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Insight into the Spinal Cord

The spinal cord is a long, cylindrical structure connecting the brain and body. It performs several vital neurophysiological functions.

22 Oct 2020

High Blood Sugar

High blood sugar (hyperglycemia) is a medical terminology to define significantly high glucose levels in the blood because of impaired glucose metabolism.

22 Oct 2020

What is Hemagglutination?

Hemagglutination is used to identify a suspected virus and detect corresponding antibodies. The assay uses red blood cells as a source of antigens.

16 Oct 2020

Seroprevalence of COVID-19

Seroprevalence studies of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) effectively offer insight into how well the virus is being contained.

15 Oct 2020

What is Pneumonitis?

Pneumonitis is an inflammatory respiratory condition caused by acute or chronic exposure to irritating antigens in the environment.

15 Oct 2020

Interferons and Interleukins

Interferons are glycoproteins produced by cells in response to infection. Interleukins are a group of cytokines that play crucial roles in immune cells.

8 Oct 2020

How does the COVID-19 Pandemic Compare to Other Pandemics?

The initial outbreak of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, in December 2019.

7 Oct 2020

What are Nanoparticle-Based Vaccines?

Nanoparticle-based vaccines exhibit a wide range of advantageous physicochemical properties, using nanoparticles for the targeted delivery of novel vaccines.

5 Oct 2020

What is Viral Shedding?

Understanding the duration of viral shedding of the SARS-CoV-2 is crucial in controlling the spread of this virus.

5 Oct 2020

What is a VLP Vaccine?

VLP, virus-like particles, can be used to create vlp vaccines.

29 Sep 2020

What is a Reagent?

A reagent is a part of any chemical reaction. A reagent is a substance or compound that can facilitate a reaction, and they are used in most widely used tests.

29 Sep 2020

What is a Corticosteroid?

Corticosteroids are a form of anti-inflammatory drug that is commonly used to treat issues associated with the joints, soft tissues, and connective tissues.

29 Sep 2020

What is a Subunit Vaccine?

Traditional vaccination approaches practically eradicated several extremely infectious diseases around the world.

25 Sep 2020

What is a DNA Vaccine?

DNA vaccines use engineered DNA to induce an immunologic response in the host against bacteria, parasites, viruses, and potentially cancer.

25 Sep 2020

What is a Non-Replicating Vaccine?

Non-replicating vaccines are based on recombinant viral vectors that are made replication non-competent.

24 Sep 2020

What is an RNA Vaccine?

RNA vaccines are a new class of vaccines that are composed of an mRNA sequence coding for a pathogen-specific protein (antigen).

24 Sep 2020

What are Lung Organoids?

Lungs are organs that are often the site of infection. Studying lungs can be difficult, due to their complicated structure, but lung organoids can aid in this.

24 Sep 2020

What is an Inactivated Vaccine?

Inactivated vaccines are composed of dead, or inactivated, viruses and bacteria, and therefore differ from live but attenuated vaccines.

23 Sep 2020

Pooled Testing for SARS-CoV-2

Pooled testing, currently in common use for SARS-CoV-2, is a technique in which samples from multiple people are tested together to improve efficiency.

23 Sep 2020