Publications by authors named "Vishal Saini"

We developed stable luminescent morpholine-appended copper nanoclusters CuNCs@MorMB with an ultra-small size (<3 nm) and a long emission lifetime (577 ns). They mediate a Fenton-like reaction to produce reactive hydroxyl radicals (˙OH), subsequently depleting antioxidant glutathione levels for cancer chemodynamic therapy (CDT).

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Study Objectives: Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) is characterized by excessive sleepiness during the day, prolonged sleep at night, and difficulty waking up. The true prevalence of IH is uncertain. The provides criteria for diagnosing IH; however, the definition has evolved.

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Cold stratification is known to affect the speed of seed germination; however, its regulation at the molecular level in Ferula assa-foetida remains ambiguous. Here, we used cold stratification (4 °C in the dark) to induce germination in F. assa-foetida and adopted a proteomic and metabolomic approach to understand the molecular mechanism of germination.

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Exploding head syndrome (EHS) is an uncommon sleeping disorder that is described by patients as a loud noise occurring while transitioning into and out of sleep. It is not accompanied by a headache but causes a sense of fright. We describe the case of a 58-year-old female patient, presenting with a total of 11 events of EHS occurring at bedtime.

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Acute brain injury causes loss of functionality in patients that often is devastating. Predicting the degree of functional loss and overall prognosis requires a multifaceted approach to help patients, and more so their families, make important decisions regarding plans and goals of care. A variety of blood-based markers have been studied as one aspect of this determination.

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BACKGROUND SARS-CoV-2 has globally affected humanity and devastated many families. Here, we attempt to identify which diseases are independent risk factors for severe SARS-CoV-2. There have been multiple studies that have evaluated the impact of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on SARS-CoV-2 outcomes, suggesting that OSA is an independent risk factor.

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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is emerging as an excellent strategy to treat different types of cancers. The advantages of using PDT over other cancer treatment modalities are owing to its non-invasive nature, spatiotemporal precession, controllable photoactivity, and least side effects. The photosensitization ability of traditional photosensitizers (PSs) are severely curtailed by aggregation-induced quenching (ACQ).

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