Health And Life

Aging can be Chronological, and Biological. Chronological age is the age in years, as one grows older after birth. Biological aging is the aging at cellular and molecular level. Chronological age and Biological age can be well different depending on the different habits (food, physical activity, and accompanied diseases etc.).     Aging is accompanied by gradual changes in most body systems.…

The data presented in a study demonstrates that infectious SARS-CoV-2 can be recovered from non-porous surfaces for at least 28 days at ambient temperature and humidity (20 °C and 50% RH). Increasing the temperature, while maintaining humidity, drastically reduced the survivability of the virus to as little as 24 h at 40 °C. SARS-CoV-2 survivability on hospital PPE observed viable virus up to 21…

Exercise within Your Target Heart Rate to Derive Maximum Benefit

Yes, many clinicians have forgotten to examine pulse of a patient; more so the clinical method that we used to regard as the best friend, in 1980s. Now, when patient comes to a doctor, advices flow, USG, ECHO, Doppler, ECG and MRI, and so on and so forth; and, why not? It is easier to know the parameters through machines. Still, one aspect remains crucial, should we advice all these tests to each…

Mutation in BRCA Gene dramatically Increases the Risk of Breast Cancer

Faults or breaks develop in the DNAs (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) that house several genes, may be following repeated divisions or other environmental factors like radiation. The primary responsibility of the BRCA gene is to signal for a protein that can repair the defects in the genes in association with some other proteins. Both BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 protein interact with the protein produced by the…

How to Differentiate between Acute Bacterial and Viral Infection

English: A throat infection which tested negative for streptococcus thus presumably due to a viral cause. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Recently, in a research article published in PLOS One, the researchers claim to have successfully tested for a novel Host Immune Protein that is mostly elevated in viral infection and least in bacterial infection. In the PLOS One study, the ImmunoXpert immune…

20 Minute Whole Blood Clotting Test (WBCT20)

Sometimes, it becomes difficult on the part of the clinician to effectively distinguish between a poisonous snake bite from a non-poisonous snake bite in the early hours; whether to start treatment with Anti-Snake Venin (ASV) or not. Read more; Clinician On Net: Role of 20 Minute Whole Blood Clotting Test (WBCT20) in Snake Bite.