by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 18, 2020 | Health and Medicine
Russia-developed vaccine, Sputnik V, has been declared safe as it elicits antibody response with no serious adverse events in small human trials, as per the preliminary results published in The Lancent journal on September 4, 2020. Results from a total of random 76...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 14, 2020 | Health and Medicine
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to address antibiotic resistance. An antibiotic that’s able to kill superbugs has been discovered with the help of a machine-learning algorithm. Scientists have revealed that use of AI has helped in producing an antibiotic...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 14, 2020 | Health and Medicine
A successful drug trial for Parkinson’s has improved patient symptoms and stopped the progression of the disease, according to researchers in Australia, as reported in June 2019. The drug, called CuATSM, targets affected brain cells through a copper capsule, taken...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 14, 2020 | Health and Medicine
Over 10 million people are affected by Parkinson’s disease across the world. So far, there has been no cure for the disease. But recent research has raised hopes, as one of the studies is developing a molecule for treating the disease. Drug Molecule Developed A Delhi...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 12, 2020 | Health and Medicine
Convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) involves using antibodies from the blood of a person who has recovered from a virus and transfusing those antibodies into a person who is suffering from illness due to coronavirus in order to boost his/her immune system. Significance...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 8, 2020 | Health and Medicine
The concept of universal health coverage (UHC) suggests the provision of promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative, and palliative health services to all people and communities so as to ensure their well-being without causing them financial hardship. This...