Category: Biomedical Research
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Nanotechnology In Cancer Therapeutics and Imaging
While current cancer therapies have undoubtably saved many lives, they are currently toxic and have the potential to be greatly improved using nanotechnology. This article is a review of novel nanoparticle-based cancer therapeutic/diagnostic studies and concludes with a nanotechnology-based ovarian cancer therapy proposal.
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Hypothalamic Regulation of Appetite and Satiety and Clinical Therapeutic Applications
In this article, the topics of mechanism within humans that allow for both appertite and body weight regulation will be explored. This article will dive deeper into not only obesitity, but also a deeper understanding of leptin cycles, JAK-STAT pathways, etc.
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Depression Treatments: To Try or Not To Try? An Analysis of Treatment Efficiencies for this Common Mental Health Disorder
There are many depression treatments available to patients today, ranging from therapy to medication. However, their effectiveness varies per individual. This article examines certain treatments and their viability as options for patients based on the results of statistical trials.
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Treating Diabetes with a Smartwatch
Smartwatches like the Fitbit are not an unordinary sight, but what if it was used to treat diabetes as well? Find out how a research team in Switzerland accomplished this here!
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Brain Transplants: Aye or Nay?
What are some of the controversies behind brain transplants? How do the possible benefits measure up to the difficulties of the procedure and their ethical implication?
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Bioelectronic Medicine
A vision towards advancement in the medical world through a technological perspective by drug replacement and curtailing its adverse effects.
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What is Homeopathy? Does it Work?
We often hear about forms of alternative medicine, which are medications not usually prescribed by doctors. Some of these have been popularized recently, while others have been passed down for generations. Out of all of these, homeopathy has remained one of the most prominent variants of alternative medicine. Why is it so popular, and is…
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An Overview of Dietary Supplements
Dietary supplements are taken by half of the United States’s population at least once daily. Find out about what they are, how they are used, their benefits and side effects and more in this article.
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Neonatal Immunology: Our Immune Systems in the Weeks After Birth
The immune systems of neonates are, unsurprisingly, different and less developed than those of adults.
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Sex Differences in Neural Mechanisms Moderating Benefit and Dependency
Sex differences take place in how men and women set onto the path of addiction. Women transition to addiction more rapidly then men because they are more likely to begin taking drugs that reduce stress and depression.
