Now, IISc team directly delivers protein into cells
By substituting a hydrogen atom of the protein with an iodine atom, IISc researchers have been successful in directly delivering proteins into mammalian cells. As a result, there was nearly…
Category: Drug
Scientists studying AYUSH drugs must involve domain expert, advisory says
An April 2 advisory issued by the AYUSH Ministry makes it mandatory for any non-AYUSH scientists undertaking research on AYUSH drugs or treatment to involve an AYUSH expert. The provocation…
Siddha drug nilavembu kudineer kills dengue virus, protects from chikungunya
ICGEB researchers have found that the Siddha medicine nilavembu kudineer provides protection against chikungunya virus and treats dengue infection. The nilavembu kudineer formulation was found t be safe for use in…
Malarial drug effective for Zika virus treatment, IIT Mandi finds
IIT Mandi team has found that the FDA-approved drug for malaria (hydroxychloroquine or HCQ) binds to the protease enzyme of the Zika virus and stops the virus from replicating and…
Delhi researchers find diabetic drug improves the efficacy of two TB drugs
Delhi researchers have identified a protein that is vital for the formation of biofilm by TB-causing bacteria and other bacterial species. Two FDA-approved drugs (acarbose and cyclosporine-A) bind to the…
Multidrug-resistant microbe repository to come up at NCCS
NCCS will soon start receiving and preserving multidrug-resistant bacteria and fungi from across the country. A decision is yet to be taken on microbes resistant to which antibiotics should be accepted.…
‘Unethical to withhold bedaquiline treatment while waiting for Phase III results’
In a Phase IIb trail, bedaquiline drug for MDR-TB treatment was found to be cardiotoxic and hepatotoxic, and it also caused more deaths. Review of evidence in 2015 showed a…
Podcast: How Klebsiella bacteria develop colistin resistance
Abdul Ghafur explains how the team deciphered the mechanism by which Klebsiella bacteria develop resistance to colistin, a last-line antibiotic. Mutations and insertional inactivation of the mgrB gene, which is present…
