Nidhi Saha

BDS Dentistry

I am a medical content writer and editor. My interests lie in public health awareness and medical communication. I have worked as a clinical dentist and as a consultant research writer in an Indian medical publishing house. It is my constant endeavor is to update knowledge on newer treatment modalities relating to various medical fields. I have also aided in proofreading and publication of manuscripts in accredited medical journals. I like to sketch, read and listen to music in my leisure time.

Articles from Nidhi

What is the association of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination with the risk of PASC in patients with SARDs?

Findings of a new study depicted that fully vaccinated patients suffering from systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases harbor a lower propensity to developing long COVID symptoms compared to SARDs patients who are not fully vaccinated.

11 Oct 2022

Researchers create a clinical scoring system to predict viable viral shedding after COVID-19 infection

A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Virology developed an individualized scoring system to predict the shedding of viable SARS-CoV-2 from COVID-19 positive patients, which would help to determine personalized isolation strategies.

6 Oct 2022

Myocarditis may be attributable to monkeypox infection

A new study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases found that myocardial infiltration could cause myocarditis during monkeypox virus infection.

5 Oct 2022

Sudden cardiac death risk can be determined by genetic score

A recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that a genome-wide polygenic score for coronary artery disease (GPSCAD) can predict sudden and/or arrhythmic death (SAD) risk in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients without severe systolic dysfunction.

3 Oct 2022

Increased risk for all-cause dementia in people who abstain from alcohol

Alcohol abstinence increases the risk for dementia in later life, according to a recent study published in the journal Addiction. Furthermore, neuroimaging records suggest that even low alcohol consumption levels could harm brain health, as does the dose-response relationship between alcohol use and systemic diseases, such as metabolic diseases and certain cancers.

30 Sep 2022

What is the role of N-glycans and calnexin-calreticulin chaperones in SARS-CoV-2 spike maturation?

A new study showed that SARS-CoV-2 Spike N-glycosylation patterns, intracellular lectins, and the associated molecular chaperones play crucial roles in the viral-host-cell invasion and function.

28 Sep 2022

Wastewater epidemiology can guide local clinical decisions on circulating viruses

The findings of a new study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server depicted that wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) can provide information on the circulating respiratory viruses in a community. As well as saving time and money, this method may assist in appropriate clinical decision-making, behavior modification, and public health interventions.

28 Sep 2022

Study of 9 million Swedes shows rapidly declining effectiveness of COVID vaccines against Omicron

The findings of a new Swedish study posted to the Preprints with The Lancet* server found that two COVID-19 vaccine doses provided effective long-term protection against infection before Omicron, but less protection against Omicron infection (dropping to 43% by week four and no protection by week 14).

25 Sep 2022

How smallpox and monkeypox viruses affect the nervous system

A recent study provides an overview of existing literature on the complications of infection with both smallpox and monkeypox virus.

25 Sep 2022

Monkeypox could spread everywhere, if neglected

A new article published in the journal Science by Nigerian scientists provides perspective on the consequences of neglecting a disease, anywhere, such as Monkeypox.

19 Sep 2022