Sushma Rao's Profile

M.A (Communication & Journalism)

Sushma Rao

Sushma's passion for writing has taken her far and wide, to places in the advertising and IT industries, where she has contributed towards Content and Digital Marketing. Her other interests are baking, dancing and traveling.

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T-cell Memory and Receptors Determine Severity of Mononucleosis (Kissing Disease)

T-cell Memory and Receptors Determine Severity of Mononucleosis (Kissing Disease)

The memory of your T-cells may play a major role in determining the severity and onset of mononucleosis or kissing disease caused by Epstein - Barr virus.

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New Drug Combination Shows Promise in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

New Drug Combination Shows Promise in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

A combination that includes anti-malarial dihydroartemisinin could improve results in patient with Philadelphia-chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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Biosimilar to Trastuzumab Approved for Breast or Metastatic Stomach Cancer

Biosimilar to Trastuzumab Approved for Breast or Metastatic Stomach Cancer

A biological product similar to the earlier USFDA approved trastuzumab has now been cleared for treatment of breast and stomach cancer.

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Alzheimer's Disease: LMTX Tablets Repair Brain Damage and Restore Brain Function

Alzheimer's Disease: LMTX Tablets Repair Brain Damage and Restore Brain Function

The second Phase 3 study showed that the drug LMTX taken twice a day could significantly improve brain function and repair damage in Alzheimer's patients.

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Novel Drug That Prevents HIV From Developing Into Infectious Particle Discovered

Novel Drug That Prevents HIV From Developing Into Infectious Particle Discovered

Novel agent that prevents the protein shell (capsid) of HIV from forming may interfere with ability of virus to transform into an infectious viral particle

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