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November , 2013 Volume No.: 30 Issue No.:

Contents• Message from GNIPS

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Letter to the Editor • News Update

• Health awareness

• Disease Outbreak Ne

• Forth Coming Events

• Drugs Update

• Campus News

• Student’s Section

• Editor’s Note

• Archive

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Vision

TO GROW AS A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD O

PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

EDITOR: Soumya Bhattacharya GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY

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MESSAGE FROM GNIPST GNIPST BULLETIN is the official publication of Guru Nanak

Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology. All the members

of GNIPST are proud to publish the 30th Volume of “GNIPSTBULLETIN”. Over the last two years this bulletin updating readers

with different scientific, cultural or sports activities of this

prestigious institute and promoting knowledge of recent development

in Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences. Student’s section is

informing readers about some curious facts of drug discovery, science,

sports and other relevant fields. We look forward to seeing your

submission and welcome comments and ideas you may have.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR.

NEWS UPDATE

'Diabetic Flies' Can Speed Up Disease-FightingResearch (6th November, 2013) In a finding that has the potential to significantly speed updiabetes research, scientists at the University of Maryland havediscovered that fruit flies respond to insulin at the cellular levelmuch like humans do, making these common, easily bred insectsgood subjects for laboratory experiments in new treatments for

diabetes. Read more

Earliest Marker for Autism Found in Young

Infants (6th November, 2013) Eye contact during early infancy may be a key to earlyidentification of autism, according to a study funded by the

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the NationalInstitutes of Health. Published this week in the journal Nature, thestudy reveals the earliest sign of developing autism ever observed -- a steady decline in attention to others' eyes within the first two

to six months of life. Read more

Discovery of HIV 'Invisibility Cloak' Reveals

New Treatment Opportunities(6th November, 2013)

Scientists have discovered a molecular invisibility cloak thatenables HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, to hide inside cells of thebody without triggering the body's natural defence systems.Theirstudy shows how 'uncloaking' the virus using an experimentaldrug triggers an immune response that stops the virus fromreplicating in cells grown in the laboratory.The findings could leadto new treatments and help to improve existing therapies for HIV

infection. Read more

Postoperative Pain May Increase Risk of

Temporary Problems with Learning, Memory(6th November, 2013)

The pain caused by a surgical incision may contribute to the risk

of postoperative cognitive dysfunction, a sometimes transient

impairment in learning and memory that affects a small but

significant number of patients in the days following a surgical

procedure. An animal study from Massachusetts General Hospital

(MGH) researchers, appearing in the November 6 Journal of

Neuroscience, also identifies a probable mechanism for pain-induced

cognitive impairment, suggesting pathways that may be targeted

by potential preventive measures. Read more

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Genetic Aberration Paves the Way for New

Treatment of Cancer Disease (6th November, 2013)

Researchers from Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Universityof Copenhagen, have characterized a genetic aberration on a group ofcolorectal cancer patients. The discovery gives hope for a new andefficient treatment of colorectal cancer, which is a frequent and oftenfatal disease. The research was recently published in Scandinavian

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HEALTH AWARENESS

Mental Health –a serious problem Mental health is an integral and essential component of health.The WHO constitution states: "Health is a state of completephysical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence

of disease or infirmity." An important consequence of thisdefinition is that mental health is described as more than theabsence of mental disorders or disabilities.Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individualrealizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stressesof life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution tohis or her community. In this positive sense, mental health is thefoundation for individual well-being and the effective functioning

of a community.• More than 450 million people suffer from mental health. Many

more have mental problems.• Mental health is an integral part of health; indeed, there is no

health without mental health.• Mental health is more than the absence of mental disorders.

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• Mental health is determined by socio-economic, biological andenvironmental factors.

• Cost-effective intersectoral strategies and interventions exist topromote mental health.

Determinants of mental healthMultiple social, psychological, and biological factors determine thelevel of mental health of a person at any point of time. Forexample, persistent socio-economic pressures are recognized risksto mental health for individuals and communities. The clearestevidence is associated with indicators of poverty, includinglow education level.Poor mental health is also associated with rapid social change,

stressful work conditions, gender discrimination, social exclusion,unhealthy lifestyle, risks of violence and physical ill-health andhuman right violation.There are also specific psychological and personality factors thatmake people vulnerable to mental disorders. Lastly, there are somebiological causes of mental disorders including genetic factors andimbalances in chemicals in the brain.Strategies and interventions

Mental health promotion involves actions to create livingconditions and environments that support mental health andallow people to adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles. Theseinclude a range of actions to increase the chances of more peopleexperiencing better mental health.A climate that respects and protects basic civil, political, socio-economic and cultural rights is fundamental to mental healthpromotion. Without the security and freedom provided by theserights, it is very difficult to maintain a high level of mental health.National mental health policies should not be solely concernedwith mental disorders, but should also recognize and address thebroader issues which promote mental health. This includesmainstreaming mental health promotion into policies andprogrammes in government and business sectors including

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education, labour, justice, transport, environment, housing, andwelfare, as well as the health sector.Promoting mental health depends largely on intersectoralstrategies. Specific ways to promote mental health include:

• early childhood interventions (e.g. home visits for pregnantwomen, pre-school psycho-social activities, combined nutritionaland psycho-social help for disadvantaged populations);

• support to children (e.g. skills building programmes, child andyouth development programmes);

• socio-economic empowerment of women (e.g. improving access toeducation and microcredit schemes);

• social support for elderly populations (e.g. befriending initiatives,

community and day centres for the aged);• programmes targeted at vulnerable groups, including minorities,

indigenous people, migrants and people affected by conflicts anddisasters (e.g. psycho-social interventions after disasters);

• mental health promotional activities in schools (e.g. programmessupporting ecological changes in schools and child-friendlyschools);

• mental health interventions at work (e.g. stress preventionprogrammes);

• housing policies (e.g. housing improvement);• violence prevention programmes (e.g. community policing

initiatives); and• community development programmes (e.g. 'Communities That

Care' initiatives, integrated rural development).WHO response

WHO supports governments in the goal of strengthening andpromoting mental health. WHO has evaluated evidence for

promoting mental health and is working with governments todisseminate this information and to integrate the effectivestrategies into policies and plans.More specifically, WHO's mental health Gap Action Programme(mhGAP) aims at scaling up services for mental, neurological andsubstance use disorders for countries especially with low- and

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middle-income. When adopted and implemented, tens of millionscan be treated for depression, schizophrenia, and epilepsy,prevented from suicide and begin to lead normal lives – evenwhere resources are scarce.

(Based on WHO factsheet)

DISEASE OUTBREAK NEWS

Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus

(6th November,2013) The National Health and Planning Commission, China notified WHO

of two new laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian

influenza A(H7N9) virus. Read more

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

The 2nd Pharm. Tech IAPST International Conference on "New insights into

diseases and recent therapeutic approaches" from 17th to 19th January 2014 inKolkata, India. Read more

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DRUGS UPDATES

FDA approves second brain imaging drug to help

evaluate patients for Alzheimer’s disease,dementia (25th October, 2013)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Vizamyl

(flutemetamol F 18 injection), a radioactive diagnostic drug for use

with positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of the brain in

adults being evaluated for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia.

Read more

CAMPUS NEWS

Students of GNIPST organized pre puja celebration programme,

‘Saaranya’ on 7th October, 2013 in college Auditorium.

GNIPST organized a garment distribution programme on 28th September, 2013 at Dakshineswar Kali Temple and Adyapith,

Kolkata. On this remarkable event about hundred people have

received garments. More than hundred students and most of the

faculties participated on that day with lot of enthusiasm.

GNIPST celebrated World Heart Day (29th September) and

Pharmacist’s Day(25th

September) on 25th

and 26th

September,2013 in GNIPST Auditorium. A seminar on ‘Violence against

woman’ and ‘female foeticide’ was held on GNIPST Auditorium on

25th September organized by JABALA Action Research

Organization. On 26th September an intra-college Oral and Poster

presentation competition related to World Pharmacist’s day and

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Heart day was held in GNIPST. Ms. Purbali Chakraborty of

B.Pharm 4th year won the first prize in Oral Presentation. The

winner of Poster presentation was the group of Ms. Utsa Sinha,

Mr. Koushik Saha and Mr. Niladri Banerjee (B.Pharm 4

th

year). Agood number of students have participated in both the competition

with their valuable views.

STUDENTS’ SECTION

WHO CAN ANSWER FIRST????

Which antidepressant drug was first developed

by Molloy, Schmiegel, Wong at Eli Lilly &

Company?

Which 1994 Nobel Laureate was once diagnosed

with paranoid schizophrenia? Answer of Previous Issue’s Questions

A) Polio B) Albert Sabin

Identify the personality

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Answer of Previous Issue’s Image

Rosalind Franklin , a British Biophysicist; based on her crucial workon X-ray crystallographic image of DNA, the double helix structure

was discovered

Solve the Puzzle

83:25::29:=?

Answer of Previous Issue’s Puzzle

Men=49

Congratulation

Utsa Sinha

B.Pharm 4th year

For her correct answer to the puzzle

Send your thoughts/ Quiz/Puzzles/games/write-

ups or any other contributions for Students’

Section answers of this Section [email protected]

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EDITOR’S NOTE

I am proud to publish the 1st issue of 30

thVolume of GNIPST

BULLETIN. GNIPST BULLETIN now connected globally through

facebook account ‘GNIPST bulletin’ I want to convey my thanks to all the GNIPST members and the

readers for their valuable comments, encouragement and supports.

I am thankful to Dr. Abhijit Sengupta, Director of GNIPST for his

valuable advice and encouragement. Special thanks to Dr. Prerona

Saha and Mr. Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar for their kind co-operation

and technical supports. I am thankful to Mr. Subha Bhattacharjee

for his contribution to solve the puzzle section.An important part of the improvement of the bulletin is the

contribution of the readers. You are invited to send in your write ups,

notes, critiques or any kind of contribution for the forthcoming special

and regular issue.

ARCHIVE

Teacher’s day was celebrated on 5th September, 2013 by the

students of GNIPST in GNIPST Auditorium.

A zalea exotic flower ) , the fresher welcome programme for

newcomers of GNIPST in the session 2013-14 was held on 8th

August in GNIPST Auditorium.

One day seminar cum teachers’ development programme for

school teachers on the theme of “Recent Trends of Life Sciences

in Higher Education” organized by GNIPST held on 29th June,

2013 at GNIPST auditorium. The programme was inaugurated by

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Prof . Asit Guha, Director of JIS Group, Mr. U.S. Mukherjee, Dy

Director of JIS Group and Dr. Abhijit Sengupta, Director cum

Principal of GNIPST with lamp lighting. The programme started

with an opening song performed by the B.Pharm students of this

institute. The seminar consists of a series of lectures, video

presentations and poster session. On the pre lunch session 4

lectures were given by Dr. Lopamudra Dutta, Mr. Debabrata

Ghosh Dastidar, Ms. Swati Nandy and Ms. Tamalika Chakraborty

respectively. On their presentation the speakers enlighten the

recent development of Pharmacy, Genetics and Microbiology and

their correlation with Life Sciences. On the post lunch session, Ms.

Saini Setua and Ms. Sanchari Bhattacharjee explained the recentdevelopment and career opportunities in Biotechnology and

Hospital Management. The programme was concluded with

valedictory session and certificate distribution.

About 50 Higher secondary school teachers from different

schools of Kolkata and North& South 24 Parganas district of

West Bengal participated in this programme. A good interactive

session between participants and speakers was observed in theseminar. The seminar was a great success with the effort of

faculties, staffs and students of our Institute. It was a unique

discussion platform for school teachers and professional of the

emerging and newer branches of Life Science.

The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified,

GPAT-2013. We congratulate them all.

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The general body meeting of APTI, Bengal Branch has been conducted

at GNIPST on 15th June, 2012. The program 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 onthat very day.

GNIPST is now approved by AICTE and affiliated to WBUT for

conducting the two years’ post graduate course (M.Pharm) in

P H A R M A C O L O G Y . The approved number of seat is 18.

The number of seats in B.Pharm. has been increased from 60 to 120.

AICTE has sanctioned a release of grant under Research Promotion

Scheme (RPS) during the financial year 2012-13to GNIPST as per the

details below:

a. Beneficiary Institution: Guru Nanak Institution of Pharmaceutical

Science & Technology.

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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 potentialmedicinal plant of Purulia & Bankura districts of West Bengal with

respect to diseases such as diabetes, rheumatism, Jaundice,

hypertension and developing biotechnological tools for enhancing

bioactive molecules in these plants.

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