Steven Johnson Syndrome Awareness Day

Albert Mason Stevens and Frank Chambliss Johnson, American pediatricians, reported two children with an unusual acute illness characterized by fever, severe mucosal inflammation, conjunctivitis, and widespread skin lesions.

Stevens and Johnson initially described the condition as an “extraordinary case of erythema multiforme” with severe systemic involvement.

Similar cases were increasingly reported, and the condition became known as Stevens–Johnson syndrome.                                                                                                      Current Events                                                                                                         Snapshot

International Pinot Noir Day

 Pinot Noir is one of the world's oldest and most celebrated wine grape varieties. Its history spans more than 2,000 years 

The ancestors of Pinot Noir may have been cultivated by the ancient Romans after they conquered Gaul (modern France) in the 1st century BCE.

It is closely tied to the wine culture of France, especially the Burgundy region.

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International Pinot Noir Day

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               International Pinot Noir Day is celebrated annually on August 18th. 

Blast From The Past: Helium

                            

 Helium was first discovered on August 18, 1868,

It was discovered as an unknown yellow spectral line in sunlight by French astronomer Pierre Janssen and English astronomer Norman Lockyer during a solar eclipse

First sighting: Pierre Janssen saw a bright yellow spectral line while viewing a solar eclipse in India

Helium is named after Helios, the Greek word for the Sun.

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Helium In Medicine 

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First Anti Death Gene

 

The BCL2 gene is located on human chromosome 18 (at band 18q21) 

It encodes an important protein that blocks programmed cell death, or apoptosis. 

The first discovered anti-death (anti-apoptotic) gene is BCL2. 

The name comes from B-cell lymphoma 2, because the gene was identified at the t(14;18) chromosomal translocation characteristic of many follicular lymphomas.

Pathology To Pharmacology

Venetoclax: Anti BCL 2 Inhibitor

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Centromere And Inversion

 

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Chromosomal Aberrations

Meaning Of Inversion

Inversion In Genetics

Tyoes Of Inversion

Centromere And Inversion 

Pericentric Inversion Includes Centromere 

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De Re Coquinaria

 

                           De Re Coquinaria: Surviving Roman Cookbook

De re coquinaria (“On the Subject of Cooking” or “On Cookery”) is a collection of Roman recipes traditionally associated with Apicius, a name linked to several Roman gourmets, especially Marcus Gavius Apicius (c. 1st century AD).

• Language: Latin
• Period of surviving compilation: probably late 4th–early 5th century AD
• Traditional association: Apicius
• Subject: Roman food, cooking techniques, sauces, ingredients, and recipes
• Importance: It is the most substantial surviving Roman cookbook.

A recipe known as tyropatinam describes a preparation involving milk and eggs, sweetened with honey and gently cooked until it sets. 

It is considered the historical ancestor of modern custard, crème caramel, and flan.

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