Introduction Chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) can eventually lead to the development of liver cancer, known as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Researchers from the Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan, have conducted a study to investigate the role of a protein called PKC gamma and its…
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought immense challenges for healthcare systems around the world, with healthcare patients facing immense pressure to provide adequate care for patients while navigating unprecedented risks. One of the most significant challenges of this aspect is caring for unconscious patients. Providing quality care to such patients becomes a daunting task as they…
Following the pandemic of 2020, biotechnology has been established as a fast-moving sector often at the frontiers of science. Many scientists and institutes in Pakistan are trying their best in this field to produce fruitful results. Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB) at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) holds a prime position in…
Without a doubt, as time passed while the country was under lockdown, the COVID-19 pandemic changed everyone’s vulnerabilities. The COVID -19 pandemic has conveyed not only disease but also a slew of vulnerabilities, which dynamically change in response to policy measures. The disease toll to slow down the transmission of the disease was bourgeoned in…
Contaminated water spreads pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses and creates the conditions for infection outbreaks. The recent COVID-19 pandemic increased the interest of the researchers around the globe in the surveillance and quantification of pathogenic bacteria and viruses in water and wastewater. Waterborne pathogens in water are growing worried throughout the world [1]….
The outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a public health alarm. In early December 2019, when a novel coronavirus emerged in Wuhan City (Hubei Province, China) – it flooded the whole world thereafter. In true spirit what we know today about this virus is straightforward – a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…
