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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   (6531)

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   (4878)

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   (4937)

World Health Day: How Can We "Beat Diabetes"?

Kaushik Bharati, PhD   The World Health Day is celebrated on 7 th April every year. This year’s theme is “Beat Diabetes” . Diabetes mellitus is a “silent&rdqu...Read More
Posted by Kaushik Bharati on Sun, Apr 3, 2016   (5868)

Why Did Chikungunya Come Back with a Vengeance?

Kaushik Bharati, PhD What is Chikungunya?   Chikungunya (CHIK) is a viral disease that is caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), which is an arthropod-borne virus (Arbovirus) s...Read More
Posted by Kaushik Bharati on Sat, Dec 31, 2016   (8219)

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   (7320)

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   (7293)

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   (6954)

World Malaria Day: Can We “End Malaria for Good”?

Kaushik Bharati, PhD World Malaria Day is celebrated every year across the globe on 25 th April. This day provides a forum for all malaria-endemic countries to discuss their achievements, shor...Read More
Posted by Kaushik Bharati on Wed, Apr 20, 2016   (5457)

Women are More Susceptible than Men to Autoimmune Diseases – What is the Reason for this Gender Bias?

  Kaushik Bharati, PhD Ian Mackay and Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet in the early sixties, first identified the phenomenon of autoimmunity , which occurs as a result of the disruption ...Read More
Posted by Kaushik Bharati on Wed, Sep 2, 2015   (5524)