GNIPST BULLETIN 2012

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01st February 2013

Volume No.: 22

Issue No.: 03

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Contents

Message from GNIPST Letter to the Editor News Update Disease Outbreak News Health Awareness Forth Coming Events Drugs Update GNIPST Photo Gallery
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Campus News Students Section Editors Note Archive

1 EDITOR: Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar

GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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MESSAGE FROM GNIPST

All the members of GNIPST are proud to publish the 22nd Volume of GNIPST BULLETIN. This bulletin has successfully completed its twenty months journey. We hope it has kept the readers updated of recent activities in pharmaceutical & biological sciences and also introduced them with the different activities of our esteemed institution. We are thankful to all of you for your great cooperation & support and are looking forward to the same in future.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR.

NEWS UPDATE

World Cancer Day: World Cancer Day is marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. Tumor Cells Engineer Acidity Invasion (25 JANUARY 2013) to Drive Cell

Researchers have found that an acidic microenvironment can drive cancer cells to spread and proposed that neutralizing pH would

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inhibit further invasion, providing a therapeutic opportunity to slow the progression of cancer. Read more

Breastfeeding
JANUARY 2013)

OK

for

Mothers

Taking

Immunosuppressant Drug, Study Suggests (24

Women taking the immunosuppressant tacrolimus can rest assured that breast feeding will not elevate their babies' exposure to the drug, according to a new study. The findings are good news for young women who have received an organ transplant in the past or who are taking the drug for other reasons. Read more

Potential of Differentiated iPS Cells in Cell Therapy (25 Without Immune Rejection
JANUARY 2013)

A new study shows that tissues derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in an experimental model were not rejected when transplanted back into genetically identical recipients. Read more Emotional

Stress Cancer

Reduces Therapies

Effectiveness in Animal

of

Prostate (25

Model

JANUARY 2013)

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Not surprisingly, a cancer diagnosis creates stress. And patients with prostate cancer show higher levels of anxiety compared to other cancer patients. A new study indicates that stress is not just an emotional side effect of the diagnosis; it also can reduce the effectiveness of prostate cancer drugs and accelerate the development of prostate cancer. Read more Patients' Own Skin Cells Are Transformed Into

Heart Cells to Create 'Disease in a Dish' (27

JANUARY 2013)

Researchers have unveiled the first maturation-based "disease in a dish" model for arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C). The model was created using induced pluripotent stem cells and a new method to mimic metabolic maturity. This model is likely more relevant to human ARVD/C than other models and therefore better suited for studying the disease and testing new treatments. Read more Artificial Pancreas: The Way of the Future for

Treating Type 1 Diabetes

(28

JANUARY 2013)

Researchers have conducted a trial comparing a dual-hormone artificial pancreas with conventional diabetes treatment using an insulin pump and showed improved glucose levels and lower risks of hypoglycemia. Their results can have a great impact on the
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treatment of type 1 diabetes by accelerating the development of the external artificial pancreas. Read more Early-Onset

Puberty

in

Females

Explained

(29

JANUARY 2013)

This research provides significant insight into the reasons why early-onset puberty occurs in females. The researchers located key genes that trigger puberty and highlighted how external forces (epigenetics) appear to be a possible cause of early-onset puberty in some cases. Read more Nanoparticles

That Look and Act Like Cells

(31

JANUARY 2013)

By cloaking nanoparticles in the membranes of white blood cells, scientists may have found a way to prevent the body from recognizing and destroying them before they deliver their drug payloads. Read more Nanomaterials

Key

to

Developing

Stronger

Artificial Hearts (31

JANUARY 2013)

A new study details the creation of innovative cardiac patches that utilize nanotechnology to enhance the conductivity of materials to induce cardiac tissue formation. Creation of these ultra-thin cardiac patches put medicine a step closer to durable, high-functioning

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artificial tissues that could be used to repair damaged hearts and other organs. Read more

HEALTH AWARENESS

CANCER

o There are more than 100 types of cancers; any part of the body
can be affected.

o In 2008, 7.6 million people died of cancer - 13% of all deaths

worldwide.

o About 70%

of all cancer deaths occur in low- and middle-

income countries.

o Worldwide, the 5 most common types of cancer that kill men

are (in order of frequency): lung, stomach, liver, colorectal and oesophagus.

o Worldwide,

the 5 most common types of cancer that kill

women are (in the order of frequency): breast, lung, stomach, colorectal and cervical. In many developing countries, cervical cancer is the most common cancer.

o Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of cancer

in the world causing 22% of cancer deaths.

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o One fifth of all cancers worldwide are caused by a chronic

infection, for example human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer and hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes liver cancer.

o Cancers

of major public health relevance such as breast,

cervical and colorectal cancer can be cured if detected early and treated adequately.

o All patients in need of pain relief could be helped if current

knowledge about pain control and palliative care were applied.

o More than 30% of cancer could be prevented, mainly by not

using tobacco, having a healthy diet, being physically active and moderating the use of alcohol. In developing countries up to 20% of cancer deaths could be prevented by immunization against the infection of HBV and HPV.

DISEASE OUTBREAK NEWS

Avian influenza situation in Cambodia update

(01 FEBRUARY 2013)

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The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia reported five new human cases of avian influenza that were confirmed positive for the H5N1 virus in January 2013. Read more

FORTHCOMING EVENTS
1st international conference on emerging trends in chemical and pharmaceutical sciences and First convention of ICCP Date: 28 Jun 2013 30 Jun 2013, Location: Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur campus, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. Details.

DRUGS UPDATES
FDA

approves of

new some

drug urea

for

the

chronic disorders

management

cycle

(01 FEBRUARY 2013)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Ravicti (glycerol phenylbutyrate) for the chronic management of some urea cycle disorders (UCDs) in patients ages 2 years and older. Read more

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CAMPUS NEWS The B.Pharm. first year student Chandrika Saha was selected
as the best performer in the Talent Hunt event of Annual Festival organized by Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Science & Research And Hospital, 157/F Nilganj Road, Panihati, Kokata, Pin: 700 114. The Annual Reunion, Reminiscences 2013 is going to be organized on 17th February, 2013. The ex-students of GNIPST are cordially welcome.

STUDENTS SECTION
WHO CAN ANS WER FIRS T???

() Which is the only country to incorporate an actual building in its national flag? () Which philosophers birth is celebrated as Teachers Day in Taiwan?
Answer of Previous Issue Question:

A) Botulinum toxin

B) Malaria

Congratulate Mahender Roy, M.Pharm. 1st Year student, for your correct answer of both the questions.

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Send your thoughts/ Quiz/Puzzles/games/writeups or any other contributions for Students Section & answers of this Section at EDITORS NOTE I am very happy to publish the 3rd issue of 22nd Volume of GNIPST BULLETIN. It is my great pleasure to introduce you to the newly launched facebook account GNIPST bulletin. You are cordially invited to add this account to your friend list. The current issues will also be directly available on facebook. The next issue of GNIPST Bulletin will be an especial issue on CANCER. The readers are invited to send write up on different aspects of cancer. The best one will be published in that issue. I would like to convey my thanks to all the GNIPST members and the readers for their valuable comments, encouragement& supports. Special thanks to Dr. Prerona Saha for her advice; Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya, for his contribution in students section. It would be my great pleasure to receive the contributions, suggestions & feedback from your desk for further upliftment of this deliberation GNIPST BULLETIN.
gnipstbulletin@gmail.com

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ARCHIVE The general body meeting of APTI, Bengal Branch has been conducted at GNIPST on 15th June, 2012. The programme started with a nice presentation by Dr. Pulok Kr. Mukherjee, School of Natural Products, JU on the skill to write a good manuscript for publication in impact journals. It was followed by nearly two hour long discussion among more than thirty participants on different aspects of pharmacy education. Five nonmember participants applied for membership on that very day. GNIPST is now approved by AICTE and affiliated to WBUT for conducting the two years post graduate course (M.Pharm) in

PHARMACOLOGY. The approved number of seat is 18.

The number of seats in B.Pharm. has been increased from 60 to 120. 2nd World Congress on Ga-68 (Generators and Novel Radiopharmaceuticals), Molecular Imaging (PET/CT), Targeted Radionuclide Therapy, and Dosimetry (SWC-2013) : On the Way to Personalized Medicine Dates 28 Feb 2013 02 Mar 2013 Location: Chandigarh, India.Details.

AICTE has sanctioned a release of grant under Research Promotion Scheme (RPS) during the financial year 201213to GNIPST as per the details below:
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a. Beneficiary Institution: Guru Nanak Institution of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology. b. Principal Investigator: Dr. LopamudraDutta. c. Grant-in-aid sanctioned:Rs. 16,25000/- only d. Approved duration: 3 years e. Title of the project: Screening and identification of potential medicinal plant of Purulia&Bankuradistricts of West Bengal with respect to diseases such as diabetes, rheumatism, Jaundice, hypertension and developing biotechnological tools for enhancing bioactive molecules in these plant. Special classes on Communication Skills, G.D. and Interview will commence from 3rd week of January 2013 for the students of this Institute. Interested students are required to contact the undersigned for enrolment either personally or by e-mail. Dr. LopamudraDatta E-mail: info.gnipst@jisgroup.org gnipstbulletin@gmail.com

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