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Advanced brain injury detection and protection

The U.S.-based PANTHER program is pioneering a physics-based approach to TBI for quantitatively and deterministically linking the physics of a head insult to the resulting biological injury response. Christian Franck and Alice Lux Fawzi discuss.
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From byte to bedside: Ushering in the era of digital oncology to outsmart cancer

Philip Dunne and Mark Lawler from the Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research talk to us about the emerging field of ‘digital oncology’ and how their approach can truly optimise cancer research and care.
Tissue from sellar lesion, microscopy show multiple wet keratin, basaloid appearing cells, inflammatory cells and giant cells. Diagnosis Craniopharyngioma.

Current and future therapy for BRAF-mutant pediatric glioma

Professor Peter J. Houghton from the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute discusses new approaches to pediatric cancer treatment specifically for BRAF-mutant pediatric glioma.
Colored Genetic Code DNA Molecule Structure

Personalized medicine: “Tyranny of the gene”

Dr Priya Hays, Ph.D., CEO/Science Writer at Hays Documentation Specialists, LLC, responds to “Tyranny of the Gene.” Is personalized medicine a threat to public health? Not really, but yes, it’s an argument for price controls and perhaps more regulations; we hear.
DNA structure, NCD

Effective vaccines for non-communicable diseases – A pipe dream?

Markus Mandler, Founder and CEO of Tridem Bioscience, explains how the company’s cutting-edge vaccine platform is revolutionising treatment approaches and vaccines for non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Old Asian senior man feel pain, ache, hurt at knee while standing and sitting at home, osteoarthritis concept

Knee health promotion and cell therapy for knee osteoarthritis

Shaw-Ruey Lyu, Professor from Dalin Tzu-Chi Hospital, Tzu-Chi University, says that the knee health promotion option and cell therapy are a perfect combination for knee osteoarthritis.
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The role of prescribing practices in managing chronic pain with opioids

Norm Buckley and Jason Busse from the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care discuss prescribing practices, managing chronic pain with opioids, and the contribution of licit and illicit opioids towards the Canadian opioid crisis.
Father Holding Newborn Baby Son In Nursery

Fathers matter: Supporting new dads during the transition to parenthood

Deborah Da Costa, PhD, Associate Professor at the Department of Medicine, McGill University, Scientist at McGill University Health Centre, details promoting and supporting new dads during the transition to parenthood.
Close up view of two glass bowls filled with olives and extra virgin olive oil shot on rustic wooden table. A spoon pouring oil comes from the top right. Olive tree branches, garlic, salt and peppercorns complete the composition. High resolution 42Mp studio digital capture taken with Sony A7rII and Sony FE 90mm f2.8 macro G OSS lens

The Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet): There’s more to it than olives and grape leaves

Centered around the consumption of whole and unprocessed foods, we hear how following a Mediterranean diet can bring long-term health benefits, including mitigating the risk of common diseases.
Close up of woman holding pink ribbon for breast cancer awarness. Detail of female hand holding pink awareness ribbon. Young woman supporting living with women's breast tumor.

RESCUER: Supporting new concepts for breast cancer subtypes treatment

RESCUER is an EU Horizon 2020 project, coordinated by the University of Oslo, Norway, that aims to predict treatment response and test new combinational therapies for complex breast cancer subtypes.
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Stress and coping during COVID-19

Marian Adriaansen and Henk Poppen from HAN University of Applied Sciences discuss their research on how Bachelor’s students in nursing coped with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
close up of sewage drain.

Wastewater surveillance for infectious disease preparedness

The University of Oklahoma Wastewater Based Epidemiology (OU WBE) team highlights successes from their three years of wastewater surveillance in Oklahoma & how this surveillance approach can be used as next-level monitoring for infectious disease preparedness.
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Psychotic-like experiences: What are they and why are they important?

Dr Lorna Staines and Professor Mary Cannon of RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, explore psychotic-like experiences, explaining what they are and why they are important.
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Harnessing redox power for biotechnological application in purple non-sulphur bacteria

Here we explore purple non-sulfur bacteria (PNSB) and some of its biotech applications, with a focus on how these applications have been enhanced by manipulating the flow of reducing power.
Cancer Cells under microscope background 3D illustration

Bio-inspired design approaches to artificial blood technology: Oxygen carriers

Allan Doctor, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, shares his expertise on bio-inspired design approaches to artificial blood technology: oxygen carriers.
Beautiful young woman riding on the metro wearing a facemask to avoid an infectious disease - COVID-19 lifestyle concepts

Post-pandemic MERS-CoV still presents risks

Darryl Falzarano, Research Scientist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), discusses potential solutions that are needed to tackle the coronavirus known as MERS-CoV.
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Reducing restraint on residents in Hong Kong care home settings

Individuals from the Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing discuss reducing using restraint on residents in Hong Kong care home settings.
Figure 1: Immunofluorescent image of OVCAR3 cells in culture showing that cells are at different stages of the cell cycle. P53 (green) is nuclear in all cells that are not dividing, including PGCCs that are multinuclear (a) and (b). PGCC during abnormal cytokinesis (c). P53 is redistributed in cells undergoing normal mitosis where the condensed chromosomes are either at the midbody (d) or are undergoing cytokinesis (e). (1)

Controlling ovarian cancer: An introduction to detection and treatment

With current strategies proving inadequate, what needs to be done is to further the research into detecting, treating, and controlling ovarian cancer.
Figure 1: Potential employment of hydrogen therapy for cancer treatment. Hydrogen administration can exert antitumoral effects by different molecular mechanisms, including the regulation of intracellular ROS production, the reduction of acute/chronic inflammation in damaged tissues, the modulation of immune response, and a better selectivity towards cancer cells than normal cells, which associates with a good safety profile of this treatment.

Hydrogen therapy: An emerging therapeutic strategy in cancer treatment?

Professor Giovanni Brandi (1,2) and Dr Simona Tavolari (1,2) from the University of Bologna discuss findings from preclinical and clinical studies that highlight the potential of hydrogen therapy in cancer treatment.
3d illustration of molecule model. Science background with molecules and atoms

Probing the individuality of cells and molecules

Sotaro Uemura, Professor at the University of Tokyo, probes the individuality of cells and molecules.

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