Sickle Cell Disease, a genetic blood disorder, leads to severe health complications such as anaemia, frequent pain episodes and other debilitating symptoms, affecting millions worldwide, especially in India and Africa.
Mice genetically engineered to lack the ability to make the amino acid cysteine, and fed a cysteine-free diet, lost 30 per cent of their body weight in just one week, a new study shows.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday inaugurated three major healthcare initiatives at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital, which aim to strengthen the capital's public health infrastructure.
It also provides evidence of eight instances in which introners have transferred between unrelated species in a process called 'horizontal gene transfer,' the first proven examples of this phenomenon.
New Delhi [India], May 19: Dr Stuti Khare Shukla is an American-trained dermatologist who has been practising in India for the last few years. She is known as the "Hair Growth Queen Of India".
According to Dr Subhash Chandra Yadav from the Electron Microscope Facility, Department of Anatomy, AIIMS Delhi, this method is the first of its kind in India.
Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam], April 22: Gene Solutions, a leading multinational biotech company specializing in advanced genetic testing, and Element Biosciences, a company democratizing access to advanced life science solutions, have entered into a strategic collaboration. The collaboration w
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], April 4: Anderson Diagnostics is bringing its diagnostic services to Bangalore, opening a new processing centre outside Tamil Nadu. Located in the heart of Jayanagar, this new facility marks an important milestone for the company as it steps into Karnataka afte
This facility ushers in a new era of gene and cell therapies to tackle scientific challenges such as targeted gene expression, immune system modulation, and long-term cell survival. The work will span from boosting immune responses against cancer to ensuring that therapeutic proteins are saf
Marking Rare Disease Day, Strand Life Sciences, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries and a leading genomics research company, has launched the StrandOmics Portal, an innovative digital platform designed to assist doctors in diagnosing rare diseases more efficiently.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 24: The Avestagenome Project® International Pvt. Ltd. (AGENOME) & Avesthagen Limited, in partnership with the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS), have signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement to advance research and development in rar