Curcuminoids as Cell Signaling Pathway Modulators: A Potential Strategy for Cancer Prevention.

Despite substantial advancements in curative modern medicine in the last few decades, cancer risk and casualty rates have continued to mount globally. The exact reason for cancer's onset and progression is still unknown. However, skeletal and functional abnormalities in the genetic code are assumed to be the primary cause of cancer.

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2-specific anti-spike IgM, IgG, and anti-nucleocapsid IgG antibodies during the second wave of the pandemic: A population-based cross-sectional survey across Kashmir, India.

Background: Within Kashmir, which is one of the topographically distinct areas in the Himalayan belt of India, a total of 2,236 cumulative deaths occurred by the end of the second wave. We aimed to conduct this population-based study in the age group of 7 years and above to estimate the seropositivity and its attributes in Kashmir valley.

Methods: We conducted a community-based household-level cross-sectional study, with a multistage, population-stratified, probability-proportionate-to-size, cluster sampling method to select 400 participants from each of the 10 districts of Kashmir.

Serogroup W135 meningococcal disease, The Gambia, 2012.

In 2012, an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 occurred in The Gambia. The attack rate was highest among young children. The associated risk factors were male sex, contact with meningitis patients, and difficult breathing.

Seasonal variation in the occurrence of Pallisentis ophiocephali and Acanthosentis betwai (Acanthocephala) in relation to their fish hosts.

Male and female Channa striatus (BL.) and Labeo rohita (HAM.) were examined monthly for Pallisentis ophiocephali (THAPAR, 1930) and Acanthosentis betwai (TRIPATHI, 1959) infections for a period of two years.