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A team of scientists at CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow, have developed an indigenous RT PCR Kit for the specific detection of the Omicron variant in collaboration with their industrial partner, Biotech Desk Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad. The kit has been named INDICoV-OmTM.
A gene called β-MYH7 is one of the major genes implicated in cardiac diseases globally. However, not many genetic studies have been carried out on Indian cardiomyopathy patients. In the new study, the researchers chose to fill the gap by sequencing the β-MYH7 gene from 137 dilated cardiomyopathy patients along with 167 ethnically matched healthy controls to identify the mutation(s), if any, that are associated with dilated cardiomyopathy in Indian patients.
In this Virtual event, many leading Yoga Masters and Yoga enthusiasts from all over the world joined, demonstrated Surya Namaskar and shared their views on Surya Namaskar.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated 11 new medical colleges and a new campus of Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT) in Tamil Nadu today through video conference. Union Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Dr L Murugan and Dr Bharati Pawar, Chief Minister Tamil Nadu Thiru M.K.Stalin were present on the occasion.
The Ministry of AYUSH is all prepared for the global Surya Namaskar Demonstration programme on 14 January 2022, under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations and is hopeful to see more than acrore people’s participation against the target of 75 lakh.
“Now the youth is coming forward to make the world’s largest vaccine drive a success. We have already vaccinated 2 crore children between 15-18 years of age,” PM Modi made the remarks through video conference after inaugurating the MSME Ministry’s Technology Centre and Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Manimandapam in Puducherry.
District Collector and Secretary of UT Lakshadweep, S Asker Ali on Tuesday (January) informed that Lakshadweep has vaccinated all eligible children in the age group of 15 to 18 years.
India hit a critical milestone in its COVID-19 vaccination programme, when the total number of vaccine doses provided in the country surpassed 150 million.
In the new study, a team of researchers led by Prof. Sunit K. Singh, Professor of Molecular Immunology & Virology at the Molecular Biology Unit at BHU’s Institute of Medical Sciences, has found that the virus interacts with a set of cells called microglial cells, which protect the brain from infections and that a protein in the virus called ZIKV-NS1 plays an important role in its replication and immune evasion.
According to provisional statistics, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 146.70 Cr (146,70,18,464) in the previous 24 hours, with close to 1 Cr Doses (99,27,797) vaccine doses administered. This was accomplished after 1,57,38,732 sessions.
