Aatique, Arwa(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2024)
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is the transition state between normal cognition and dementia. The prevalence of MCI is estimated to be about 15-20% in individuals aged 60 and above. Individuals with MCI bear a higher risk ...
Fatima, Anam(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2024)
Gastroenteritis remains a significant public health issue in peri-urban Pakistan, where waterborne
pathogens like Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Campylobacter jejuni and Shigella spp.
contribute to widespread disease, ...
Haqqi, Aleena(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2022)
The advancement and development of new paradigms in the field of nanotechnology have facilitated the employment of nanoparticles for biomedical applications. Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (IONPs) have gained immense attention ...
Irfan, Muhammad(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2022)
The appearance of multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria has become an alarming health issue. The diseases caused by MDR bacteria are increasing at an exponential rate causing the death of millions of people worldwide. About ...
Irfan, Muhammad(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2024)
The appearance of multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria has become an alarming health issue. The diseases caused by MDR bacteria are increasing at an exponential rate causing the death of millions of people worldwide. About ...
Urooj, Sidra(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2024)
Currently, the world faces a dire condition due to the wide spread of microbial diseases. Frontline workers try their best to overcome the disease condition by paying their role. At the same time, they have direct exposure ...
Khaliq, Aqsa(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2024)
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative disease affecting 1% of people age 60 and above worldwide. The disease is characterized by the ever-evolving loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars ...
Hafeez, Amna(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2024)
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) not only have the potential to be used as diagnostic markers for prostate cancer but can also be used as prognostic markers for advanced stages of prostate cancer as well as predicting ...
Malik, Momna Arooj(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2024)
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen that causes various hospital and
community-acquired infections. According to WHO, it is a priority one critical pathogen
and poses a potential hazard to human health. ...
Ijaz, Aneesa(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2022)
Microbubble-mediated sono-thrombolysis is an effective method of thrombus breakdown.
The goal of this Invitro study was to determine the efficacy of Invitro sonothrombolysis by
using streptokinase-loaded pre-PGS ...
Tariq, Sidra(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2016)
The immune framework of human body embarks flexible natural defense constituting a
family of cells and molecules that have ability to recognize mild chemical differences to
foreign invading pathogens from one another ...
Mubashir, Hadiqa(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2019)
Rate of occurrence of non-insulin dependence diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is burgeoning at an
alarming rate every year. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a condition in which body doesn’t
respond efficiently to insulin ...
Masood, Maryam(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2015)
The cholinergic theory claims that the decline in cognitive functions in dementia is predominantly
related to a decrease in cholinergic neurotransmission. This hypothesis has led to great interest in
the putative ...
Ishaq, Nafeesa(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2017)
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major reason of mortality around the world. In this
investigation the effect of Paeoniflorin (PF) was tested against TBI in mice. Two doses
5mg and 40mg of PF were used. The design of ...
Rasul, Sana(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2016)
Hereditary hearing impairment affects approximately 1 in 1000 children
worldwide. In most populations, the main causative agent is GJB2 gene (MIM#121011)
located at chromosome 13q12.11 which encodes for a gap junction ...
Arshad, Simra(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2016)
Depression is a chronic stress related disorder. Lifetime prevalence of depression in
Pakistan is quite high as compared to other developing countries. Environmental factors and
genetic predisposition enhance the risk ...
Rehan, Tunjeena(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2018)
Prevalence of clinical depression, a chronic disorder, in Pakistan is quite high as compared to
other developing countries. Environmental factors and genetic predisposition enhance the risk
of depression. Two important ...
Khan, Fatima(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2018)
Probiotics are living microorganisms which can change the microbiota of the host and
ultimately have beneficial effects on the health of the host when present in significant
numbers. Their applications are very diverse ...
Javed, Hijab(Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), NUST, 2016)
Hepatocellular carcinoma has various etiological agents one of the main one being the
chronic persistent infection of Hepatitis B virus. Various studies have speculated the
oncogenic potential of its HBx gene and hence ...