Cancer is a fatal disease and is the leading cause of death worldwide. Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth, invasion and sometimes metastasis….
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Toxic form of a protein called Elk-1, connects three serious neurodegenerative disorders.
As we age, our brain also changes, like rest of our body. These changes in the brain are characterized by slowed thinking, occasional problems with remembering things. However, serious memory loss, confusion…
Fluorescent near-infrared probe, PSS-794 promises the tissue imaging of cancers
Medical imaging is the technique that is used to generate images of human body or parts for clinical purposes or medical science. Revolutionary advances in imaging technology provides a superior method for…
Nanobubble technology geared up aganist Cancer
Nanomedicine refers to the medical application of nanotechnology that will hopefully lead to useful research tools, advanced drug delivery systems, and new ways to treat disease and to repair damaged tissue and…
Beneficial Role of Prions in Brain Function
A prion is an infectious agent, composed primarily of protein. The word “prion” is taken from the longer term “proteinaceous infectious particle.” Prions are hypothesized to infect and propogate by refolding abnormally…
A novel mechanism for regulating the hormone prolactin
Researchers at the Karolinska revealed a novel mechanism for regulating the hormone prolactin. Prolactin is a hormone released from the pituitary gland. The release of prolactin is the signal that triggers breast…
Resolving the 3D structure of Integrase offer better treatments for HIV
A recent study published in the journal Nature concluded a breakthrough in HIV research, which dynamically lead to better treatments for HIV. The study was conducted by the researchers from Imperial College…
Smartphone Technology in Healthcare
Cellular phones, in the past was a symbol of lavishness stringently used for talking. Recently the cellular phones have taken many roles including solutions which offer better healthcare management. Interestingly at present,…
Dubai Health Authority is setting up plans to develop a Surgical skill Laboratory
The Khaleej Times reported that according to new rules planned by health officials, Dubai Health Authority is setting up plans to develop a surgical skills laboratory, where the surgeons or physicians working…
The Hamilton healthcare system began to execute the HMS suite
Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. is a Nashville-based healthcare company that provides an information technology system that integrates clinical and financial applications on a single IBM platform to over 600 community hospitals nationwide. Currently, Healthcare…
Neuroimaging technique PET to detect Alzheimer’s disease very early
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a type of nuclear medicine procedure that measures metabolic activity of the cells of body tissues. PET is actually a combination of nuclear medicine and biochemical analysis. …
Computer Aided Drug Discovery offers effective inhibitors for specific cancer targets
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase is the rate limiting enzyme in tryptophan (Trp) catabolism. It catalyzes the oxidative degradation of L-tryptophan to Nformylkynurenine. Because of this catabolic activity it has been postulated that one possible…
Computed Tomographic Colonography offers Effective Colorectal Cancer Screening
Colorectal cancer is the third most frequently diagnosed cancer and second leading cause of cancer death in men and women in the United States. Each year nearly 50,000 Americans die from colorectal…
Determining the Sex of Unborn baby is now possible in UAE
The Gulf News has reported that now during pregnancy, women in UAE can take a test to determine the sex of their unborn baby. The test, ‘pink or blue’ is offered for…
An innovative development of treatments for Type I diabetes.
Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism, the way our bodies use digested food for energy. Most of the food we eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the…