DIETARY PRACTICES, JUNK FOOD CONSUMPTION AND OVERWEIGHT AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN SCHOOLS OF URBAN SLUMS, BENGALURU

Dietary Practices, Junk Food Consumption and Overweight among Adolescents in Schools of Urban Slums, Bengaluru

Introduction: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are among the rising trend and are often caused by modifiable risk factors.Ado- lescents are frequent victims due to junk food consumption and un- healthy diet leading to overweight and obesity.A Embellishments nutritionally ad- equate and balanced diet is essential for optimal growth and devel- opment

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Beyond glycan barriers: non-cognate ligands and protein mimicry approaches to elicit broadly neutralizing antibodies for HIV-1

Abstract Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vaccine immunogens capable of inducing broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) remain obscure.HIV-1 evades immune 5-Piece Outdoor Sectional responses through enormous diversity and hides its conserved vulnerable epitopes on the envelope glycoprotein (Env) by displaying an extensive immunodominant

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Assessment of renal artery resistive index as a predictor of esophageal varices and its bleeding risk in post-hepatitic cirrhosis

Background Bleeding from rupture esophageal varices (EV) is a major and life-threatening complication of liver cirrhosis (LC).Early detection of EV and prediction of its bleeding risk is important.Objective To assess and evaluate the resistive index (RI) of the renal artery (RA) by Doppler in various stages of portal hypertensive manifestations of

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