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Posted on October 26, 2019October 26, 2019

Novel way found to kill dormant TB bacteria in stem cells

Delhi-based researchers have found that TB bacteria promote rapid synthesis of lipids inside mesenchymal stem cells and hide within the lipid droplets so created. They found that TB bacteria hijack the…

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Posted on August 31, 2019September 1, 2019

Cheap, filter-based kits developed for TB diagnosis, drug-resistance testing

Three cheap, filter-based kits developed by a multi-institutional team and an industry partner improves the sensitivity of LED fluorescence microscopy by 5%, enable transport of sputum samples at ambient conditions…

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Posted on January 19, 2019January 20, 2019

IIITD-AIIMS team’s model can predict shock 12 hours in advance

A team led by IIITD-AIIMS researchers has developed a machine-learning algorithm to detect and predict shock using a single photo captured through thermal imaging. It has the ability to predict…

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Posted on December 26, 2018

Podcast: Diagnosing krait snake venom

Anjali Anand from Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad explains how researchers from THSTI, AIIMS and IIT Indore found the aptamer originally developed against alpha toxin of Bungarus multicinctus krait…

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Posted on December 22, 2018December 26, 2018

Indian researchers take first step to diagnose krait snake venom

Researchers from THSTI, AIIMS and IIT Indore have found that the aptamer originally developed against alpha toxin of Bungarus multicinctus krait snake found in China and Taiwan can be used…

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Posted on November 10, 2018November 12, 2018

AIIMS-led team develops sensitive diagnostic tests for TB

Researchers have developed highly sensitive and specific diagnostic tests for pulmonary TB and pleural TB. The diagnostic tests make use of a DNA aptamer that shows high binding affinity to a…

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Posted on September 8, 2018September 8, 2018

Podcast: Blocking the entry of TB bacteria into host cells

Scientists from AIIMS, THSTI and IIT Indore have successfully been able to inhibit the entry of TB bacteria into host cells by using aptamer-based inhibitor that binds to the HupB protein…

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Posted on September 8, 2018September 8, 2018

Small DNA-based inhibitor blocks entry of TB bacteria into host cells

A team of researchers from three institutions in India has used aptamer-based inhibitor that binds to the HupB protein found on TB bacteria cell surface to significantly inhibit the entry…

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