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Jan

2020

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SPARC Workshop Explores Critical Challenges of Children’s Healthcare

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The School of Medical Science and Technology at IIT Kharagpur recently held an Indo-UK Residential Workshop in collaboration with the University of Manchester, UK, on the "Practical Management of Inherited Pediatric Hematological Disorders". The focus was on clinical reasoning of cases related to children’s blood and bone marrow disorders using an interactive problem-based learning approach with direct interactions with globally renowned experts. The areas covered in the workshop included the workup of the child presenting with signs and symptoms of reduction in the number of various blood cells, or cytopenias including pancytopenia or bone marrow failure. Workup included understanding the…

Dec

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Opening new vistas

In-Depthblood disorder and IIT Kharagpur, genes, hematology, IIT Kharagpur, microRNA, miRNA, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Regenerative Medicine Lab, repurposed drugs, RNA, school of medical science and technology, sickle cell anemia, SMST, thalassemia

India Today , Times Now, Can India Headlines Today, Daiji World, Hans India, The Week, Outlook, Millennium Post Curcumin, found in turmeric, and Ginsenoside, found in the roots of Ginseng, both known for their medicinal properties, could go a long way in treating blood disorders like thalassemia and sickle cell anemia. These two plant ingredients, together with approved drugs such as Valproate and Vorinostat were found to be “most suitable for future trials” by a team of genetic scientists at IIT Kharagpur. They are trying to see which drugs induce fetal hemoglobin production – which is known to ameliorate such blood…