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Xenotransplantation – Does it have a Future in Clinical Medicine?

  Kaushik Bharati, PhD   Transplantation generally means removal of tissue(s) or organ(s) from a recently deceased person (the donor), and replacing into a living person (the reci...Read More
Posted by Kaushik Bharati on Thu, Sep 10, 2015   (6533)

Nobel Prize for Discovery of Ivermectin and Artemisinin – What is the Importance of these Drugs in Tropical Medicine?

  Kaushik Bharati, PhD   This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three distinguished scientists for their work on parasitic diseases . One hal...Read More
Posted by Kaushik Bharati on Fri, Oct 9, 2015   (7326)

Simple Strategies to Prevent Infections by Food-borne Pathogens

Kaushik Bharati, PhD   It is estimated that over two million people die annually from unsafe food (WHO, 2015). In India, over 300 disease outbreaks due to food-borne pathogens were reporte...Read More
Posted by Kaushik Bharati on Mon, Aug 24, 2015   (5942)

What are Prions?

Kaushik Bharati, PhD   Prions are infectious agents that are very unique compared to all other known infectious agents. This uniqueness stems from the fact that prions do not contain a ...Read More
Posted by Kaushik Bharati on Wed, Sep 30, 2015   (7298)

What is Zika Virus Infection?

Kaushik Bharati, PhD Zika virus (ZIKV) has recently hit the news headlines in conjunction with a sharp rise in the birth of deformed babies in Brazil. These babies, at least 2,782 in number in ...Read More
Posted by Kaushik Bharati on Sun, Jan 17, 2016   (5220)

Zika Virus: Where Do We Stand in 2017?

Kaushik Bharati, PhD Zika virus (ZIKV) is a Flavivirus spread by infected Aedes mosquitoes. Although the virus has been known since 1947, its notoriety spread in 2015 with major outbreaks...Read More
Posted by Kaushik Bharati on Wed, Jan 11, 2017   (6957)

World Hemophilia Day: How Much Do You Know About This Disease?

Kaushik Bharati, PhD   World Hemophilia Day is celebrated on 17 th April every year. Supported by the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH), this date has been chosen to honor Frank Schn...Read More
Posted by Kaushik Bharati on Fri, Apr 15, 2016   (4969)

Targeted Cancer Therapies – Current Status and Future Prospects

Kaushik Bharati, PhD In the field of anticancer therapy, a number of strategies for improving the therapeutic efficacy of anticancer agents have emerged over the past several decades. These...Read More
Posted by Kaushik Bharati on Thu, Aug 13, 2015   (4938)

What Should You Do If A Snake Bites?

Kaushik Bharati, PhD   There are approximately 3000 species of snakes in the world, of which around 10% are venomous. In the Indian context, there are over 270 species of snakes of which a...Read More
Posted by Kaushik Bharati on Wed, Aug 5, 2015   (4881)

Japanese Encephalitis

  Kaushik Bharati, PhD   What is Japanese encephalitis?   Japanese encephalitis (JE) is so called simply because of the fact that it was first reported from Japan , and ...Read More
Posted by Kaushik Bharati on Tue, Jul 21, 2015   (6672)