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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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Probing the individuality of cells and molecules
Sotaro Uemura, Professor at the University of Tokyo, probes the individuality of cells and molecules.
Options for stroke survivors: From stroke to conventional therapy
Discovery of novel treatment options for stroke survivors – requirements for implanted systems.
The successes and challenges of organ transplantation
Fadi G. Lakkis, Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, charts the successes and challenges of organ transplantation.
Innovative gene therapy approaches for brain tumour-related epilepsy
Professor Mark Cunningham and Dr Kate Connor from Trinity College Dublin discuss the burden of brain tumour-related epilepsy and why novel therapies are urgently needed to improve the quality of life for those affected.