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The real mind which influenced me to rethink about Pharmacy as a career option and as a professional opportunity. @Zeenatiqbal11 pic.twitter.com/kpY8BhJqH1 — M. Mirza Riyaz Beig (@1996Mirza) October 26, 2019 Race With Dreams! © 2015-2016

B. Pharm, S.P.E.R, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi Race With Dreams! © 2015-2016 Officials with the FDA have approved lasmiditan (Reyvow, Eli Lilly) tablets for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults, according to the agency. Migraines can cause debilitating symptoms, such as intense throbbing or pulsing pain in 1 area of the head, nausea and/or vomiting, and sensitivity to light and sound. Approximately one-third of individuals who suffer from migraine also experience aura, which can appear as flashing lights, zig-zag lines, or a temporary loss of vision shortly before the migraine occurs. Lasmiditan is an oral, centrally-penetrant, selective serotonin 5-HT1F agonist that is structurally and mechanistically distinct from other approved migraine therapies, according to Lilly. Unlike other therapies on the market, lasmiditan has been designed to treat migraines without vasoconstrictor activity, according to a press release. Upon submission of lasmiditan’s new drug app...

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Scientists have figured out how the mosquito brain uses signals from its visual and olfactory systems to identify, track, and home in on a host for its next blood meal. For a new study in Current Biology, researchers conducted behavioral experiments and real-time recording of the female mosquito brain and discovered that when the mosquito's olfactory system detects certain chemical cues, they trigger changes in its brain that initiate a behavioral response: The mosquito begins to use her visual system to scan her surroundings for specific types of shapes and fly toward them, presumably associating those shapes with potential hosts. Only female mosquitoes feed on blood, and the results give scientists a much-needed glimpse of the sensory-integration process that the mosquito brain uses to locate a host. They say the findings will help develop new methods for mosquito control and reduce the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. The study focused on the olfactory cue that trigg...

Date : July 29, 2019 Source : JAMA Pediatrics Summary : For respiratory infections in children under 12, physicians are increasingly more likely to recommend antihistamines and less likely to recommend cough and cold medicines, a new study found. Antihistamines are widely used over-the-counter to treat various allergic conditions. However, these medicines have little known benefit for children with colds, and some older antihistamines cause sedation and occasionally agitation in children. Antihistamines are widely used over-the-counter to treat various allergic conditions. However, these medicines have little known benefit for children with colds, and some older antihistamines cause sedation and occasionally agitation in children. The study, in  JAMA Pediatrics , found a sharp decline in cough and cold medicine recommendations for children under 2 after 2008, when the Food and Drug Administration recommended against the medicines for that age group due to safety concerns and un...

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Toxic- Detective = Sherlock Holmes How Sherlock Holmes knew so much about poisons? Before there was Sherlock Holmes and his trademark deer stalker cap, there was an English physician, Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle. And before that there was just plain old Arthur Conan Doyle, a student at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, and where we will begin. On September 20th, 1879 the British Medical Journal published a letter entitled “Gelseminum as a Poison” in which Doyle recounts his use of a tincture of gelseminum. Obviously prone to experimentation, the 19-year-old Doyle was “determined to ascertain how far one might go in taking the drug, and what the primary symptoms of an overdose might be.” Allrighty then.  Doyle prepared a fresh tincture and recorded his observations like any good scientist should. Pharmaceutical research is not unlike being a detective, you are constantly searching for clues and formulating explanations for whatever results might be generated. Sh...

Mohd Riyaz Beg | M. Pharm, ICT, Mumbai | B. Pharm, SPER, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi | Race With Dreams! ©   What is Encephalitis? Encephalitis referred as injury directly to Brain tissue by a bacterial or viral infection. Symptoms involved are fever and headache, altered consciousness, focal neurologic signs, or seizures. [a] Encephalitis may be the result of bacterial, viral, fungal and protozoal infections. Bacterial Encephalitis: Bacterial infection of the brain substance is usually secondary to involvement of the meninges rather than a primary bacterial parenchymal infection. This results in bacterial cerebritis that progresses to form brain abscess. However, tuberculosis and neurosyphilis are the two primary bacterial involvements of the brain parenchyma. [b] Fungal and Protozoal Encephalitis: Systemic mycoses in the body usually disseminate to CNS by blood stream. They are particularly more common in immunosuppressed individuals such as in AIDS, pat...

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This man did a lot for his community. Though I not know him personally, but I often used to listen his video lectures on YouTube and sometimes his knowledge and choice of words mesmerized me. Many a times I see him as "Faizan-e-Islam" as his contribution to his community is hilarious and enormous. From a Microbiologist to VC of Jamia Hamdard, his life gives an overview to the new generation that how to be successful with limited resources. You might be wondered that he is from Gaya, Bihar and Completed his Graduation from Bihar. After that he came to Delhi where he completed his M. Phil and Ph.D from JNU, New Delhi. I also remembered his 1st job was as a Lecturer at Dept. of Botany, Delhi University to whom he said goodbye when he was abroad for post doc. This man is an inspiration to me as many a times people used to say "Always be in your stream of education, never switch over it" but my perspectives are different education is not just a tool to earn liveliho...

B. Pharm, S.P.E.R, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi Race With Dreams! © 2015-2016 Reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance  ( RISUG ), formerly referred to as the synthetic  polymer   styrene maleic anhydride ( SMA ), is the development name of a  male contraceptive  injection developed at  IIT Kharagpur  in  India  by the team of Dr.  Sujoy K. Guha . Phase III clinical trials are underway in India, slowed by insufficient volunteers.   It has been patented in India, China, Bangladesh, and the United States.  A method based on RISUG,  Vasalgel , is currently under development in the US however there has been little or no progress in terms of bringing the product to market. Mechanism of action RISUG works by an injection into the vas deferens, the vessel through which the  sperm  moves before  ejaculation . RISUG is similar to  vasectomy  in that a local anesthetic is administered, an incision ...