scientists M. Mohan Krishna and Raji Reddy, completed the chemical process in a record four months …
A group of scientists in the US, including an Indian-American from the prestigious Cleveland Clinic, have identified a potential new class of drugs that may prove effective in treating certain common types of blood and bone marrow cancers. First published in the latest edition of Blood Cancer Discovery, the decade long research which reports that a new pharmacological strategy to …
Sugar gets a terrible reputation where health is concerned, and it’s all thanks to the fact that excessive sugar consumption through beverages, junk food, processed foods, sweets and desserts is associated with a number of chronic diseases. For example, sucrose is made of a molecule each of glucose and fructose, lactose is made of one molecule of glucose and another …