Dr. Priyom Bose

Feature Writer

B.Sc. Botany, M.Sc. Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Ph.D. Plant Biology and Biotechnology

Priyom holds a Ph.D. in Plant Biology and Biotechnology from the University of Madras, India. She is an active researcher and an experienced science writer. Priyom has also co-authored several original research articles that have been published in reputed peer-reviewed journals. She is also an avid reader and an amateur photographer.

Articles from Priyom

How can Hand Hygiene Prevent the Spread of Disease?

Research has shown that many harmful diseases spread due to a lack of proper hand hygiene.

12 Apr 2022

Importance of Raising Awareness of Chagas Disease

The annual celebration of International Chagas Day on the 14th of April highlights the impact of this disease on the global health scenario.

12 Apr 2022

Monitoring medication adherence for TB treatment in Africa using AI

Researchers aimed to develop an AI system that can evaluate medication adherence and non-adherence activities of TB patients based on their visual attributes obtained from videos.

11 Apr 2022

Study demonstrates multinuclear MRI is sensitive to functional pulmonary changes in the follow up of patients hospitalized with COVID-19

In this study, researchers subjected patients to a pulmonary 1H and 129Xe MRI protocol at 6, 12, 25, and 50 weeks after hospitalization.

11 Apr 2022

The effect of unsuppressed HIV on T-cell response to COVID-19

A new study evaluates the impact of HIV infection on SARS-CoV-2 T-cell responses during the first and second waves of COVID-19 in South Africa.

10 Apr 2022

Oestrogen may be linked to a woman’s risk of developing dementia

A new study examines the risk of dementia with reproductive factors in women.

10 Apr 2022

Increasing Access to Care for Hemophilia

Hemophilia is a rare genetic disorder that prevails across many countries worldwide. This article looks at increasing access to hemophilia care.

8 Apr 2022

COVID boosters protect you better than monoclonal antibodies, or natural infection

In a new study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers analyzed the neutralization of the Omicron BA.1 variant pseudovirus by post-vaccination serum samples.

6 Apr 2022

COVID-19 protection increases after fourth vaccine dose but declines quickly

A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine has focussed on the relative effectiveness of the fourth dose, compared to the three doses vaccination regime, against confirmed infection and severe illness among older persons in the Israeli population.

6 Apr 2022

Adolescents’ pandemic-related health literacy and how protective measures affect their quality of life

Researchers have conducted a qualitative study of adolescents’ pandemic-related health literacy as well as evaluated how COVID-19 has affected their lives.

6 Apr 2022