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Time of India
28-05-2025
- Time of India
Househelp steals 19L valuables in Paldi
Ahmedabad: A resident of Patel Vas near Kochrab Ashram in Paldi has registered a complaint with Ellisbridge police, alleging that her househelp stole valuables worth Rs 19 lakh when the family was out of the city. The complainant, Dhara Patel, who works at the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre in Gandhinagar, stated that on May 22, she, along with her husband, went to Dwarka. When they returned on Sunday, she was informed by her in-laws that on Saturday, due to the rain, her mother-in-law went to the third floor to close doors and windows. It was then that she noticed the iron safe was half-open, and its contents were scattered. Upon inspection, they found that items including six gold bars weighing 10 tolas each, two gold bars weighing 1 tola each, a gold bangle weighing three tolas, and cash amounting to Rs 2 lakh were missing, all amounting to Rs 19.55 lakh. Since they were away, they did not inform them at the time. The complainant told police that when questioned, the househelp confessed to the crime.
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Grant awarded for non-antibiotic solution to drug resistant bacteria
Vadodara: A research project that aims to eliminate drug-resistant bacteria without antibiotics has received a grant of Rs 62 lakh from the Gujarat govt. The study, initiated by Dr Dhara Patel , dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Charusat University in Changa, aims to directly target pan-drug resistant bacteria , one of the greatest global health threats. Patel's study is set to run for three years. Her co-investigator is Dr Sishir Gang, chairman of the nephrology department at Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital in Nadiad. The World Health Organization's projections state that antibiotics could become obsolete by 2050, making even minor infections potentially fatal. The emergence of pan-drug resistant bacteria - microbes that resist all known antibiotics - has accelerated the urgency for alternative treatment strategies . "Our goal is to identify molecular pathways - what we are calling 'kill switches' - within these resistant bacteria," said Patel. "If we can understand how to trigger these internal mechanisms, we may be able to force the bacteria to shut down or self-destruct, much like activating an internal alarm system. This approach could provide a powerful alternative to traditional antibiotics." The focus of the study in dialysis patients, in whom bacterial infections often compromise tunnelled cuffed catheters - a vital lifeline for kidney failure patients. These catheters frequently fail due to colonization by drug-resistant bacteria, forcing painful, costly and dangerous replacement. Vadodara: A research project that aims to eliminate drug-resistant bacteria without antibiotics has received a grant of Rs 62 lakh from the Gujarat govt. The study, initiated by Dr Dhara Patel, dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Charusat University in Changa, aims to directly target pan-drug resistant bacteria, one of the greatest global health threats. Patel's study is set to run for three years. Her co-investigator is Dr Sishir Gang, chairman of the nephrology department at Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital in Nadiad. The World Health Organization's projections state that antibiotics could become obsolete by 2050, making even minor infections potentially fatal. The emergence of pan-drug resistant bacteria - microbes that resist all known antibiotics - has accelerated the urgency for alternative treatment strategies. "Our goal is to identify molecular pathways - what we are calling 'kill switches' - within these resistant bacteria," said Patel. "If we can understand how to trigger these internal mechanisms, we may be able to force the bacteria to shut down or self-destruct, much like activating an internal alarm system. This approach could provide a powerful alternative to traditional antibiotics." The focus of the study in dialysis patients, in whom bacterial infections often compromise tunnelled cuffed catheters - a vital lifeline for kidney failure patients. These catheters frequently fail due to colonization by drug-resistant bacteria, forcing painful, costly and dangerous replacement.
Time of India
22-04-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Grant awarded for non-antibiotic solution to drug resistant bacteria
Vadodara: A research project that aims to eliminate drug-resistant bacteria without antibiotics has received a grant of Rs 62 lakh from the Gujarat govt. The study, initiated by Dr Dhara Patel, dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Charusat University in Changa, aims to directly target pan-drug resistant bacteria , one of the greatest global health threats. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Patel's study is set to run for three years. Her co-investigator is Dr Sishir Gang, chairman of the nephrology department at Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital in Nadiad. The World Health Organization's projections state that antibiotics could become obsolete by 2050, making even minor infections potentially fatal. The emergence of pan-drug resistant bacteria — microbes that resist all known antibiotics — has accelerated the urgency for alternative treatment strategies . "Our goal is to identify molecular pathways — what we are calling 'kill switches' — within these resistant bacteria," said Patel. "If we can understand how to trigger these internal mechanisms, we may be able to force the bacteria to shut down or self-destruct, much like activating an internal alarm system. This approach could provide a powerful alternative to traditional antibiotics." The focus of the study in dialysis patients, in whom bacterial infections often compromise tunnelled cuffed catheters — a vital lifeline for kidney failure patients. These catheters frequently fail due to colonization by drug-resistant bacteria, forcing painful, costly and dangerous replacement.
